I never did get around to writing up last week’s weekend links, though I did save the actual links to share this week. Working at 5:30 am on Sundays is really making it difficult for me to get these posts written, and I’m starting to think I ought to move them to Saturdays going forward (no doubt to find myself scheduled on Saturdays as soon as I settle into a new routine, because that’s how retail jobs work). In any case, the day job is still a major impediment to reading, writing, cooking, cleaning, and anything else fun that I might want to be spending my time doing. Booo.
That said, I’m hoping to have a more reasonable work schedule in another week or two, and I have some ideas for addressing my creative block and reorganizing my time to be more productive in the near future. Encouragingly, I think (fingers crossed) that I’m done being actually physically ill for a while, having recovered from the nasty cold I had the last two weeks, and that always bodes well for productivity.
If you’re looking for something to read in March, as always Tor.com has you covered, with comprehensive lists of this month’s new releases:
Virginia Bergen has won this year’s Tiptree Award, but there’s also a fantastic long list that’s been published for all of our edification.
A.C. Wise shares some non-binary authors to read in March.
If you want something to look forward to later in the year, be sure to check out the Book Smugglers’ announcement of their summer 2018 short fiction series: Awakenings.
If you want to support excellent short fiction, make sure you check out the Kickstarter for the next two years of The Dark Magazine:
Paolo Bacigalupi wrote about his Favorite Bit of The Tangled Lands, the new book he co-authored with Tobias S. Buckell.
P. Djeli Clark’s upcoming Tor.com novella, The Black God’s Drum, is one of the books I’m most looking forward to this year, and it has a (gorgeous) cover.
Margaret Atwood’s Angel Catbird is now also an audio play.
Lady Business celebrated mothers in SFF.
There’s a proper trailer for season 3 of The Expanse:
Ada Palmer wrote about Treating the Divine in Science Fiction.
nerds of a feather’s Horror 101 series continued with a look at enclosed versus exposed horror.
Mythcreants opined on why the term “Mary Sue” should be retired.
The Fandomentals covered Redemption Arcs of many kinds.
The Wertzone took a look at some of the dogs of science fiction and fantasy.
Speaking of dogs:
SF Bluestocking 