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Weekly Bestsellers, 8 June 2026

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By: LocEditor
8 June 2026 at 20:36
Haig Train

Debuting on print lists this week is Matt Haig’s The Midnight Train (Viking), from the world of 2020’s The Midnight Library, ranking #4 on three of the lists, #14 on the fourth.

Also notable: a Deluxe Edition of Andy Weir’s The Martian (Ballantine) debuts on two lists.

Title Debut / #wks on any list NYT
06.14		 LAT
06.07		 USAT
05.31		 PW
06.08		 Amz
(06.08)		 UK:
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(06.08)		 Canada:
Amz.ca
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Items on list -x- number of lists surveyed 10×3 10×2 150 15×3 100 100 100
Hardcovers
Aster, Starside 04.13.26 / 9 x 109 +5 18 -10 xxx..
Brown, Red Rising (Deluxe Slipcase Edition) 10.27.25 / 32 xxx.. 63 -7 xxx..
Burke, Yesteryear 04.20.26 / 8 1 +1 1 = 2 +1 1 +2 7 -2 2 +1 4 -3
Collins, Sunrise on the Reaping 06.10.24 / 81 xxx.. 18 -3 xxx.. xxx.. xxx..
Dinniman, A Parade of Horribles 04.27.26 / 7 10 -6 x 37 -28 11 -7 95 -37 xxx
Dinniman, Carl’s Doomsday Scenario 01.12.26 / 22 11 -3 39 -11 36 -7 27 -7
Dinniman, Dungeon Crawler Carl 05.26.25 / 43 x xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. 41 + xxx..
Dinniman, The Butcher’s Masquerade 04.21.25 / 18 xxx.. 67 -19 xxx.. 92 -25
Dinniman, The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook 02.02.26 / 18 13 -4 47 -12 48 -9 x
Dinniman, The Eye of the Bedlam Bride 05.26.25 / 16 xxx.. 80 -7 xx x
Dinniman, The Gate of the Feral Gods 03.24.25 / 20 15 -2 60 -13 xxx.. 79 -17
Dinniman, This Inevitable Ruin 10.06.25 / 13 xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. 25 -9 xxx
Francis, Broken Dove 05.25.26 / 3 x x 23 -14
Griffin, The Sun and the Starmaker 03.02.26 / 13 9 = xxx.. xxx..
Haig, The Midnight Train 05.18.26 / 4 4 ++ 4 ++ 14 ++ 4 ++ x 28 -13 x
Parker, The Ballad of Falling Dragons 05.25.26 / 3 5 -4 11 -10 5 -4 x 44 -12
Roberts, Powerless 11.20.23 / 96 xxx.. xxx.. 10 -2 xxx.. xxx.. xxx..
SenLinYu, Alchemised 10.06.25 / 36 xxx.. xxx.. xx 24 -5 xxx.. xxx.. xxx..
Smith, The Thorn Queen 04.27.26 / 5 8 -3 xxx.. xxx..
Sorensen, Fury Bound 05.04.26 / 6 xx 146 -89 20 -8 xxx.. xxx xxx
Tahir, Heir 10.14.24 / 15 xxx.. xx 12 -1
van Veen, Bone of My Bone 06.08.26 / 1 107 ++
Weir, The Martian 02.17.14 / 15 xxx.. xxx.. 15 + xxx.. xxx.. xxx..
Weir, The Martian (Deluxe Edition) 06.08.26 / 1 9 ++ 6 ++
Yarros, Onyx Storm 04.01.24 / 111 xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. 13 +6 xxx..
Yarros, Untitled Empyrean (Not Book Four) 04.20.26 / 8 xxx xxx.. 83 -15
Title Debut / #wks on any list NYT
06.14		 LAT
06.07		 USAT
05.31		 PW
06.08		 Amz
(06.08)		 UK:
Amz UK
(06.08)		 Canada:
Amz.ca
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Paperbacks [tpb=trade]
Abercrombie, The Devils [tpb] 05.11.26 / 5 99 -15 21 -2
Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451 07.20.03 / 491 xxx.. x xxx.. 93 -6 xxx.. xxx..
Buehlman, Between Two Fires [tpb] 09.09.24 / 15 54 +22
Danielewski, House of Leaves [tpb] 07.07.25 / 3 78 + 25 +
Dinniman, Dungeon Crawler Carl [tpb] 01.12.26 / 22 8 -1 3 = 7 +5 3 +2 60 -32 18 -8
Dinniman, Dungeon Crawler Carl, Vol. 1 (Graphic Novel) [tpb] 06.01.26 / 2 52 -48 15 -12
Durst, The Faraway Inn [tpb] 04.13.26 / 8 xxx.. 16 = xxx..
Gillig, The Knight and the Moth [tpb] 06.01.26 / 2 13 -3 x 46 -21 9 -2 78 -29
Haig, The Midnight Library [tpb] 05.22.23 / 81 xxx.. 6 + xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. 92 +1 xxx..
Kraus, Angel Down [tpb] 05.18.26 / 4 x 59 -7 x xxx xxx
Maas, A Court of Mist and Fury [tpb] 05.14.18 / 232 xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. 56 -16 xxx..
Maas, A Court of Silver Flames [tpb] 09.12.22 / 158 xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. 82 + xxx..
Maas, A Court of Thorns and Roses [tpb] 05.16.16 / 269 xxx.. xxx.. 89 + xxx.. xxx.. 42 +9 xxx..
Maas, A Court of Thorns and Roses Paperback Box Set 06.19.23 / 145 xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. 90 -35
Maas, A Court of Wings and Ruin [tpb] 05.14.18 / 189 xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. 70 -27 xxx..
Miller, The Song of Achilles [tpb] 09.06.21 / 111 xxx.. 7 + xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. xxx..
Rowling, Harry Potter Box Set: The Complete Collection (UK) [tpb] 03.23.15 / 454 xxx.. 84 -14
Weir, Project Hail Mary [tpb] 10.03.22 / 81 4 -1 1 +1 4 +2 x 12 -3 26 +2 5 -3
Yarros, Fourth Wing [tpb] 09.16.24 / 89 xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. 14 +13 x
Yarros, Iron Flame [tpb] 06.02.25 / 50 xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. 16 +6 xxx..
Title Debut / #wks on any list NYT
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06.07		 USAT
05.31		 PW
06.08		 Amz
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(06.08)		 Canada:
Amz.ca
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This cell color indicates rankings on children’s bestsellers lists This cell color indicates rankings of books based on pre-publication sales [Italics and brackets, and/or this cell color, indicate stale data — rankings from one or more weeks before — and do not contribute to the cumulative weeks on any list totals]

The table shows the current rank of each book and the change since last week, where:

= same as last week

+/- change since last week

+ back on list

++ new on list

x no longer on list (number of x’s: weeks off list)

All lists rank hardcovers and paperbacks separately, except for the USA Today list, which is a single list combining fiction and nonfiction in all formats. Dates shown are posted dates, except those in parentheses, which are dates compiled. New York Times posts its list one week in advance of print publication.

Note that some sources do not compile paperback bestsellers, and some exclude YA books (like the Harry Potter series) from their hardcover and paperback fiction lists.

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2026 Ignyte Awards Finalists

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By: Alice Strangman
8 June 2026 at 20:33

The Ignyte Awards Committee has announced the finalists for the 2026 Ignyte Awards, which “seek to celebrate the vibrancy and diversity of the current and future landscapes of science fiction, fantasy, and horror by recognizing incredible feats in storytelling and outstanding efforts toward inclusivity of the genre.”Ignyte Awards logo

Outstanding Novel: Adult

Outstanding Novel: YA

Outstanding Middle Grade

  • Afia in the Land of Wonders, Mia Araujo (Scholastic)
  • The Glade, Naseem Jamnia (Bittersweet)
  • The Island of Forgotten Gods, Victor Piñeiro (Sourcebooks Young Readers)
  • Mystery James Digs Her Own Grave, Ally Russel (Delacorte)
  • Candace, the Universe, and Everything, Sherri L. Smith (G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers)

Outstanding Novella

  • The Iron Below Remembers, Sharang Biswas (Neon Hemlock)
  • Audition for the Fox, Martin Cahill (Tachyon)
  • The River Has Roots, Amal El-Mohtar (Tordotcom)
  • Psychopomp & Circumstance, Eden Royce (Tordotcom)
  • Descent, Wole Talabi (Clarkesworld)

Outstanding Novelette

  • “Uncertain Sons”, Thomas Ha (Uncertain Sons)
  • “We Begin Where Infinity Ends”, Somto Ihezue (Clarkesworld 2/25)
  • “What I Saw Before the War”, Alaya Dawn Johnson (Reactor 1/22/25)
  • “Human Voices”, Isabel J. Kim (Lightspeed 9/25)
  • “Never Eaten Vegetables”, H.H. Pak (Clarkesworld 1/25)

Outstanding Short Story

  • “Ichthyosis”, M.L. Krishnan (Fantasy 1/2/25)
  • “Commensalism, Or the Labyrinth’s Vessels”, Albert Nkereuwem (Will This Be a Problem? Issue V)
  • “Because I Held His Name Like a Key”, Aimee Ogden (Strange Horizons 6/16/25)
  • “Autogas Ferryman”, Champ Wongsatayanont (Nightmare 9/25)
  • “The Octopus Dreams of Personhood”, Hannah Yang (Diabolical Plots 4/16/25)

Outstanding Speculative Poetry

  • “The oblique light at Kakushima (a memory of persimmons)”, Ryu Ando | 安堵 龍 (Strange Horizons 2/24/25)
  • “Set It Off (1996) – Fans’ Cut”, Nova Cypress Black (Strange Horizons 6/30/25)
  • “In an attempt to seduce Death my sister starts calling him Love”, Karan Kapoor (Strange Horizons 2/17/25)
  • “The Language of Fireflies”, Angela Liu (The Deadlands 2/13/25)
  • “After the Storm”, Ishita Basu Mallik (The Deadlands 5/5/25)

Critics Award

  • Alex Brown
  • Vanessa Fogg
  • Maria Haskins
  • Gabino Iglesias
  • The Skiffy and Fanty Show

Outstanding Fiction Podcast

  • Beneath Ceaseless Skies
  • Escape Pod
  • khōréō
  • Lightspeed
  • Nightmare

Outstanding Anthology/Collected Works

  • Call and Response, Christopher Caldwell (Neon Hemlock)
  • The Black Fantastic: 20 Afrofuturist Stories, André M. Carrington, ed. (Luna Press Publishing)
  • We Will Rise Again: Speculative Stories and Essays on Protest, Resistance, and Hope, Karen Lord, Annalee Newitz & Malka Older, eds. (Saga)
  • Amplitudes: Stories of Queer and Trans Futurity, Lee Mandelo, ed. (Erewhon)
  • As the Earth Dreams: Black Canadian Speculative Stories, Terese Mason Pierre, ed. (Spiderline)

Outstanding Creative Nonfiction

  • “Photon Torpedoes Break the Space Muqarnas: SFF Audiovisuals and Anti-Muslim Violence”, Tanvir Ahmed (Strange Horizons 11/24/25)
  • The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction, Gautam Bhatia (Alter 11/22/25)
  • The Outspoken and the Incendiary: Interviews with Radical Speculative Fiction Writers, Terry Bisson (PM)
  • Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler, Susana M. Morris (Amistad)
  • “A Conjuror’s Manifesto: Notes on the Afrosurreal”, Shyheim Williams (Strange Horizons 6/30/25)

Ember Award

  • Maurice Broaddus
  • Karen Lord
  • Dave Ring
  • Arley Sorg
  • Martha Wells

Community Award

  • Augur
  • Jason Sanford’s Genre Grapevine
  • Sistah Scifi
  • Strange Horizons
  • Will This Be a Problem?

