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Why we’re seduced by nature’s toxins, horror stories for winter solstice, and more books out this month

This month brings a whopping 70 new titles, including Halloween reads, a Jordan Peele-edited anthology, a new Dune book, and Patrick Stewart's memoir.

The days may be getting shorter, but October’s list of new sci-fi, fantasy, and horror books is as long as ever, with a seasonally appropriate emphasis on “horror.” There are witches, haunted houses, monsters, and more—plus celebrity cameos, like Star Trek icon Patrick Stewart, and a host of new anthologies, including an eerie collection edited by Jordan Peele.

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

(1) TOP PEOPLE. Writer Ted Chiang, filmmaker Lilly Wachowski, manga creator Rootport, and artist Kelly McKernan are some of the recognizable names who are not CEOs or scientists on TIME’s list of “The 100 Most Influential People in AI 2023”. (2) COLLATERAL DAMAGE OF LISTS. “Here we go again. Another badly skewed list of fantasy

These are the best horror titles coming this Fall, from YA thrillers and spooky anthologies to ghost stories both literal and figurative.

(0) While drafting this Scroll I got a call that I need to go pick up a prescription for my mother and drive it over to her skilled nursing facility. So I'll have to put off the rest of this work til tomorrow. (1) MEMORY LANE. 2010 – [Written by Cat Eldridge.] Larry Niven’s Rainbow Mars novel is our

(1) VIRTUAL SFF CONFERENCE. The theme of the Virtual International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts (VICFA), to be held November 5-11, 2023, is “AI, Algorithms, Automata and Art” Organized by new Virtual Conference Coordinator and Afropantheologist Oghenechovwe Ekpeki. Go to the link to register. Guests of Honor: Martha Wells, Steven Barnes, and Annalee NewitzGuest

Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine: Global Discovery: A Conversation with Jared Shurin by Arley Sorg

(1) HOPE FOR THE JAMES WHITE AWARD. Gareth Jelley, editor and publisher of Interzone, responded to the comments about the James White Award in yesterday’s post "Are These Awards Dead or Just Pining for the Fjords?" Thank you for the interesting post today on awards. Funnily enough, I'm becoming a big fan of James White's