@fictionfanspod.bsky.social
Weekly (mostly) SFF book podcast hosted by @svmcaro.bsky.social & @lillyscribe.bsky.social // We're fans of fiction, and have a lot of opinions // skeets mostly by Sara // https://linktr.ee/fictionfanspod
Site's been down for a couple of days due to a maintenance snafu but it's back up and we're about 50% of the way to the awards funding goal!
ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/support/
🏴☠️THE CURSE OF DRAGON TAIL ISLAND🏴☠️ is live on Audible. Yo ho ho! 🦜🏝️⚓
Set sail with the Salty Scoundrels in this swashbuckling pirate fantasy—a rollicking tale of clashing cutlasses, monsters and magic, and high seas adventure.
www.audible.com/pd/The-Curse...
Today - joining the #blogtour for #TheMurderPool by @stellablomkvist.bsky.social from @corylusbooks.bsky.social, translated by @graskeggur.bsky.social. Has Stella taken on just too much in her latest cases? bluebookballoon.blogspot.com/2026/03/blog...
NEW REVIEW: What’s dis? Another review? Is the brain working again - you never know. Today’s review is Blood Covenant by Alan Baxter. An effective mix of crime story and horror story. This was a blast and I really enjoyed it.
www.fantasybooknerd.com/2026/03/book...
❤️
You can also support us on Patreon, where you’ll find bonus clips, exclusive eps, and more fun nonsense: www.patreon.com/fictionfanspod
You can find the transcript for this episode, and all our other episodes, on our website: www.fictionfanspodcast.com/blog
And if you enjoy our episodes, we’d love if you’d leave us a review on your podcast platform of choice!
We had a blast talking with @andrewrubin7.bsky.social on this week’s #podcast episode about HELL OR HIGH WINTER, the first book in his trilogy bringing Greek mythology (and more) to the modern world.
Listen here: linktr.ee/fictionfanspod
#booksky 💙📚
Happy Sunday, Womble! I’ve just started Hazelhearth Hires Heroes by DH Willison
Read it!!!!
❤️
❤️❤️❤️
You can also support us on Patreon, where you’ll find bonus clips, exclusive eps, and more fun nonsense: www.patreon.com/fictionfanspod
The transcript isn’t up yet, but you will be able to find it and transcripts for all our other episodes, on our website: www.fictionfanspodcast.com/blog
And if you enjoy our episodes, we’d love if you’d leave us a review on your podcast platform of choice!
On the #podcast this week, we’re talking about all of the twists and turns in the delightful APPARENTLY, SIR CAMERON NEEDS TO DIE by @greerstothers.bsky.social !
Listen here: linktr.ee/fictionfanspod
#booksky 💙📚
We welcomed Oliver Brackenbury on to the blog to chat about the current crowdfunding campaign for NEW EDGE SWORD & SORCERY MAGAZINE issues 8, 9, and 10!
Read the interview here: www.fictionfanspodcast.com/post/crowdfu...
@newedgeswordmag.bsky.social
#booksky 💙📚
New Review - I hugely enjoyed the storytelling in this tale of gods and a soldier deciding who he is - The Gods Must Burn by TR Moore is out now and highly recommended may thanks to @solarisbooks.bsky.social www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/3/...
Let's start well the week!
We had the pleasure of interviewing Jared Poon, author of City of Others (Orbit UK/US), the first novel in an urban fantasy series set in Singapore.
Full interview:
jamreads.com/interviews/s...
💙📚
Today’s review is for ‘The Other Merlin’ by Robin Schneider!
A fun and fast paced story perfect for fans of the TV show Merlin! crooksbooks.blog/2026/03/02/t...
I've got a review of the excellent space horror The Iron Garden Sutra by AD Sui, out now from Erewhon Books. It's a weird little queer book full of unexpected choices.
bookjockeyalex.com/2026/03/02/r...
Happy Women in Horror Month! I urge you to read books by women not only this month, but every month. Let's celebrate and spotlight the many incredibly gifted authors that grace our libraries and bookstores, and shelves. (I've read the top two, here, and am reading the other two.) What you got? WiHM
Lilly might be at Norwescon (since is in her back yard), and I’ll be at Jordan Con! Looking forward to saying hello :)
Happy Sunday, Womble! I’ve started Hell or High Winter by Andrew Rubin, which bills itself as “Percy Jackson for adults, or The Magicians for mythology fans”
I definitely will!
Congratulations!!!
I am considering attending, would love to say hello in person if I do make it!
I am in a Tea Buying Ban until I drink down more of my teas, but def going to bookmark all of these 👀
“And the more I've done that work [curation], the more it's become clear to me that a lot of the work of making value judgments happens before you begin to review a text or feature an artist. Curation is how we shape culture”
Excellent essay from @charliejane.bsky.social on book criticism
Almost up to $13,000! Get some excellent books and support trans people. This has been an especially hard week and we should do everything we can. Here’s one more way you can help.
2 days to get it up to $15,000!!!!
#Minneapolis #Booksky Quick fundraiser: buy a book by any of our #MNauthors (Catherine Lundoff, Michael Merriam, Jennie Goloboy or Emily Byrne) from our website today 2/28 and we’ll make a donation to our neighborhood’s rent emergency fund! queenofswordspress.com