Public voting for the winners is open now through August 16, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern. For more information, see the Ignyte Awards website.

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Subterranean Press to Close

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By: Alice Strangman
8 June 2026 at 19:24

Subterranean Press logoAfter a long career of publishing gorgeous limited editions, collections, art books, and novellas, publisher Bill Schafer has shared the news that Subterranean Press will be permanently closing in the coming years. Subterranean intends to continue publishing work through the end of 2027, “which may bleed into 2028 as we wrap things up.” Schafer says,

We want to handle this in a structured, orderly fashion, which will include communicating with a large number of writers, artists, as well as publishers we license rights from.

One goal of our plan is that we either complete a number of ongoing series, or place them with other presses, to be continued in the same style as our volumes, so long-time customers will have a uniform set.

I hope that answers a few questions. Answers to others will have to wait until more of this process unfolds. I ask that you not deluge us with them.

From their website: Based in Burton, Michigan, Subterranean Press has been putting out approximately 45 titles each year. Since it began in 1995, both the publisher and numerous works it has produced have been honored with accolades including the World Fantasy, Locus, Horror Writers Association, and Hugo Awards.

Among the authors Subterranean has published are Kelley Armstrong, Ted Chiang, Alix E. Harrow, Joe Hill, Fonda Lee, N.K. Jemisin, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Joe R. Lansdale, Arkady Martine, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Tamsyn Muir, John Scalzi, Robert Silverberg, and many more.

Our books have included artwork by Rovina Cai, Jon Foster, Victo Ngai, Dave McKean, Matt Mahurin, and many others.

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2026 Clarke Award Shortlist

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By: Alice Strangman
8 June 2026 at 17:27

The shortlist for the 39th annual Arthur C. Clarke Award, celebrating the best science fiction novel published in the UK, has been announced.

Arthur C. Clarke Award logo

The winner will be announced on August 12, 2026 and receives an engraved bookend and £2,026 in prize money. The 2026 judges are Eliza Claudia Filimon and Antony Jones for the British Science Fiction Association, Tiffani Angus and John Coxon for the Science Fiction Foundation, and Esther MacCallum-Stewart for the Sci-Fi-London film festival. Andrew M. Butler represented the Clarke Award directors as non-voting Chair of the Judges.

Butler says,

For four decades, our Clarke judges have whittled hundreds of books down to shortlists and then to the books they feel is the best sf novel published in Britain. This is never easy. The current judges debated over 130 volumes and picked the six they liked best. There’s a strong thread of memory running through the shortlist – and I think this might be a memorable year.

Award Director Tom Hunter said,

Sir Arthur was always passionate that the award’s definition of science fiction be as diverse and open as possible, and I believe he would have both applauded the record levels of new SF being published today and the formidable challenge this created for our judging panel.

Following Sir Arthur’s passing, the award faced the real possibility of being forced to close after its 25th year. I am delighted that we have been able to steward the award successfully all the way to its 40th anniversary, and am happy to report the directors are already making plans for celebrating in 2036.

For more information, see the Clarke Award website.

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2025 Stoker Awards Winners

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By: Alice Strangman
8 June 2026 at 17:24

Horror Writers Association (HWA) logo, featuring a crow on a stack of booksThe Horror Writers Association (HWA) has announced the winners of the 2025 Bram Stoker Awards at an awards banquet during StokerCon 2026, held June 4-7, 2026 in Pittsburgh PA and streamed virtually.

Superior Achievement in a Novel

Superior Achievement in a First Novel

Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel

  • WINNER: Shiny Happy People, Clay McLeod Chapman (Delacorte) amazon / bookshop

  • Beautiful Brutal Bodies, Linda Cheng (Roaring Brook) amazon / bookshop
  • We’re Not Safe Here, Rin Chupeco (Sourcebooks) amazon / bookshop
  • The Silenced, Diana Rodriguez Wallach (Delacorte) amazon / bookshop
  • A Girl Walks into the Forest, Madeleine Roux (Quill Tree) amazon / bookshop

Superior Achievement in a Middle Grade Novel

  • WINNER: Ride or Die, Delilah S. Dawson (Delacorte) amazon / bookshop

  • The Girl in the Walls, Meg Eden Kuyatt (Scholastic) amazon / bookshop
  • Broken Dolls, Ally Malinenko (HarperCollins Children’s) amazon / bookshop
  • The House Next Door, Ellen Oh (HarperCollins Children’s) amazon / bookshop
  • Mystery James Digs Her Own Grave, Ally Russell (Delacorte) amazon / bookshop

Superior Achievement in Long Fiction

  • “Uncertain Sons”, Thomas Ha (Uncertain Sons) amazon / bookshop
  • “Squid Teeth”, Sarah Langan (Reactor 5/7/25)
  • Pam Kowolski is a Monster!, Sarah Langan (Raw Dog Screaming) amazon / bookshop

Superior Achievement in Short Fiction

Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection

  • WINNER: Lost in the Dark and Other Excursions, John Langan (Word Horde) amazon / bookshop

  • Acquired Taste, Clay McLeod Chapman (Titan) amazon / bookshop
  • Little Horn: Stories, Gemma Files (Shortwave) amazon / bookshop
  • Teenage Girls Can Be Demons, Hailey Piper (Titan) amazon / bookshop
  • Cyanide Constellations: And Other Stories, Sara Tantlinger (Dark Matter INK) amazon / bookshop

Superior Achievement in an Anthology

Superior Achievement in Long Non-Fiction

  • WINNER: Why I Love Horror: Essays on Horror Fiction, Becky Siegel Spratford, ed. (Saga) amazon / bookshop

  • Global Indigenous Horror, Naomi Simone Borwein, ed. (University Press of Mississippi) amazon / bookshop
  • The Oxford Handbook of Biblical Monsters, Brandon R. Grafius & John W. Morehead, eds. (Oxford University Press) amazon / bookshop
  • America’s Most Gothic, Leanna Renee Hieber & Andrea Janes (Citadel) amazon / bookshop
  • Morbidly Curious: A Scientist Explains Why We Can’t Look Away, Coltan Scrivner (Penguin Random House) amazon / bookshop

Superior Achievement in Short Non-Fiction

  • WINNER: “My Long Road to Horror”, Tananarive Due (Why I Love Horror: Essays on Horror Fiction) amazon / bookshop

  • “Deathwish Wolf Man: The Tragic Hero at the Heart of the Universal Monsters“, Patrick Barb (Interstellar Flight 10/3/25)
  • “Why Horror”, Stephen Graham Jones (Why I Love Horror: Essays on Horror Fiction) amazon / bookshop
  • “Haunted Thresholds: Liminal Horror and the Psychological Disintegration of Women from Post-Partum, Grief, Trauma and Religious Fanaticism”, Mo Moshaty (Darkest Margins: 24 Essays on Liminality and Liminal Spaces in the Horror Genre)
  • “My Mother Was Margaret White”, Cynthia Pelayo (Why I Love Horror: Essays on Horror Fiction) amazon / bookshop

Superior Achievement in Poetry

  • WINNER: Everything Endless, Linda D. Addison & Jamal Hodge (Raw Dog Screaming) amazon / bookshop

  • Songs of Enough: An Inferno All My Own, Maxwell I. Gold (Hippocampus) amazon / bookshop
  • The Uterus is an Impossible Forest, Shannon Kearns (Raw Dog Screaming) amazon / bookshop
  • The Haunting, Cate Peebles (Tupelo) amazon / bookshop
  • Allegories of Beauty & Violence: A Collection of Gothic Romance Poems, MarieAnn C. Raguso (Analyze This) amazon

Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel

  • WINNER: Bowling With Corpses and Other Tales from Lands Unknown, Mike Mignola (Dark Horse) amazon / bookshop

  • Jumpscare, Cullen Bunn, illustrated by Danny Luckert (Dark Horse) amazon / bookshop
  • John Carpenter’s Tales for a HalloweeNight Vol. 11, Sandy King, ed. (Storm King) amazon / bookshop
  • Athanasia, Daniel Kraus, illustrated by Dani (Vault) amazon / bookshop
  • Let This One Be a Devil, Steve Foxe & James Tynion IV, illustrated by Piotr Kowalski (Dark Horse) amazon / bookshop

Superior Achievement in a Screenplay

  • WINNER: Sinners, Ryan Coogler (Warner Bros., Domain, Proximity)

  • Weapons, Zach Cregger (New Line Cinema, Domain, Subconscious)
  • 28 Years Later, Alex Garland (Sony, Columbia Pictures, TSG Entertainment)
  • Companion, Drew Hancock (New Line Cinema, BoulderLight Pictures, Vertigo Entertainment)
  • Bring Her Back, Bill Hinzman & Danny Philippou (Causeway Films, Salmira Productions, The South Australian Film Corporation)

As previously announced, Bad Hand Books is the recipient of the Specialty Press Award, the Richard Laymon President’s Award went to Marc L Abbott, Sarah Read won the Karen Lansdale Silver Hammer Award, Eric Guignard was named Mentor of the Year Award, and this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award winners were Jonathan Maberry and Lisa Morton. All winners were honored on June 6 at the StokerCon 2026 awards banquet.

For more information, see the Stoker Awards website or the awards livestream on YouTube.

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2025 Nebula Awards Winners

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By: Alice Strangman
7 June 2026 at 07:48

SFWA 2020 logoThe Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) has released the winners of the 2025 Nebula Awards.

