If you’d like to help celebrate this unprecedented anniversary, put your name in a comment on this post – we’ll publish the full list at the end of April. If you’ve not registered with […]
Today, March 5th, 2025, marks one hundred years since the debut of Amazing Stories. Our best information informs us that the magazine was first distributed on Monday, March 5th, 1926. It was a cold day […]
A poem published this year in Amazing Stories a Rhysling Award. The Rhysling Award is the annual award for poetry presented by the Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association. Lesley Hart Gunn, a Fall 1922 […]
Lifecycles sunrain and carbon seed— floweryou from stardust and loam gene and rhizome and melt me— winterbeing frozenman from snow and alone wither and regrow evaporate and return i’m as old as all the waters […]
With our Nebula nominations ballot all wrapped up, SFWA is now entering its 2026 Board Election voting cycle. Voting for Board candidates is a membership privilege for Full Members, who simply need to enter their Membership Portal to […]
Chris Barkley (who, like me, thinks you should nominate The Martian Trilogy: John P. Moore, Amazing Stories, Black Science Fiction and the Illustrated Feature Section for a Best Related Hugo Award) sent along an example […]
Oscars Nominees Dominate February Streaming Charts, The Pitt, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, and Paradise Top TV Charts JustWatch is wrapping up our February Streaming Charts just two weeks ahead of the Academy Awards, […]
Nothing beats away a dreary February day like curling up with a cozy fantasy novel. Even better when that novel is a sapphic love story with iguana, cat, and mushroom people! Grab a seat by […]
We know that the computer guys in so many shops are a little leery when a woman walks into their place of business. “Oh, what do they know?”, they’re thinking. “They’re out of their element […]
The intentions behind one’s actions speaks louder than words ever could. Author Darby McDevitt leads us on a journey through the exploration of intention, desires, and consequences in the Big Idea for his newest novel, […]
AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: March 1, 2026 H. G. Wells vs Hitler The Big Idea: Gideon Marcus What are the Most Valuable STAR WARS Props? The Big Idea: R. Z. Nicolet The Big Idea: Danielle […]
Top 10 Stories for February 2026 The Rwanda Worldcon bid for 2028 (ConKigali) dropped out, while the Nuremberg ramped up publicity for its 2028 sprint bid – yielding two of File 770’s most-read news items […]
Over the years here at Amazing Stories, it has not been uncommon for us to celebrate Halloween with a “rebroadcast” of Orson Welles’ 1938 radio broadcast of H. G. Wells’ novel The War of the […]
On occasion, you know the ending of your story before you start writing. Most other times, you find the path as you go, each twisting turn appearing before you as you continue on your merry […]
Heroes come in many sizes, shapes, colors, and… fabrics? Author R. Z. Nicolet is here to show that your choice in clothing can be more than just stylish, it can be functional, perhaps even magical. […]
Motherhood is a term that has many meanings, and looks a little different for everyone. It is also something that comes with a lot of questions, and though she may not have all the answers, […]
Han llegado los Therians a Latinoamérica. Muchos estamos desconcertados viendo a jóvenes (y no tan jóvenes) vistiendo máscaras de animales y actuando como ellos. Según explican, no es una performance. Aseguran sentirse como el […]
I heard nothing about Sinners before I watched it. I thought I’d be watching a period piece about African-American gangsters, probably during Prohibition. Little did I know I was stepping into a musical genre film!
Publisher: Macmillan Audio Publish Date: March 4, 2025 Duration: 3 hours 53 minutes Author: Amal El-Mohtar Read by: Gem Carmella ASIN: B0D3QQWKWK The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar is a beautiful fairy tale novella. […]
Five funerals may seem like a lot, but this number is actually cut down considerably from author Jeff Somers’ original idea of 26 deaths. Put on your best black tie and follow along the Big […]
Here’s the weekly post from my author blog on the new releases I found to be of interest in my three favorite romance genres (which are also the ones I write in!), and related areas […]
This is a review I did for SF Site in 2008. So the opening sentence is much dated — Egan has been publishing regularly for the last couple of decades after a bit of an […]
I was a bit surprised to realize that I haven’t posted here in half a month — but I have a good reason: my new grandson, Sylvester Took Whitman, was born, and my wife and […]
Klein photos publicity statement 2/20/2026 I’m Dr. Phoenix Alexander, the Klein Librarian for Science Fiction and Fantasy here at University of California, Riverside, where I steward the Eaton Collection: one of the world’s largest cataloged […]
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Dan Monroe is an entertainer, documentary filmmaker and music instructor. He teaches voice, guitar and piano while also producing both commercial and entertainment related content in New York, USA.
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