Modern Folklore PressThe sixth installment of Fantasy news, interviews, and lists from around the internet.
Family Dynamics and pushing against the dead mother trope in Fantasy: Five Books Featuring Complex Mother/Daughter Relationships – Tor.com
New book release roundup – Locus
Let the debates begin. 18 of the Best Fantasy Books for Adults – BookRiot
For the worldbuilders: Five Books for the Fantasy Naturalist – Tor.com
A survey of African SFF 2018: Locus
Samantha Shannon’s Favorite Recent Reads – Amazon Books
The February collection of essays, articles, and interviews in the world of Fantasy and Speculative fiction.
The Mysterious Discipline of Narratlogists: Why we Need Stories to Make Sense by Arkady Martine at Tor.com
The Guardian Follows-up on the BookRiot piece by Mya Nunnally on Women writing adult Fantasy. Women Write Fantasy for Grown-ups Too at The Guardian
Stories that Change the World by Cat Rambo at Clarkesworld
The Anatomy of a Transracial Child by Woody Dismukes at Apex Magazine
Step Into the Bad Side: Black Girl Magic Villains by Kenesha Williams at Fireside
The latest collection of Fantasy and Speculative fiction goodies from around the internet.
The biggest fantasy series American readers have never read coming in September:
Jin Yong’s Fantastical Wuxia Epic–Legends of the Condor Heroes–is Finally Coming to the U.S. Tor.com
2018 Nebula Finalists Announced – SWFA
2019 Locus Award Ballot Poll & Survey – You don’t need to be a member but if you are, your votes count twice – Locus
This week’s collection of lists, articles, and news in the Fantasy and SpecFic world.
One of the founding goals for Modern Folklore Press is to promote the literature of the Fantasy and Speculative. In an effort to spread the good word of the genre, here is the first weekly survey of lists and features reveling in the joy of the genre.