Novel

Novella

Novelette

Short Story

Poetry

Andre Norton Award

  • WINNER: Into the Wild Magic, Michelle Knudsen (Candlewick) amazon / bookshop

  • The Tower, David Anaxagoras, narrated by Christopher Gebauer (Recorded Books) amazon
  • Gemini Rising, Jonathan Brazee (Semper Fi) amazon / bookshop
  • Wishing Well, Wishing Well, Jubilee Cho (Atthis Arts) amazon / bookshop
  • Sunrise on the Reaping, Suzanne Collins (Scholastic) amazon / bookshop
  • Goblin Girl, K.A. Mielke (self-published) amazon / bookshop

Comic

  • WINNER: Mary Shelley’s School for Monsters: The Killing Stone, Jessica Maison, illustrated by Anna Wieszczyk (Wicked Tree) amazon

  • Second Shift, Kit Anderson (Avery Hill) amazon / bookshop
  • Carmilla Volume 3: The Eternal, Amy Chu, illustrated by Sal Cipriano & Soo Lee (Berger) amazon / bookshop
  • Helen of Wyndhorn, Tom King, illustrated by Bilquis Evely & Matheus Lopes, lettered by Clayton Cowles (Dark Horse) amazon / bookshop
  • Fishflies, Jeff Lemire (Image) amazon / bookshop
  • Strange Bedfellows, Ariel Slamet Ries (HarperAlley) amazon / bookshop
  • The Flip Side, Jason Walz (Rocky Pond) amazon / bookshop
  • The Stoneshore Register, G. Willow Wilson, illustrated by M.K. Perker, lettered by Richard Bruning (Berger) amazon / bookshop

Ray Bradbury Award

  • WINNER: Murderbot Season One

  • KPop Demon Hunters*
  • Pluribus Season One*
  • Severance: “Chikhai Bardo”*
  • Sinners*
  • Superman*

Game Writing

  • WINNER: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

  • Blue Prince
  • Dispatch
  • Hades II
  • Hollow Knight: Silksong*
  • Spire, Surge, and Sea

*Provisional nomination; awaiting acceptance and response on LLM-use.

Winners were announced at the 2026 Nebula Conference and Awards, held June 3-7, 2026 at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare Hotel & Conference Center in Chicago IL, and virtually online. Many winners, including all short story, novelette, and poem finalists, will be republished in the Nebula Awards Showcase 61 [amazon / bookshop] on June 9, 2026.

For more, see the SFWA website.

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2026 Sunburst Award Longlist

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By: Alice Strangman
5 June 2026 at 21:23

Sunburst Award logoThe longlist for the 2026 Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic was announced May 25, 2026:

The shortlist will be announced in June and winner will be announced in the fall. The winner receives a medallion with the Sunburst logo and a cash prize of CAD $3,000. The jurors for the 2026 Award are A.G. Pasquella, Daniel Perry, and A.C. Wise.

For more information, see the Sunburst Award Society website.

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2026 Locus Reviewers’ Summer Picks

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By: locusmag
5 June 2026 at 17:00

orange cover of The Dragon has some complains by John Wiswell

 

 

“I’m really looking forward to The Dragon Has Some Complaints (DAW) by John Wiswell, coming out in July! I’m excited because I loved Wiswell’s first two novels and the way they respectively deconstructed and reimagined the idea of monstrousness and heroism respectively. I can’t wait to see what he does with the fantasy staple of dragons!”

–A.C. Wise

 

 

blue cover of Sea of Charms by Sarah Beth Durst

 

“Sea of Charms (Bramble 7/26) by Sar­ah Beth Durst! The latest entry in Durst’s cozy series following The Spellshop and The Enchanted Greenhouse, showcases yet again her outstanding world building. While the romance definitely charms, it is her characters’ acts of steadfast rebellion in the midst of political upheaval that elevates this romantasy above the rest. Great pool­side reading!”

–Colleen Mondor

 

 

Dark cover of The Book of Bots by James Patrick Kelly

 

 

“Summer means fat beach reads, but sometimes something else appeals. Hugo and Nebula Award-winner James Patrick Kelly looks at the nuances of the AI revolution and more in his fascinat­ing new collection, The Book of Bots (Fairwood 8/26). One of the collections of the year, and perfect for when you’re sipping a cocktail on the porch on a hot summer’s evening when you’re ponder­ing the end times.”

–Jonathan Strahan

 

Dark cover of The Book of Bots by James Patrick Kelly

 

 

“I’m looking forward to James Patrick Kelly’s forthcoming collection The Book of Bots. I love short story collections, Kelly is a master of the form, robots is one of my favorite subgenres, and these days small press releases often provide me with my favorite genre reading experiences!”

–Alvaro Zinos-Amaro

 

 

Maron cover of The Sourdough Compendium by AG Slatter

 

“The Sourdough Compendium (Ti­tan 6/26) by A.G. (Angela) Slatter: A whopping 688 pages of short stories compiled from three previous mosaic collections – Sourdough and Other Stories, The Bitterwood Bible and Other Recountings, and The Tallow- Wife and Other Tales – all based in Slatter’s Sourdough universe. For those of us lucky enough to have been immersed in this darkly fantastic world for fifteen years or so, there will be no surprises; for newcomers oriented only since the recent novels, it will be a thrill to discover more of the mythology. Both will be delighted.”

–Paula Guran

 

Maroon cover of A Trial of Blood

 

 

“I am looking forward to Robert Jack­son Bennett’s A Trade of Blood (Del Rey 8/26) because I have enjoyed the first two books immensely, and I really want to know both how Bennett develops the relationship between Ana and Din and what he shows of how the empire works (and might unravel).”

–Alexandra Pierce

 

 

Cover of Everybody's Perfect by Jo Walton

 

 

“Jo Walton’s Everybody’s Perfect (Tor 6/26) caught my eye, partly because I’ve been meaning to catch up on her work (a bunch of her titles are sitting in the TBR pile) and partly because the promo material has me wondering whether this might be something along the lines of John M. Ford’s wonderful Aspects.”

–Russell Letson

 

 

Cover of Not with a Bang by Temi Oh

 

“I’m excited about Temi Oh’s new sci­ence fiction novel Not With A Bang (Saga) – out in the US in July. The book centers around reactions to an incoming celestial object, which is one of my favorite setups in science fiction. It’s even a key plot point in my own forthcoming novel The Fist Of Memory, but while I use it in that novel as a geopolitical driver, Temi Oh seems to be using it in a more intimate way to examine a family at breaking point. I loved Do You Dream Of Terra-Two and More Perfect and I am excited to see what she does with this.”

–Wole Talabi

 

Cover of Daggerbound by T. Kingfisher

 

“Daggerbound (Bramble 8/26) by T. Kingfisher is the title I’m most looking forward to this summer, if only to return to a world where the Order of the White Rat and their devotion to order and bu­reaucracy is a respite from what we are enduring right now. But Kingfisher offers so much more, like a little romance, a lot of humor, and just enough peril to keep it engaging.”

–Adrienne Martini

 

 

pink cover of obsterix

 

“There are two books I’m partic­ularly excited for: I’m excited for Naomi Kritzer’s Obstetrix (Tordotcom 6/26), because Kritzer is never less than interesting, and this sounds like a sharp and timely near-future thriller. I’m very eager to read T. Kingfisher’s Dag­gerbound. Her fantasy is always vivid, entertaining, and filled with relatable characters, and I’ve been waiting for a sequel to Swordheart for the last eight years. Now it’s nearly here.”

–Liz Bourke

 

 

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New Books Video: Releases of the Week! June 2, 2026

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4 June 2026 at 21:00

Step into a brand-new week of fiction as we explore the most exciting Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Young Adult titles arriving the week of June 2nd, 2026! Whether you’re searching for epic journeys, dark and unsettling stories, imaginative new worlds, or unforgettable characters, this week’s selection offers something for every speculative fiction fan. We’ve gathered a collection of standout releases and buzzworthy new books to help you find your next great read and keep your TBR growing. Be sure to subscribe for fresh weekly updates on the latest releases, industry news, and must-read recommendations. Thanks for joining us, and we look forward to bringing you even more amazing books in the weeks ahead!

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2026 Seiun Awards Winners

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3 June 2026 at 18:22

Hellcon 2026 logoHellcon, the 64th Japan Science Fiction Convention, has announced the winners of the 2026 Seiun Awards (the Japanese equivalent of the Hugo Awards), honoring the best original and translated works published last year in Japan.

Best Translated Novel

  • WINNER: Eversion, Alastair Reynolds, tr. Naoya Nakahara (Tokyo Sogensha)
  • WINNER: Babel, R.F. Kuang, tr. Yoshimichi Furusawa (Tokyo Sogensha)
  • The Cautious Traveller’s Guide to the Wastelands, Sarah Brooks, tr. Yasuko Kawano (Hayakawa Bunko SF)
  • The Book of Elsewhere, China Miéville & Keanu Reeves, tr. Masayuki Uchida & Rei Yasuno (Kawade Shobo Shinsha)
  • The Tusks of Extinction, Ray Nayler, tr. Hiroshi Kaneko (Tokyo Sogensha)
  • Some Desperate Glory, Emily Tesh, tr. Hiroshi Kaneko (Hayakawa)
  • The Paradox Hotel, Rob Hart, tr. Ken Mogi (Tokyo Sogensha)
  • Shambling Towards Hiroshima, James Morrow, tr. Masayuki Uchida (Takeshobo)

Best Translated Short Story

  • WINNER: “After Zero”, Greg Egan, tr. Makoto Yamagishi (Hayakawa SF 2/25)
  • “Hémisphères”, Tristan Garcia, tr. Kei Takahashi (7)
  • “Five Views of the Planet Tartarus”, Rachel K. Jones, tr. Chiori Sada (The Silverfish Notebook 8/25)
  • “Two Truths and a Lie”, Sarah Pinsker, tr. Izumi Ichida (A Place That Once Existed Somewhere)
  • “Security Check”, Han Song, tr. Tachihara Touya (Hayakawa SF 10/25)
  • “Blowout”, Wole Talabi, tr. Masato Naruniwa (Hayakawa SF 12/25)

There are also winners in the Japanese Novel, Japanese Short Story, Media, Comic, Artist, Non-Fiction, and “Free” (other) categories. The awards will be presented at the 64th Japan SF Convention in Oita, Japan, to be held July 11-12, 2026.

For more information, including a complete list of winners and other nominees, see the SFFAN’s website.

