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Librarian Selection: Standalone Epic Fantasies
Trevor Sherping · October 29, 2025
Epic Fantasies are sprawling adventures, often starting small, focusing on a single character and soon blossoming to cover whole continents before bringing the hero and a multit...
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Notable Releases: February 2026
Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn and The Stormlight Archive Headed to Apple TV
The day has finally come. The film and TV rights to Brandon Sanderson's work have been acquired.
Most Anticipated Science Fiction Releases of 2026
Most Anticipated Fantasy Releases of 2026
Notable Releases: January 2026
It's time to start working on those newly-minted reading resolutions. Here's my top five most anticipated releases featuring the return o...
SPFBO Champion's League Winner Announced
Librarian Selection: Octavia E. Butler
Few authors loom as large over modern speculative fiction as Octavia Butler, a writer whose clarity, compassion, and fierce imagination f...
