Authors Who Left Us Wanting More, Plus Space Horror

To view this email as a web page, go [here.]( [Tor.com Newsletter]( [Forward to a Friend]( OUR FAVORITE BOOKS [Comfort Reading With Malka Older]( There are lots of books that can give us a temporary escape from reality, but comfort reads give us sustenance. While not always necessarily “cozy” in the genre sense, the characters, settings, wit and whimsy of certain books always refresh and reassure us. Here, Malka Older shares five books that have given her a great deal of comfort over the years. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU SCREAM [Allow Me To Make a Gentle Plea For More Space Horror]( Horror can serve a lot of purposes in storytelling. It’s a way to explore fears and anxieties, and examine prejudices and assumptions. But one thing that makes horror especially powerful in space-based science fiction is that it is one of the best ways we have to make personal, intimate, and immediate things which might otherwise feel too big, too strange, or too remote for intense emotional impact. Here, Kali Wallaces discusses why we need more space horror. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( COMING TOGETHER [Five SFF Books About Radical Community]( In the midst of a continuing pandemic, social injustice, and climate disasters, it’s community building that can give us hope—both on and off the page. It’s exciting to read about people working together rather than following the individual hero’s journey. Here, Phoebe Wagner shares five books about radical community and togetherness. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( MARK AS READ [Reading in a Fallow Month]( Habits are strange things, quirky, personal. Reading habits are like that, too: You can wander into a reading habit or build one the same way you build any other habit. But sometimes these things change, and sometimes life gets in the way. In a new Mark As Read column, Molly Templeton talks about reassessing her reading habits during a tumultuous time. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( READING RECOMMENDATIONS [Five Authors We Wish Had Written More]( We all have authors we can never get enough of—especially authors who produce a few brilliant books or stories, then stop publishing or seem to disappear completely. James Davis Nicoll discusses five SFF authors who’ve written some fascinating fiction and left us wanting more. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( FANTASY ON SCREEN [Carnival Row Proves Being Overly Ambitious Is Better Than Playing It Safe]( After nearly four years and numerous Covid delays, Carnival Row has just wrapped up for a second (and final) season—one that mostly justifies its existence while still suffering from a myriad of problems as a result of trying to stuff too much story into a limited number of episodes. Tyler Dean delves into the series’ shortcomings as well as its many strengths. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( [Jean-Luc Picard]( SUPERHERO MOVIES [Shazam! Fury of the Gods Needs More Joy, Less Bad Mythology]( It’s been four years and a lot of growing up for the Shazam family, but despite the recent shakeup with the DC film universe and its incoming Gunn-ification, we still have this sequel to contend with. Emmet Asher-Perrin reviews the film here. 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