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2026 Prix Imaginales Winners

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2 June 2026 at 22:28

The winners have been announced for the 2026 Prix Imaginales, honoring the best works of fantasy published in France.Prix Imaginales logo

French Novel

  • WINNER: Festin de larmes, Morgane Caussarieu & Vincent Tassy (ActuSF)
  • La Nuit ravagée, Jean-Baptiste Del Amo (Gallimard)
  • Aatea, Anouck Faure (Argyll)
  • Le Solstice des ombres, Sœurs de haine, tome 1, Benjamin Lupu (Mnémos)
  • La Fille du feu, Aurélie Wellenstein (Outre Fleuve)

Foreign Novel Translated

  • WINNER: La Sorcière à la jambe d’os [Mladenka kostonoga], Želimir Periš, tr. Chloé Billon (Du Sonneur)
  • The River Has Roots, Amal El-Mohtar, tr. Patrick Marcel (Nouveaux Millénaires)
  • Sur toutes les vagues de la mer [All the Seas of the World], Guy Gavriel Kay, tr. Mikael Cabon (Atalante)
  • L’Oiseau qui boit des larmes [The Bird That Drinks Tears], Young-Do Lee (Le Rayon Imaginaire)
  • Le Livre des passages [The Book of Passages], Alex Landragin, tr. Caroline Nicolas, (Le Cherche-midi)

Young Adult

  • WINNER: Le Cercle de ronces, Camille Anssel (Gallimard jeunesse)
  • L’Alchimie des fantômes, Estelle Castadere (Rageot)
  • Artemisia Shepard, Descendante de la Pythie, Christelle Da Cruz (Scrineo)
  • La Cité d’Archeflèche [Arkspire], Jamie Littler, tr. Mathilde Tamae-Bouhon (Nathan)
  • Diamant et émeraude and Jais et grenat, Stéphanie Benson & Nelly Labere (Syros)

Illustration

  • WINNER: Dominik Mayer for Incendium (Caurette)
  • Clara Debray for L’Ourse qui danse (Les Étages)
  • Beatriz Martin-Vidat for Petit Chaperon (Grasset)

Comic Book

  • WINNER: Helen de Wyndhorn, Tom King, illustrated by Evely Bilquis (Glénat)
  • Le Château des animaux, Xavier Dorison, illustrated by Félix Delep (Casterman)
  • Islander, Caryl Férey, illustrated by Corentin Rouge (Glénat)
  • Downlands, Norm Konyu (Glénat)
  • Drome, Jesse Lonergan (404)

Picture Book

  • WINNER: Dodorama, Marion Arbona (Sarbacane)
  • Le Bus jaune, Loren Long, tr. Chun-Liang Yeh (HongFei)
  • Le Dictionnaire à l’envers [The Dictionary Story], Sam Winston, illustrated by Oliver Jeffers, tr. Claire Billaud (Kaléidoscope)
  • J’ai un ami, Manon Fargetton, illustrated by Lili Wood (Milan)
  • Tom poulpe, Gaëtan Dorémus (La Partie)

Additional awards were given, such as the Prix des collégiens, the Prix des écoliers, and others. For more information, visit the Prix Imaginales website.

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New Book Releases: June 2, 2026

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2 June 2026 at 18:00

Visit our bookshop.org page to purchase this week’s new books and support your local bookstore. And us!

 

 

Albert - The ChildrenAlbert, Melissa: The Children (HarperCollins 978-0063497856, $32.00, 416pp, formats: hardcover, paperback, ebook, audiobook, 06/02/2026)

Fantasy/Horror novel. As an adult, Guinevere Sharpe lived off of the success of her mother who mysteriously died in a fire. When her estranged brother returns with an art piece titled “Mother,” Guinevere starts to piece together what really happened the night of the fire. A first novel.

 

Archer - Nemesis MineArcher, Amy: Nemesis Mine (Harper Voyager US 978-0063459403, $19.99, 428pp, formats: paperback, ebook, audiobook, 06/02/2026)

Historical fantasy novel. Cyrus used to be the biggest villain in Agatha, but no one’s been paying attention to him recently. The hero of the land, Maximillian, creates a plan to start a fake rivalry with Cyrus, but it becomes harder to perform when they start to fall for each other. A first novel.

 

Arden - The Unicorn HuntersArden, Katherine: The Unicorn Hunters (Penguin Random House/Del Rey 978-0593128282, $30.00, 368pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 06/02/2026)

Fantasy Novel. As Anne, the duchess of Brittany, is set to be married off to the king of France, she devises a plan to stop it. Anne plans a unicorn hunt in the forest of Brocéliande so that she can marry someone else and escape this arranged marriage. Simultaneous with the Penguin Random House UK edition.

 

Bandreddi - The Game of OathsBandreddi, S.C.: The Game of Oaths (Candlewick Press 978-1536252637, $19.99, 432pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 06/02/2026)

Young-adult dark fantasy novel. Falan Sunkara, a 17 year old trapeze artist, is seeking revenge after her sister died in the game of oaths, a game where 12 are selected to compete, but only one will survive. A first novel.

 

Cambias - The Ishtar Deception (The Billion Worlds)Cambias, James L.: The Ishtar Deception (Baen 978-1668073308, $18.00, 288pp, formats: paperback, ebook, 06/02/2026)

Science fiction novel, book four in the Billion Worlds series. In the far-future solar system, Sabbath and Daslakh of Deimos travel to the city of Ishtar on Venus to find out the truth about the death of an undercover agent.

 

Crocker - MoonfallCrocker, Ed: Moonfall (St. Martin’s 978-1250287755, $30.00, 400pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, 06/02/2026)

Fantasy novel, second in the Everlands trilogy. Sam has a plan to destroy the vampire city of First Light, but she’ll need the help of the city’s former ruler in order for it to succeed. The most dangerous sorcerer in history, Neuras Sinassion, is finally telling the truth about humanity.

 

DuQuette - Young Aleister CrowleyDuQuette, Lon Milo & Bratkowsky, James M.: Young Aleister Crowley and the Magicians’ Revolt (Red Wheel/Weiser 978-1578639151, $16.95, 176pp, formats: paperback, ebook, audiobook, 06/06/2026)

Fantasy novel. Aleister Crowley steps foot into Edwardian London where there’s a power struggle between magicians of the Golden Dawn, and the leaders of the Golden Dawn. The leaders’ power is fading, and Crowley finds himself in the middle of this war.

 

Gomez - MuñecaGómez, Cynthia: Muñeca (Penguin Random House/Putnam 979-8217047581, $29.00, 171pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 06/02/2026)

Gothic fantasy romance novel. Violeta, the heiress to Spanish colonial wealth is paralyzed, and Natalia Fuentes thinks dark magic caused it. Nati becomes Violeta’s caretaker in hopes of receiving a reward, but as feelings start to form between the two, Nati is forced to confront her past. A first novel.

 

Jane - Mr. YayJane, Emily: Mr. Yay (Disney/Hyperion Avenue 978-1368116046, $18.99, 488pp, formats: paperback, ebook, audiobook, 06/02/2026)

Novel in Disney’s line of adult books. Mr. Yay (Who’s real name is Fatty Bratty), has a blossoming rap career, but his therapist, Miriam, has memories of a TV show named Mr. Yay, yet no one else does, and there’s no record of it on the internet. Miriam watches Mr. Yay continue to grow as her life starts to fall apart.

 

Kim - SublimationKim, Isabel J.: Sublimation (Tor 978-1250376794, $28.99, 357pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 06/02/2026)

Science Fiction novel. Immigration splits you into two copies of yourself, one stays in their original country, and one travels to their new country. Some stay in touch with each other, while others never speak to each other again. A first novel.

 

Lacrampe - ValetLacrampe, J.P.: Valet (Simon & Schuster/Saga Press 978-1668216439, $28.00, 272pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 06/02/2026)

Science fiction novel. Grayson panics as his sister plans to sell the family’s robotics company to a tech giant. Grayson, Cy (Grayson’s robot helper), and their dog, Sasha III, run away until they can figure out what to do. A first novel.

 

Leighton - MaidenLeighton, Georgia: Maiden (Penguin Random House UK/Bantam UK 978-0857505934, £16.99, 432pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 06/04/2026)

Fantasy novel. Every year after the snow is melted, a young woman is selected to be sacrificed to the dragon. The three women in charge hold the power to stop the ritual, but doing so comes with a price.

 

Noni - Shadow ReaperNoni, Lynette: Shadow Reaper (Penguin Random House/Knopf 979-8217033454, $21.99, 496pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 06/02/2026)

YA fantasy romance novel. The streets of Aravell are swarmed with reapers, and they’re led by the Reaper Priest. When his most loyal follower is captured, he makes a deal with a person whose parents he murdered.

 

Pacton - The Hyacinth LabyrinthPacton, Jamie: The Hyacinth Labyrinth (Peachtree Teen 978-1682638194, $19.99, 368pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 06/02/2026)

Young-adult fantasy romance novel. The fae Hyacinth, her friend Chloe, and a dragon travel through a labyrinth to find a library. Hyacinth and Chloe discover bandits, magical creatures, and their feelings for each other.

 

Pham - The Secret World of Briar RosePham, Cindy: The Secret World of Briar Rose (Penguin Random House/Kokila 979-8217113026, $21.99, 400pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 06/02/2026)

Fantasy romance novel. Corin finds her sister Elly after jumping into a portal that leads to Princess Amelia’s dreams. There they meet the dream version of Amelia, but suspect that she’s hiding some things that can’t be kept secret forever. A first novel.

 

Zamorano - Amarisa's Cooking PotSamorano, Désirée: Amarisa’s Cooking Pot (University of Nevada Press 978-1647792428, $26.95, 229pp, formats: paperback, ebook, 06/02/2026)

Collection of 21 stories. These stories draw on Mexican American culture, and possess a wide range of emotions that are all deeply human. It explores what it means to be alive in a world that’s so unpredictable.

 

Sim - The Dawn ThroneSim, Tara: The Dawn Throne (Orbit US 978-0316458962, $19.99, 448pp, formats: paperback, ebook, audiobook, 06/02/2026)

Fantasy novel, the third in the Dark Gods series. When the god of light, Phos, decides to attack the heirs for control of the cosmos, the heirs decide to bring the battle to Phos’s home realm. Simultaneous with the Hodder & Stoughton UK edition.

 

Jude - Where You'll Find UsSt. Jude, Jen: Where You’ll Find Us (Bloomsbury USA 978-1547611409, $20.99, 384pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 06/02/2026)

Young-adult fantasy novel. Calla’s parents disowned her because she was gay, but she’s trying to figure out if she’s even a girl. She finds a farmhouse that’s frozen in time, and houses queer teens from the past. Simultaneous with the Penguin Random House UK edition.

 

Tubb - The SpiritualistsTubb, Kristin O’Donnell: The Spiritualists (Simon & Schuster 978-1665985734, $19.99, 416pp, formats: ebook, 06/02/2026)

Young-adult fantasy novel. Stella, a psychic, gets an invitation to join a group of mystics, and in return they’ll get revenge on her sister’s killer. The only problem is, she’s the reason her sister is dead in the first place. A first novel.

 

Valldeperas - Their Will UndoneValldeperas, R.J.: Their Will Undone (HarperCollins/Quill Tree 978-0063388765, $19.99, 367pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 06/02/2026)

Young-adult fantasy novel. Kasik must retrieve Nina and bring her to the emperor, however the path back brings them to dangerous places. Kasik questions her loyalty when desire starts to take over. A first novel.

 

Yang - The Jellyfish ProblemYang, Tessa: The Jellyfish Problem (Penguin Random House/Berkley 978-0593955826, $30.00, 384pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 06/02/2026)

Magical realism novel. Dr. Jo Ness gets a call from Nadia who tells her of a giant jellyfish terrorizing her island. Jo decides to fly over to the island where she meets Clementine, a jellyfish that changes everyone who sees it. A first novel.

