8+ hour, 9+ min ago  (287+ words) New Books Video: Releases of the Week! March 24, 2026Locus Online Welcome back to another video on the top new releases of the week! It is the final week of March, and we've got some absolutely fantastic book to tell you about!...

12+ hour, 9+ min ago  (234+ words) Bloodtide is Sophie Burnham's second novel, sequel to 2024's Sargassa. The same cast of viewpoint characters continues to face the problems that empire and its inhuman'ities have caused for their lives: the secrets, lies, griefs, and conflicts that underwrite (most…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (130+ words) Pandemonium Waltz, Jeffrey Ford (Lethe Press 978-1-59021786-3, $23.00, 270pp, tp) February 2026. Locus continues to be the central point for all serious authors, artists, and fans of both fantasy and science fiction. It is our water-cooler, the start and end of the conversations that…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (610+ words) April 2026 " Issue 783 " Vol. 96 " No. 4 59th Year of Publication " 30-Time Hugo Winner Cover and interview design by Francesca Myman. Cover includes art by Tsy & Nelli Valova. Poetry section art by Arthur Balitskiy Rebecca Roanhorse: World in Flux /" 12 John Chu: Nested Universes /" 36 MAIN…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (407+ words) But! They have found another star that appears to be unaffected by the astrophages " Tau Ceti, almost 12 light-years away " and, as Earth's only hope, the Hail Mary is sent toward it to figure out why. Grace wakes up on the…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (180+ words) The six-title shortlist for the 2026 International Booker Prize has been announced, with works of genre interest including'The Director by Daniel Kehlmann, tr. Ross Benjamin (Summit US; riverrun UK) [amazon / bookshop] and'The Witch by Marie NDiaye, tr. Jordan Stump (Vintage US;…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (910+ words) Visit our bookshop.org page to purchase this week's new books and support your local bookstore. And us! Andrews, Ilona: This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me (Tor 978-1250377265, $29.99, 480pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 03/31/2026) Fantasy novel, first in the Maggie the Undying series....

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (55+ words) 2026 Crawford Award Submissions Open'locusmag.com As previously reported, the 2026 Crawford Award winner is Christopher Caldwell. For more information, see the Crawford Award web page. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Notify me of follow-up comments by email. LOCUS supports and forwards…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago  (264+ words) We here at Locus are excited to tell you about this weeks top new releases! We wouldn't want you to miss out on your next favorite book, so take a moment to join us as we highlight the very best…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago  (144+ words) 2026 Aldiss Award Longlist'Locus Online The Aldiss Award, anannual award to "acknowledge endeavours in literature and gaming, specifically around world building, in the science fiction & fantasy genre," has announced its 2026 longlist for worldbuilding in speculative fiction. The award winner, who receives…...