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(1) TOR ACCUSED OF USING AI ART COVER, AGAIN. [Item by Anne Marble.] People strongly suspect that Tor used yet another AI cover for a release by its Bramble imprint. In this case, the book is their hardcover reprint of Gothikana, a dark academia romance by an anonymous author known as RuNyx-- an indie book

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Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine: When the World Changes: A Conversation with Wole Talabi by Arley Sorg

The magazine of the science fiction, fantasy, and horror field with news, reviews, and author interviews

The magazine of the science fiction, fantasy, and horror field with news, reviews, and author interviews

(1) COURT DECISION CURBS A LONGTIME COPYRIGHT REQUIREMENT. [Item by Anne Marble.] In 2018, print-on-demand publisher Valancourt Books sued the U.S. Copyright Office because of the "mandatory deposit" requirement -- where publishers are required to send U.S. Copyright Office copies of about 240 of the books they publish. They didn't have the books on hand

The magazine of the science fiction, fantasy, and horror field with news, reviews, and author interviews

For whatever quirky reason, August 2023 is particularly robust on two fronts: short-story collections, and retellings that shed new light on familiar characters from myths and history. That said, this month’s list is simply huge (70 titles!) and also has plenty of epic fantasy and sci-fi—as well as some truly original ideas, like a tale involving sentient tornadoes. Read on!

As summer winds down, there are new titles on the way from Alice Hoffman, R.A. Salvatore, Jonathan Maberry, Josh Malerman, and many more.