 

Young-Do - The Heart of the Nhaga

Young-do, Lee: The Heart of the Nhaga (Harper Voyager US 978-0063349896, $32.00, 448pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 06/02/2026)

Fantasy novel, book one of the Bird That Drinks Tears series. The world is divided in two, the Tokebbi to the north, and the Nhaga to the south. No one has crossed the border in centuries, but that’s about to change.

 


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Forthcoming Books Through December 2026

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2 June 2026 at 17:00

Cover of Locus Magazine June 2026 issueThe Locus Selected Books by Author list has been updated on our Forthcoming Books page, with information from the June 2026 issue covering upcoming titles from genre houses slated through December 2026. Find out about your favorite authors’ upcoming books!

For the complete list of books by publisher, subscribe to our print magazine or purchase the June issue in print or digital editions, available June 1, 2026.

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Weekly Bestsellers, 1 June 2026

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1 June 2026 at 20:44
Parker Ballad

Debuting last week and this week, Sarah A. Parker’s The Ballad of Falling Dragons (Avon) ranks #1 on three lists this week.

Also notable: the trade paperback reprint of Rachel Gillig’s The Knight and the Moth (Orbit) debuts on four lists. And a graphic novel version of Matt Dinniman’s Dungeon Crawler Carl (Vault Comics) debuts on two lists.

Title Debut / #wks on any list NYT
06.07		 LAT
05.31		 USAT
05.24		 PW
06.01		 Amz
(06.01)		 UK:
Amz UK
(06.01)		 Canada:
Amz.ca
(06.01)
Items on list -x- number of lists surveyed 10×3 10×2 150 15×3 100 100 100
Hardcovers
Aster, Starside 04.13.26 / 8 14 -2 114 -38 8 +2 xxx
Brown, Red Rising (Deluxe Slipcase Edition) 10.27.25 / 31 xxx.. 56 +10 xxx..
Buehlman, Between Two Fires 03.16.26 / 11 xxx.. 20 = xxx..
Burke, Yesteryear 04.20.26 / 7 2 = 1 = 3 = 3 -1 5 +3 3 = 1 +1
Collins, Sunrise on the Reaping 06.10.24 / 80 xxx 15 +1 xxx.. xxx.. xxx..
Dinniman, A Parade of Horribles 04.27.26 / 6 4 -3 10 -5 9 -5 4 -3 58 -26 xx
Dinniman, Carl’s Doomsday Scenario 01.12.26 / 21 8 +3 28 = 29 -5 20 +6
Dinniman, Dungeon Crawler Carl 05.26.25 / 42 12 +3 xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. x xxx..
Dinniman, The Butcher’s Masquerade 04.21.25 / 17 xxx.. 48 +15 xxx.. 67 +8
Dinniman, The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook 02.02.26 / 17 9 +4 35 -2 39 -8 76 ++
Dinniman, The Eye of the Bedlam Bride 05.26.25 / 15 xxx.. 73 +6 x 86 +2
Dinniman, The Gate of the Feral Gods 03.24.25 / 19 13 + 47 +11 xxx.. 62 -3
Dinniman, This Inevitable Ruin 10.06.25 / 12 xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. 16 -1 xx
Francis, Broken Dove 05.25.26 / 2 15 -12 60 -52 9 -6
Griffin, The Sun and the Starmaker 03.02.26 / 12 9 + xxx.. xxx..
Haig, The Midnight Train 05.18.26 / 3 73 ++ 15 -5 52 ++
Parker, The Ballad of Falling Dragons 05.25.26 / 2 1 ++ 1 +17 1 ++ 67 -19 32 -21
Presley, The Kings’ List 06.01.26 / 1 33 ++
Roberts, Powerless 11.20.23 / 95 xxx.. xxx.. 8 +4 xxx.. xxx.. xxx..
SenLinYu, Alchemised 10.06.25 / 35 xxx.. xxx.. x 19 +2 xxx.. xxx.. xxx..
Smith, The Thorn Queen 04.27.26 / 4 5 +4 xxx.. xxx..
Sorensen, Dire Bound 03.16.26 / 8 xxx.. x 23 -6 xxx
Sorensen, Fury Bound 05.04.26 / 5 x 57 -33 12 -4 xxx xx xx
Tahir, Heir 10.14.24 / 14 xxx.. x 11 -2
Tuli, Storm Breaker 05.18.26 / 3 10 -2 x xx
Yarros, Onyx Storm 04.01.24 / 110 xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. 19 +6 xxx..
Yarros, Untitled Empyrean (Not Book Four) 04.20.26 / 7 xx xxx.. 68 -14
Title Debut / #wks on any list NYT
06.07		 LAT
05.31		 USAT
05.24		 PW
06.01		 Amz
(06.01)		 UK:
Amz UK
(06.01)		 Canada:
Amz.ca
(06.01)
Paperbacks [tpb=trade]
Abercrombie, The Devils [tpb] 05.11.26 / 4 84 -19 19 -5
Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale [tpb] 01.16.17 / 208 xxx.. xxx.. 119 + xxx.. xxx.. xxx..
Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451 07.20.03 / 490 xxx.. 67 + xxx.. 87 + xxx.. xxx..
Buehlman, Between Two Fires [tpb] 09.09.24 / 14 76 -15
Dinniman, Dungeon Crawler Carl [tpb] 01.12.26 / 21 7 -3 3 +1 12 -3 5 -2 28 -5 10 -1
Dinniman, Dungeon Crawler Carl, Vol. 1 (Graphic Novel) [tpb] 06.01.26 / 1 4 ++ 3 ++
Durst, The Faraway Inn [tpb] 04.13.26 / 7 xxx.. 16 -2 xxx..
Gillig, The Knight and the Moth [tpb] 06.01.26 / 1 10 ++ 9 ++ 25 ++ 7 ++ 49 ++
Haig, The Midnight Library [tpb] 05.22.23 / 80 xxx.. x xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. 93 -11 xxx..
Kraus, Angel Down [tpb] 05.18.26 / 3 5 = 52 -13 24 -6 xx xx
Maas, A Court of Frost and Starlight [tpb] 04.10.23 / 126 xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. 88 +10 xxx..
Maas, A Court of Mist and Fury [tpb] 05.14.18 / 231 xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. 40 +7 xxx..
Maas, A Court of Thorns and Roses [tpb] 05.16.16 / 268 xxx.. xxx.. x xxx.. xxx.. 51 -9 xxx..
Maas, A Court of Thorns and Roses Paperback Box Set 06.19.23 / 144 xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. 55 +44
Maas, A Court of Wings and Ruin [tpb] 05.14.18 / 188 xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. 43 +6 xxx..
Orwell, Animal Farm 07.20.03 / 135 113 + xxx.. xxx.. xxx..
Rowling, Harry Potter Box Set: The Complete Collection (UK) [tpb] 03.23.15 / 453 xxx.. 70 +4
Weir, Project Hail Mary [tpb] 10.03.22 / 80 3 = 2 -1 6 -5 22 -5 9 = 28 -12 2 +2
Yarros, Fourth Wing [tpb] 09.16.24 / 88 xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. 27 +3 83 +
Yarros, Iron Flame [tpb] 06.02.25 / 49 xxx.. xxx.. xxx.. 22 +11 xxx..
Title Debut / #wks on any list NYT
06.07		 LAT
05.31		 USAT
05.24		 PW
06.01		 Amz
(06.01)		 UK:
Amz UK
(06.01)		 Canada:
Amz.ca
(06.01)
This cell color indicates rankings on children’s bestsellers lists This cell color indicates rankings of books based on pre-publication sales [Italics and brackets, and/or this cell color, indicate stale data — rankings from one or more weeks before — and do not contribute to the cumulative weeks on any list totals]

The table shows the current rank of each book and the change since last week, where:

= same as last week

+/- change since last week

+ back on list

++ new on list

x no longer on list (number of x’s: weeks off list)

All lists rank hardcovers and paperbacks separately, except for the USA Today list, which is a single list combining fiction and nonfiction in all formats. Dates shown are posted dates, except those in parentheses, which are dates compiled. New York Times posts its list one week in advance of print publication.

Note that some sources do not compile paperback bestsellers, and some exclude YA books (like the Harry Potter series) from their hardcover and paperback fiction lists.

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Nuremberg Worldcon Bid Withdraws

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1 June 2026 at 19:12

Hugo Award trophy imageThe Nuremberg 2028 Worldcon bid has announced its withdrawal from the race after a decision by a crew-committee assembly.

This decision comes from a mix of personal, organisational and timing reasons. Since our introduction at Smofcon in November, we have received wonderful support from volunteers, artists, experienced conrunners and communities across Central Europe. We are deeply grateful for that.

But as site selection begins, we have to be honest: we are not at the point where we would need to be in order to ask the community to vote for us and be ready to carry the responsibility of winning.

The Kigali bid, which was changed from Uganda to Rwanda in 2024, also withdrew February 7, 2026 due to lack of resources.

This leaves the Brisbane bid for 2028 the only remaining bid for the 2028 Worldcon. The bid’s administrators responded to the Nuremberg bid withdrawal:

We’d like to thank Nuremberg in 2028 for running alongside us in the race to win the 2028 Worldcon. And while they’ve now stepped away from the race, we’re a better bid for having had the competition.
For more information, see the Nuremberg bid website or the Worldcon bids web page.

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Issue 785 Table of Contents, June 2026

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Cover of Locus Magazine June 2026 issueThe June 2026 Locus magazine, issue #785, has interviews with Robert Jackson Bennett and Isabel J. Kim, and a spotlight on artist Dante Luiz. The Summer Reads section includes Locus reviewers’ recommendations, commentary from Saga editor Nivia Evans and Sheree Renée Thomas, and US and UK forthcoming books titles. News includes the 2026 Locus Awards winners, Daniel Kraus’s Pulitzer Prize win, LA Times Book Prize winners, new Transworld imprint 3AM Books, and more. Obituaries remember Tom Clegg, Michael P. Spradlin, and Donald Sidney-Fryer. Reviews include new titles by Amitav Ghosh, Joseph Eckert, Ian McDonald, Christopher Priest & Nina Allan, Rachel Khong, Thomas Elrod, Ra Page & David Sue (eds.), Garth Nix, J.M. Sidorova, Andrea Hairston, Isabel Ibañez, Leslye Penelope, Vonda N. McIntyre, Isabel J. Kim, Jedediah Berry, ‘Pemi Aguda, Munir Hachemi translated by Julia Sanches, M. John Harrison, Lee Young-do translated by Anton Hur, Violet Allen, Andrew Dana Hudson, Kate Milford, Meg Shaffer, Elana K. Arnold, Daisy Pearce, Uketsu translated by Jim Rion, Allen Stroud, Cynthia Gómez, James S.A. Corey, Ann Leckie, Alex Shvartsman, Jeff Noon, Sheree Renée Thomas, and more.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

June 2026 • Issue 785 • Vol. 96 • No. 6
59th Year of Publication • 30-Time Hugo Winner
Cover and interview design by Francesca Myman. Cover art by Nelli Valova.

