Kids Can Read Big Books
Jennie Ivins
In sixth grade, my English teacher tried to talk me out of reading Watership Down when I found it in the school library. It was too big and “advanced” for…
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Human Writer Seeks Inspiration in an Age of Machines
Angela Boord
If you need a little fictional encouragement from time to time like I do, here’s a list of books I have personally found to celebrate the condition of being human…
Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off #11: The Finalists
Welcome to Round Two of the 11th Annual Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO)! For those who are here for the first time, welcome! You can learn more about the SPFBO here,…
Try This Instead: Children’s and YA Lit Recommendations
Aly Noel
A lot of readers carry a “magical orphan child who goes to school and defeats the evil villain with help from their found family, as the prophecy foretold” shaped hole…
Novellas: An Underrated Art Form
If you’re having a hard time sustaining your attention these days (and who isn’t), give a novella try. In many cases, you can read them in one sitting and they’re…
Half a King by Joe Abercrombie – What if it wasn’t labeled YA?
Tom Joyce
Imagine if Half a King had been published without the letters ‘YA’ anywhere near the cover. Just a new novel by Joe Abercrombie, author of The First Law, arriving with…
The Farseer/Romantasy Parallel: No, not Molly
Summer Hanford
While it’s doubtful that modern romantasy writers set out to consciously mimic Hobb’s masterful construction, the choice of first person, the intricate and deep emotional growth, and the form both…
A Brief History of LitRPG
Christopher Keene
Books set in worlds with RPG (role-playing game) mechanics, be they virtual reality or alternative universes, have been around since before the 90s. I’ll attempt to cover as much as…
On the Pleasures of Discovering Gaps in Your Reading
Once upon a time, when I ran upon a gap in my reading, I felt guilty about it. But no longer. As the moodiest of mood readers, I have come…
Fantasy-Faction’s Top 50 SFF Books of 2025
Hello Factioneers! Welcome to our best of list for 2025! These are the best fantasy and science fiction books that came out in 2025 as picked by our readers, group…
The Silencing of the North – Release Day Giveaway
Julia Kitvaria Sarene
To celebrate the release of The Silencing of the North by GR Matthews on January 29, we are doing a giveaway. But we are not doing it the boring way,…
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