This month there have been some significant essays written around the world of Fantasy and Speculative literature.

Nnedi Okorafor discusses defining African Science Fiction at SFWA

A guest post on difficult topics by Jesse Teller at Fantasy Book Critic

A thorough examination: Asexual Representation in Mainstream Speculative Fiction by  Lynn E. O’Connacht at The Book Smugglers

Brenda Cooper and Joey Eschrich Guest Post at Locus – From Guilt to Hope: Why We Write Climate Fiction

Guest Post by Samantha Shannon for Women in SFF Month at Fantasy Book Cafe