INTERVIEWS

Robert Jackson Bennett: No Pixie Dust /  10
Isabel J. Kim: Secrets & Ticking Clock /  28

MAIN STORIES / 5 & 6

Locus Awards Winners  •  Tom Clegg (1957-2026)  •  Appreciation by Kim Stanley Robinson  •  Kraus Wins Pulitzer Prize  •  LA Times Book Prize Winners  •  New Imprint: 3AM Books  •  Zelazny Wins Infinity Award

THE DATA FILE / 7

Analog AnLab Awards and Asimov’s Readers’ Award Finalists  •  Online 2026 Hugo Voting Open  •  British Book Awards Winners  •  PEN America Launches Author Safety Program  •  Aurora Awards Ballot  •  Clarion West Announces Partnership for Residency Program  •  Bloomsbury Layoffs  •  BSFS Poetry Contest  •  The Tolkien Society Awards 2026  •  Ditmar Awards Preliminary Ballot  •  Publishing News  •  Awards News  •  International Rights

PEOPLE & PUBLISHING / 8

Notes on milestones, awards, books sold, etc., with news this issue about C.J. Cherryh, Akwaeke Emezi, Travis Baldree, Matt Haig, Kazuo Ishiguro, and many others

FORTHCOMING BOOKS: SUMMER READS/ 31

Locus Reviewers’ Summer Picks, 32  •  Summer Publishing: Nivia Evans, Saga Editor, 34  •  Time to Read: Sheree Renée Thomas, 34  •  Forthcoming: Selected Books by Author, 36  •  Forthcoming: Complete Books by Publisher, 39

SPECIAL FEATURES

Spotlight on Dante Luiz, 49  •  Photo Story: Hexagon XVII, 74  •  Photo Story: Brooklyn Books & Booze, 76

LISTINGS

Magazines Received: April, 50  •  Bestsellers, 51  •  New & Notable Books: April, 52  •  Books Received: April, 53

OTHER OBITUARIES / 77

Michael P.Spradlin  •  Donald Sidney-Fryer

EDITORIAL MATTERS / 78

Short Fiction Reviews by MARIA HASKINS / 12

Otherside 3/26; Flash Fiction Magazine 4/26; Small Wonders 4/26; Night Shades Magazine 4/17/26, 4/3/26, 3/6/26; Strange Horizons 3/30/26; PodCastle 3/24/26; EscapePod 3/26/26; GigaNotoSaurus 4/1/26; Beneath Ceaseless Skies 4/16/26; Lightspeed 4/26.

Short Fiction Reviews by A.C. WISE / 14

Analog 3-4/26; Tales and Feathers Vol. 4; Clarkesworld 4/26.

Reviews by GARY K. WOLFE / 15

Ghost-Eye, Amitav Ghosh; The Traveler, Joseph Eckert; Boy, With Accidental Dinosaur, Ian McDonald; The Illuminated Man: Life, Death and the Worlds of J. G. Ballard, Christopher Priest & Nina Allan.

Reviews by IAN MOND / 16

My Dear You: Stories, Rachel Khong; The Franchise, Thomas Elrod; Monster Capital: Tales of Capitalist Unease, Ra Page & David Sue, eds.

Reviews by ALEXANDRA PIERCE / 18

Massif, Garth Nix; The Witch of Prague, J. M. Sidorova.

Reviews by MAYA C. JAMES / 19

The Redemption Center is Closed on Sundays, Andrea Hairston; Graceless Heart, Isabel Ibañez; The Inevitable Undoing of Zahara Douglass, Leslye Penelope.

Reviews by NIALL HARRISON / 20

The Curve of the World, Vonda N. McIntyre; Sublimation, Isabel J. Kim; Kill All Wizards, Jedediah Berry; One Leg on Earth, ‘Pemi Aguda; The Mulai, Munir Hachemi, tr. Julia Sanches; The End of Everything, M. John Harrison.

Reviews by ABIGAIL NUSSBAUM / 22

The Heart of the Nhaga, Lee Young-do, tr. Anton Hur; Plastic, Prism, Void, Violet Allen; Absence, Andrew Dana Hudson.

Reviews by COLLEEN MONDOR / 24

Rialto, Kate Milford; The Book Witch, Meg Shaffer; Holloway, Elana K. Arnold.

Reviews by GABINO IGLESIAS / 25

Dark is When the Devil Comes, Daisy Pearce; Strange Buildings, Uketsu; Anti-State, Allen Stroud.

Reviews by DIVERS HANDS: ALEX BROWN, YOON HA LEE, RUSSELL LETSON, ADRIENNE MARTINI, ADAM ROBERTS, WOLE TALABI, ALVARO ZINOS-AMARO / 26

Muñeca, Cynthia Gómez; The Faith of Beasts, James S. A. Corey; Radiant Star, Ann Leckie; The Best of All Possible Planets, Alex Shvartsman; Moon Over Brendle, Jeff Noon; Ring Shout on Saturn, Sheree Renée Thomas; The Illuminated Man: Life, Death and the Worlds of J.G. Ballard, Christopher Priest & Nina Allan.

Books reviews in this issue (indicating reviewer) —

Aguda, ‘Pemi • One Leg on Earth (Niall Harrison)
Allen, Violet • Plastic, Prism, Void (Abigail Nussbaum)
Arnold, Elana K. • Holloway (Colleen Mondor)
Berry, Jedediah • Kill All Wizards (Niall Harrison)
Corey, James S. A. • The Faith of Beasts (Yoon Ha Lee)
Eckert, Joseph • The Traveler (Gary K. Wolfe)
Elrod, Thomas • The Franchise (Ian Mond)
Ghosh, Amitav • Ghost-Eye (Gary K. Wolfe)
Gómez, Cynthia • Mu eca (Alex Brown)
Hachemi, Munir • The Mulai (Niall Harrison)
Hairston, Andrea • The Redemption Center is Closed on Sundays (Maya C. James)
Harrison, M. John • The End of Everything (Niall Harrison)
Hudson, Andrew Dana • Absence (Abigail Nussbaum)
Iba ez, Isabel • Graceless Heart (Maya C. James)
Khong, Rachel • My Dear You (Ian Mond)
Kim, Isabel J. • Sublimation (Niall Harrison)
Leckie, Ann • Radiant Star (Russell Letson)
McDonald, Ian • Boy, With Accidental Dinosaur (Gary K. Wolfe)
McIntyre, Vonda N. • The Curve of the World (Niall Harrison)
Milford, Kate • Rialto (Colleen Mondor)
Nix, Garth • Massif (Alexandra Pierce)
Noon, Jeff • Moon Over Brendle (Adam Roberts)
Page, Ra, & David Sue, eds. • Monster Capital: Tales of Capitalist Unease (Ian Mond)
Pearce, Daisy • Dark Is When the Devil Comes (Gabino Iglesias)
Penelope, Leslye • The Inevitable Undoing of Zahara Douglass (Maya C. James)
Priest, Christopher, & Nina Allan • The Illuminated Man: Life, Death and the Worlds of J.G. Ballard (Alvaro Zinos-Amaro)
Priest, Christopher, & Nina Allan • The Illuminated Man: Life, Death and the Worlds of J.G. Ballard (Gary K. Wolfe)
Shaffer, Meg • The Book Witch (Colleen Mondor)
Shvartsman, Alex • The Best of All Possible Planets (Adrienne Martini)
Sidorova, J. M. • The Witch of Prague (Alexandra Pierce)
Stroud, Allen • Anti-State (Gabino Iglesias)
Thomas, Sheree Ren e • Ring Shout on Saturn (Wole Talabi)
Uketsu, translated by Jim Rion • Strange Buildings (Gabino Iglesias)
Young-do, Lee • The Heart of the Nhaga (Abigail Nussbaum)

#SFF #sciencefiction #fantasy #books #booksky #bookreviews

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Received — 31 May 2026 ⏭ Locus Online

2026 Locus Awards Winners

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By: locusmag
31 May 2026 at 04:10

2026 Locus Awards Winners graphic, purple with award

The Locus Science Fiction Foundation announced the winners in each category of the 2026 Locus Awards on May 30, 2026, during the Bay Area Book Festival.  Tananarive Due, Stephen Graham Jones, and Nnedi Okorafor were Guests of Honor, with Featured Local Artist Alyssa Winans. Additional weekend events included readings, panels with leading authors, and a catered reception.

SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL

  • WINNER: Death of the Author, Nnedi Okorafor (Morrow; Gollancz) amazon / bookshop

FANTASY NOVEL

  • WINNER: The Everlasting, Alix E. Harrow (Tor; Tor UK) amazon / bookshop
  • The Devils, Joe Abercrombie (Tor; Gollancz) amazon / bookshop
  • The Tomb of Dragons, Katherine Addison (Tor; Solaris UK) amazon / bookshop
  • Lessons in Magic and Disaster, Charlie Jane Anders (Tor; Titan UK) amazon / bookshop
  • A Drop of Corruption, Robert Jackson Bennett (Del Rey; Hodderscape) amazon / bookshop
  • The Raven Scholar, Antonia Hodgson (Orbit US; Hodderscape) amazon / bookshop
  • Hemlock & Silver, T. Kingfisher (Tor; Tor UK) amazon / bookshop
  • Katabasis, R.F. Kuang (Harper Voyager; Harper Voyager UK) amazon / bookshop
  • The Incandescent, Emily Tesh (Tor; Orbit UK) amazon / bookshop
  • Queen Demon, Martha Wells (Tor) amazon / bookshop

HORROR NOVEL

  • WINNER: The Buffalo Hunter Hunter, Stephen Graham Jones (Saga; Titan UK) amazon / bookshop
  • The Possession of Alba Díaz, Isabel Cañas (Berkley; Solaris UK) amazon / bookshop
  • Spread Me, Sarah Gailey (Nightfire) amazon / bookshop
  • King Sorrow, Joe Hill (Morrow; Headline UK) amazon / bookshop
  • The Library at Hellebore, Cassandra Khaw (Nightfire; Titan UK) amazon / bookshop
  • Never Flinch, Stephen King (Scribner, Hodder & Stoughton UK) amazon / bookshop
  • The Bewitching, Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Del Rey; Arcadia UK) amazon / bookshop
  • It Was Her House First, Cherie Priest (Poisoned Pen) amazon / bookshop
  • The Crimson Road, A.G. Slatter (Titan US & UK) amazon / bookshop
  • The Staircase in the Woods, Chuck Wendig (Del Rey; Del Rey UK) amazon / bookshop

