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Cover of Make Me Better by Sarah Gailey.

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Horror

Read an Excerpt From Make Me Better by Sarah Gailey

By Sarah Gailey

April 9, 2026

Mosaic of covers of April 2026's 20 new crossover SFF titles

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new releases

All the New SFF Crossover Books Arriving in April 2026

By Reactor

April 9, 2026

Mosaic of covers of April 2026's 23 new young adult SFF titles

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new releases

All the New Young Adult SFF Books Arriving in April 2026

By Reactor

April 9, 2026

Cover of You Should Have Been Nicer to My Mom by Vincent Tirado.

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book reviews

Fun, Thoughtful, and Critical: You Should Have Been Nicer to My Mom by Vincent Tirado

By Alex Brown

April 9, 2026

detail from the cover of You Glow in the Dark by Liliana Colanzi

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Found in Translation

Found in Translation: Liliana Colanzi’s You Glow in the Dark

By Hache Pueyo

April 9, 2026

Cover of This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews.

Books

book reviews

The Reality of Fantasy: This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews

By Jared Shurin

April 9, 2026

detail from the cover of Strange Houses

Books

Backlist Bonanza

Backlist Bonanza: 5 Books Set in Strange Houses

By Alex Brown

April 9, 2026

Cover of Mortedant's Peril by RJ Barker.

Excerpts

fantasy

Read an Excerpt From Mortedant’s Peril by RJ Barker

By RJ Barker

April 8, 2026

Cover of Hell’s Heart by Alexis Hall.

Books

book reviews

Disaster Bisexuals and Space Whales: Hell’s Heart by Alexis Hall

By Jenny Hamilton

April 8, 2026

detail from the cover of Neurotica: Poems by Maxwell Gold

Books

Reading the Weird

The Same Thing I Do Every Night: Poetry by Maxwell Gold

By Ruthanna Emrys, Anne M. Pillsworth

April 8, 2026

Mosaic of covers of April 2026's 18 new horror titles

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new releases

All the New Horror Books Arriving in April 2026

By Reactor

April 8, 2026

Mosaic of covers of April 2026's 31 new romantasy titles

Books

new releases

All the New Romantasy Books Arriving in April 2026

By Reactor

April 8, 2026

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“A profound love between two people involves, after all, the power and chance of doing profound hurt.”

Ursula K. Le Guin, The Left Hand Of Darkness

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