YOUNG ADULT NOVEL

  • WINNER: Starstrike, Yoon Ha Lee (Delacorte; Solaris UK) [SF] amazon / bookshop
  • The Singular Life of Aria Patel, Samira Ahmed (Little, Brown; Atom UK) [SF] amazon / bookshop
  • Make Me a Monster, Kalynn Bayron (Bloomsbury US; Bloomsbury UK) [H] amazon / bookshop
  • Costumes for Time Travelers, A.R. Capetta (Candlewick; Walker UK) [F] amazon / bookshop
  • The Executioners Three, Susan Dennard (Tor Teen; Daphne UK) [H] amazon / bookshop
  • The Underwood Tapes, Amanda DeWitt (Peachtree Teen) [H] amazon / bookshop
  • Among Ghosts, Rachel Hartman (Random House) [F] amazon / bookshop
  • Sky on Fire, E.K. Johnston (Dutton) [F] amazon / bookshop
  • I Am Not Jessica Chen, Ann Liang (Harper) [F] amazon / bookshop
  • They Bloom at Night, Trang Thanh Tran (Bloomsbury US; Bloomsbury UK) [H] amazon / bookshop

FIRST NOVEL

  • WINNER: Sour Cherry, Natalia Theodoridou (Tin House; Wildfire UK) [F] amazon / bookshop
  • A Song of Legends Lost, M.H. Ayinde (Orbit UK; Saga) [F] amazon / bookshop
  • Red Rabbit Ghost, Jen Julian (Run For It) [H] amazon / bookshop
  • When Devils Sing, Xan Kaur (Holt; First Ink UK) [H] amazon / bookshop
  • Awake in the Floating City, Susanna Kwan (Pantheon; Simon & Schuster UK) [SF] amazon / bookshop
  • Luminous, Silvia Park (Simon & Schuster; Magpie) [SF] amazon / bookshop
  • Archive of Unknown Universes, Ruben Reyes Jr. (Mariner; Footnote UK) [SF] amazon / bookshop
  • North Sun, Or The Voyage of the Whaleship Esther, Ethan Rutherford (A Strange Object) [H] amazon / bookshop
  • Blob, Maggie Su (Harper; Sceptre UK) [F] amazon / bookshop
  • Song of Spores, Bogi Takács (Broken Eye) [SF] amazon / bookshop

TRANSLATED NOVEL

  • WINNER: On the Calculation of Volume III, Solvej Balle, tr. Sophia Hersi Smith & Jennifer Russell (New Directions; Faber & Faber) [SF] amazon / bookshop
  • The Unworthy, Agustina Bazterrica, tr. Sarah Moses (Scribner; Pushkin UK) [H] amazon / bookshop
  • The Midnight Shift, Cheon Seon-Ran, tr. Gene Png (Bloomsbury UK; Bloomsbury US) [H] amazon / bookshop
  • Red Sword, Bora Chung, tr. Anton Hur (Honford Star) [SF] amazon / bookshop
  • The Midnight Timetable, Bora Chung, tr. Anton Hur (Algonquin) [H] amazon / bookshop
  • Ice, Jacek Dukaj, tr. Ursula Phillips (Head of Zeus) [SF] amazon / bookshop
  • Blood for the Undying Throne, Sung-il Kim, tr. Anton Hur (Tor) [F] amazon / bookshop
  • Vanishing World, Sayaka Murata, tr. Ginny Tapley Takemori (Grove; Granta UK) [SF] amazon / bookshop
  • Dengue Boy, Michel Nieva, tr. Rahul Bery (Astra House; Serpent’s Tail) [SF] amazon / bookshop
  • The Wax Child, Olga Ravn, tr. Martin Aitken (New Directions; Viking UK) [F] amazon / bookshop

NOVELLA

  • WINNER: The River Has Roots, Amal El-Mohtar (Tordotcom) amazon / bookshop

NOVELETTE

SHORT STORY

ANTHOLOGY

  • WINNER: We Will Rise Again, Karen Lord, Annalee Newitz & Malka Older, eds. (Saga) amazon / bookshop
  • The Black Fantastic, andré m. carrington, ed. (Library of America) amazon / bookshop
  • Night & Day, Ellen Datlow, ed. (Saga) amazon / bookshop
  • Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology, Julie C. Day, Carina Bissett & Craig Laurance Gidney, eds. (Essential Dreams) amazon / bookshop
  • The End of the World As We Know It, Christopher Golden & Brian Keene, eds. (Gallery) amazon / bookshop
  • Amplitudes: Stories of Queer and Trans Futurity, Lee Mandelo, ed. (Erewhon) amazon / bookshop
  • The Best Weird Fiction of the Year: Volume 1, Michael Kelly, ed. (Undertow) amazon / bookshop
  • Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume Three, Stephen Kotowych, ed. (Ansible) amazon 
  • The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2025, Nnedi Okorafor & John Joseph Adams, eds. (Mariner) amazon / bookshop
  • As the Earth Dreams: Black Canadian Speculative Stories, Terese Mason Pierre, ed. (Spiderline) amazon / bookshop

COLLECTION

  • WINNER: Uncertain Sons and Other Stories, Thomas Ha (Undertow) amazon / bookshop
  • Call and Response, Christopher Caldwell (Neon Hemlock) amazon / bookshop
  • Moon Songs, Carol Emshwiller (Third Man) amazon / bookshop
  • Letters from an Imaginary Country, Theodora Goss (Tachyon) amazon / bookshop
  • Bright Dead Star, Caitlín R. Kiernan (Subterranean) amazon / bookshop
  • The Essential Patricia A. McKillip, Patricia A. McKillip (Tachyon) amazon / bookshop
  • One Message Remains, Premee Mohamed (Psychopomp) amazon / bookshop
  • The Revelation Space Collection Volumes 1 & 2, Alastair Reynolds (Gollancz) amazon / bookshop
  • Crows and Silences, Lucius Shepard (Subterranean) amazon / bookshop
  • A Catalog of Storms, Fran Wilde (Fairwood) amazon / bookshop

MAGAZINE

  • WINNER: Clarkesworld
  • Asimov’s
  • Beneath Ceaseless Skies
  • F&SF
  • Fiyah
  • khōréō
  • Lightspeed
  • Reactor
  • Strange Horizons
  • Uncanny Magazine

PUBLISHER (Tor Publishing Group & Subterranean Press have recused themselves from this category. Tor UK is an imprint of Pan Macmillan, not TPG.)

  • WINNER: Orbit
  • Angry Robot
  • DAW
  • Del Rey
  • Gollancz
  • Neon Hemlock
  • Pan Macmillan/Tor UK
  • Saga
  • Solaris
  • Tachyon

EDITOR

  • WINNER: Neil Clarke
  • John Joseph Adams
  • Scott H. Andrews
  • Ellen Datlow
  • dave ring
  • Jonathan Strahan
  • Bogi Takács
  • Wendy N. Wagner
  • Fran Wilde & Julian Yap
  • Sheila Williams

ARTIST

  • WINNER: John Picacio
  • Brom
  • Rovina Cai
  • Galen Dara
  • Bob Eggleton
  • Kathleen Jennings
  • Alan Lee
  • Shaun Tan
  • Charles Vess
  • Michael Whelan

ILLUSTRATED AND ART BOOK

  • WINNER: The Space Cat, Nnedi Okorafor, art by Tana Ford (First Second) amazon / bookshop
  • The Invisible Parade, Leigh Bardugo & John Picacio (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) amazon / bookshop
  • Frank Frazetta: Fine Lines, Sara Frazetta & Arnie Fenner, eds., art by Frank Frazetta (Frazetta Girls) amazon 
  • Starling House, Alix E. Harrow, art by Rovina Cai (Subterranean) amazon / bookshop
  • Designing Terry Pratchett’s Discworld, Paul Kidby (Harper; Doubleday UK) amazon / bookshop
  • Carmilla, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, art by Rosemary Valero-O’Connell (Beehive) amazon
  • Edmund Spenser’s The Faerie Queene Volumes 1-3, adapted by Rebecca K. Reynolds, art by Justin Gerard (Sky Turtle) amazon 
  • Sunset at Zero Point, Simon Stålenhag (as Swedish Machines Free League Sweden; Saga US) amazon / bookshop
  • Faraway Dreaming, Ulla Thynell (Atthis Arts)
  • Icons of the Fantastic: Illustrations of Imaginative Literature from the Korshak Collection, Amanda T. Zehnder & David M. Brinley, eds. (University of Delaware Press) amazon / bookshop

NON-FICTION

  • The Outspoken and the Incendiary, Terry Bisson (PM) amazon / bookshop
  • Colourfields, Paul Kincaid (Briardene) amazon 
  • Spring, Summer, Asteroid, Bird: The Art of Eastern Storytelling, Henry Lien (Norton) amazon / bookshop
  • Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler, Susana M. Morris (Amistad) amazon / bookshop
  • Black Apocalypse: Afrofuturism at the End of the World, Tavia Nyong’o (University of California Press) amazon / bookshop
  • Racebook: A Personal History of the Internet, Tochi Onyebuchi (Roxane Gay) amazon / bookshop
  • Why I Love Horror: Essays on Horror Literature, Becky Siegel Spratford, ed. (Saga) amazon / bookshop
  • Space Ships! Ray Guns! Martian Octopods!: Interviews with Science Fiction Legends, Richard Wolinsky, ed. (Tachyon) amazon / bookshop
  • Octavia E. Butler: H is for Horse, Chi-ming Yang (Oxford University Press) amazon / bookshop
     

SPECIAL AWARD 2026: Supporting the Speculative Writing Community

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Received — 30 May 2026 ⏭ Locus Online

Magazines Received – June

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By: locusmag
30 May 2026 at 17:00
This list covers new SF/F/H print, online, and electronic periodicals (including regularly updated websites) seen by Locus magazine, focusing on those that publish fiction or reviews and criticism. To submit titles for listing on these pages, please send to Locus Publications, 655 13th St. #100, Oakland CA 94612 or email locus@locusmag.com.

Online Magazines

Adventitious

  • Scott Beggs, ed.
  • Issue #3, June/July 2026, some stories free online, or $5.49 per issue, bimonthly.
  • A speculative fiction magazine that “hopes to be an intelligent mischievous literary magazine for the curious and unclassifiable” with fiction by M.A. Carrick, Clint Hannah-Lopez, Amanda Helms, and others. Cover by heron dawley.

Apex Magazine #153 blue coverApex Magazine

  • Lesley Conner, ed.
  • Issue #153, May 2026, free on­line or $4.99 per issue; bimonthly. SF/fantasy/horror magazine.
  • Fiction by Claire Jia-Wen, Beth Dawkins, Debbie Urbanski, and others; interviews; and articles. Cover by Valentina Paz.

Aurealis 

  • Stephen Higgins, ed., Cat Sparks, guest ed.
  • No. 190, May 2026, $3.99 digital, 10 times a year (every month except January and December). Australian SF/F magazine.
  • This issue includes fiction from Brendan Cottam, Donna Lee Austin, and Dominic Deveny-Borg; essays; an interview, and reviews. Cover by Harveys Art.

Beneath Ceaseless Skies

  • Scott H. Andrews, ed.
  • Issue #456, April 30, 2026, free online, biweekly. Literary fantasy/adventure magazine.
  • This issue includes stories by Alma Alexander, Tamara Vardomskaya, and Cara Masten DiGirolamo. Cover by Anthony Avon.

Black Cat Weekly

  • John Betancourt, ed.
  • Issue #242, $2.99 digital, weekly. SF and mystery digital magazine with original and reprinted stories. This issue has stories by Ray Cummings, Sam Merwin, Jr., Michael Randle, and others. Cover by Ron Miller.
  • Issue #243 includes fiction by Robert J. Pearsall, Lois Metzger, Manly Wade Wellman, and others. Cover by Stephen Hickman.
  • Issue #244 features work by Phyllis Anne Karr, Michael Avallone, John Jakes, and others. Cover by Steve Hickman.
  • Issue #245 has fiction by Mack Reynolds, Richard Wilson, Teel James Glenn, and others. Cover by Steve Hickman.
  • Issue #246 includes work by Ron Miller, Adrian Cole, Wallace West and others. Cover by Ron Miller.

Clarkesworld

  • Neil Clarke, ed.
  • Issue ##236, May 2026, free online or $3.99 digital/$13.99 print + digital, monthly.
  • SF/fantasy magazine with fiction from Louis Inglis Hall, Tia Tashiro, Nick Wolven, and others; essays; and interviews. Cover by Lisa Falkenstern.

Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores 

  • Fran Eisemann, ed.
  • April/May 2026, free online. Genre fiction magazine with stories, podcast and reviews.
  • In April, the site posted a story by P.N. Udochi, and more.

The Dark

  • Sean Wal­lace, ed.
  • Issue #132, May 2026, free online or digital available for $1.99-$2.99, monthly. Dark fantasy and horror magazine.
  • This issue includes fiction by NM Whitley, Nelson Stanley, Kelsea Yu, and Ai Jiang. Cover by Joe Therasakdhi.

Gray cover of The Deadlands #42The Deadlands

  • E. Catherine Tobler, ed.
  • Issue No. 42, Spring 2026, $6.99 digital, quarterly, 84pp, 12½ x 20½ cm. The Deadlands explores “all aspects of Death and the borders it shares with the living.”
  • This issue includes stories by A.E. Weisgerber, Phoenix Mendoza, Maya Ysabel Ng, and others; non-fiction; and poetry. Cover by Dory Whynot.

Escape Artists

  • Five weekly podcasts: Es­cape Pod <escapepod.org/> Valerie Valdes & Mur Lafferty, eds. (SF), Pod­Castle <podcastle.org/> Shingai Njeri Kagunda & Eleanor R. Wood, eds. (fantasy), PseudoPod <pseudopod.org/> Shawn Garrett & Alex Hofelich, eds. (horror), Cast of Wonders <www.castofwonders.org> Katherine Inskip, ed. (YA) and CatsCast <escapeartists.net/catscast/> Laura Pearlman, ed. (speculative fiction cat stories).
  • Free online. Genre podcasts of both original and previously published stories with accompanying text.

Flash Point SF

  • Thomas J. Griffin & M.A. Dosser, eds.
  • April -May 2026, free online, biweekly. Flash fiction SF and fantasy site.
  • In April and May, the site posted short fiction by Moh Afdhaal, Marie Brennan, and others.

Foofaraw

  • Kevin Kortum, ed.
  • Issue #008 May 2026, free online or $4.00 digital, monthly, 74pp. “A zine of surreal storytelling and worldly observations” with fiction, observations, and author interviews.
  • This issue includes stories by Maureen Bowden, H.C. Ricci, Anna Chung, and L.N. Hunter. Cover by Brendan Loper.

Galaxy Science Fiction 

  • Justin T. O’Conor Sloane, ed.
  • Issue #264, Vol 2, No.1, $14.99 print, April 2026, 198pp, 14 x 21½ cm.
  • Contemporary revival of Galaxy magazine with stories by Grant Carrington, Robert Silverberg, John Shirley, Robert Jeschonek, and others; interviews; poetry; articles; and art. Cover by Marianne Plumridge.

Lightspeed Magazine

  • John Joseph Ad­ams, ed.
  • Issue #192, May 2026, free online or $4.99 ebook, monthly.
  • Online SF/fantasy magazine with fiction from Sam W. Pisciotta, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Melissa A Watkins, Ada Hoffmann, and others; author spotlights; and reviews. Cover by Warmtail.

Mysterion

  • Donald S. Crankshaw & Kristin Janz, eds.
  • May – June 2026, free online or via Patreon, bimonthly. Online magazine presenting stories that engage “meaningfully with Christianity…although not exclusively from a Christian perspective.”
  • May – June features stories by Larry Ferrill and Rod A. White. Cover by André Mata.

Black cover of Nightmare #164Nightmare Magazine

  • Wendy N. Wagner, ed.
  • Issue #164, May 2026, free online or $3.99 ebook, monthly.
  • Horror/dark fantasy magazine with fiction by Sarah Grey, Audrey Coble, and Bruce McAllister; author spotlights; an interview; non-fiction, and poetry. Cover by Gareth / Adobe Stock.

Reactor

  • Various eds.
  • April/May 2026, free online.
  • Macmillan house site publishing fiction and articles including original fiction from Louis Evans, Christopher Rowe, Daria Lavelle, John Langan, J.R. Dawson, and others; novel excerpts; rereads/rewatches of novels and television shows; news, reviews; articles, commentary; and interviews.

Samovar

  • Sarah Dodd, Laura Friis & Greg West eds.
  • April 27, 2026, free, quarterly. Special quarterly issue of Strange Horizons with translated speculative fiction in both English and its original language.
  • This issue has fiction by Moon Young Park (Paige Aniyah Morris, trans.) and Lu Qiucha (Hal Y. Zhang, trans); plus poetry.

Small Planet

  • Rachel Cordasco, ed.
  • Issue #1, May 2026, free, quarterly.
  • Premiere issue of a new magazine focusing on SF in translation with “interviews with translators, columns on forthcoming books, reviews of older and newer SFT, wish-lists of books we’d like translated into English, reports from countries around the world on their SF scenes, and so much more.”
  • The first issue includes pieces by Cheryl Morgan, Cristina Jurado, Alex Shvartsman, and others.

Speculative Insight

  • Alexandra Pierce, ed.
  • April/May 2026, free/paid, monthly. Online literary journal that publishes two nonfiction essays a month (one free and one subscriber-only) that “…explores the breadth and depth of the themes, ideas, and issues of science fiction and fantasy.”
  • This month’s essays are by Tansy Rayner Roberts and Praise Afolabi.

Strange Horizons

  • Gautam Bhatia, et al., eds.
  • April/May 2026, free, weekly.
  • Speculative fiction magazine with fiction by Jamie McGhee, Audrey Zhou, aegor ray, Dhiyanah Hassan, and others; poetry; non-fiction; columns; articles; and reviews. New issues are posted each Monday. Covers

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New Books Video: Releases of the Week! May 26, 2026

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28 May 2026 at 21:00

Get ready for another week of incredible new reads as Locus spotlights the latest Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Young Adult releases hitting shelves the week of May 26th, 2026! From highly anticipated adventures to chilling tales and imaginative worlds, this lineup is filled with books readers won’t want to miss. We’ve rounded up some of the biggest and most exciting releases to help you discover your next favorite addition to your TBR pile. New videos arrive every week, so be sure to subscribe and stay connected with all the newest happenings in speculative fiction. Thanks so much for watching and supporting the channel—we can’t wait to share even more upcoming releases with you soon!

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2025 Shirley Jackson Awards Nominees

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By: Alice Strangman
28 May 2026 at 19:16

Shirley Jackson Awards logoThe 2025 Shirley Jackson Awards nominees for outstanding achievement in horror, psychological suspense, and dark fantasy fiction have been announced.

Novel

  • Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng, Kylie Lee Baker (Hanover Square)
  • Old Soul, Susan Barker (G.P. Putnam’s Sons)
  • How to Fake a Haunting, Christa Carmen (Thomas & Mercer)
  • Witchcraft for Wayward Girls, Grady Hendrix (Berkley)
  • Moonflow, Bitter Karella (Run For It)
  • The Lamb, Lucy Rose (HarperCollins)

Novella

  • The Death of Mountains, Jordan Kurella (Lethe)
  • The Glass Garden, Jessica Lévai (Lanternfish)
  • Psychopomp & Circumstance, Eden Royce (Tordotcom)
  • The Cold House, A.G. Slatter (Titan)
  • DuMort, Michelle Tang (Ghost Orchid)

Novelette

  • Letter Slot, Owen King (Amazon Original Stories)
  • “The Severity of Things”, Mo Moshaty (Clairviolence: Tales of Tarot and Torment)
  • “The Millay Illusion”, Sarah Pinsker (Uncanny 11-12/25)
  • “Emily”, Vanessa Santos (Make a Home of Me)
  • The Confirmed Bachelors, Stephen Volk (Black Shuck)

Short Fiction

  • “Room 24”, Caroline Kepnes (The End of the World As We Know It: New Tales of Stephen King’s The Stand)
  • “Lapse”, Kirsty Logan (Unquiet Guests)
  • “Silver Boots”, Donna Lynch (HOWL: An Anthology of Werewolves from Women-in-Horror)
  • “Bitter Skin”, Kaaron Warren (Night & Day)
  • “Mother’s Mother’s Daughter”, Audrey Zhou (Silk and Sinew: A Collection of Folk Horror from the Asian Diaspora)

Single-Author Collection

  • Issues with Authority, Nadia Bulkin (Ghoulish)
  • Moon Songs, Carol Emshwiller (Third Man)
  • Clairviolence: Tales of Tarot and Torment, Mo Moshaty (Tenebrous)
  • Good and Evil and Other Stories, Samanta Schweblin, tr. Megan McDowell (Alfred A. Knopf)
  • Portalmania, Debbie Urbanski (Simon & Schuster)

Edited Anthology

  • Roots of My Fears, Gemma Amor, ed. (Titan)
  • Unquiet Guests, Dan Coxon, ed. (Dead Ink)
  • Night & Day, Ellen Datlow, ed. (Saga)
  • Silk and Sinew: A Collection of Folk Horror from the Asian Diaspora, Kristy Park Kulski, ed. (Bad Hand)
  • Were Wolf Short Stories, Catherine Taylor, Nick Wells & Gillian Whitaker, eds. (Flame Tree)

Winners will be announced on July 11, 2026 at Readercon 35 in Burlington MA. For more information, see the award website.

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