As we were asked, "Why haven't you done one?" I've put together a list of possible genre reads for the Summer. We tried to be light-hearted and fun, then we realised that most of our favourite reads over the last year haven't been! Nevertheless, might be of interest. www.sffworld.com/2026/08/summ...

My review of Richard Swan's The Infinite State is up: www.sffworld.com/2026/08/the-... A much better cover (in my opinion) than the US version that seems true to the book.

These exclusive extracts seem to be popular, so here's the latest at SFFWorld: Emily Rath's Devour Me: www.sffworld.com/2026/07/sffw...

Afternoon, @runalongwomble.bsky.social - hope you're well. Today I am reading The Infinite State by Richard Swan. Great cover, which sums the book up well so far: it is VERY Blade Runner-like. (But that's a good thing, in my opinion.)

Have just been told, in an immensely flattering post, that I have been a staff member at sffworld.com for 25 years today. Didn't realise, and I know that I have actually been there longer-for some reason I had to sign up twice. But still, if my laptop could blush, it would. And then I go - 25 years!

Under a Binface government, anyone who doesn’t accept human-made climate change as fact will be sent back to school, from Year 1 right the way to A Levels, to see if anything goes in the second time round. #VoteBinface

I was rather hoping that this would be a book for my Book Group to read; they are all mainly crime/thriller readers. It sounds ideal, but I was a little disappointed with it. www.sffworld.com/.../time-to-...

I'm a huge fan of Mike Carey's broad range of work and so I'm pleased to say that his latest, a Brothers Grimm-type folk-fantasy, didn't disappoint. Review: www.sffworld.com/2026/06/the-...

Bit of a more personal review, this one. I read the second volume of Isaac Asimov's autobiography. Lots of details that made me read more than I was going to: and some issues, too! www.sffworld.com/2026/06/in-j...

Nice summary by @davidmbarnett.bsky.social of how things seem to be with Doctor Who. Can't disagree with what he says: total reboot required, I think. I just hope I'm around to see the next version!

Prospect Magazine@prospectmagazine.co.uk · 2mo ago

Doctor Who seems to have reached the end of an era once again. The BBC don‘t need to rush it back, writes David Barnett

Review: Solid middle-book-of-a-trilogy that harkens back to the Young Adult SF I read when younger. www.sffworld.com/2026/06/the-...

So here's an unexpected surprise today. Quoted on the back of the next Peter F Hamilton book, Exodus: The Helium Sea. Wasn't expecting that, but nice all the same. And the new book is a monster!

Ladies and gentlemen, presenting the lead singer of the Hababamevi Folk Band. 😸 - Ah shall sing now.. or later. Ah think Ah feel the onset of a quick nap. 😁😹😂 (From the account - Pınar Göktaş (@hababamevi_)) #cat #leadsinger #folkmusic #lol

You know what? People who don’t like kissing don’t have to watch romances. Sober realists aren’t forced to sit through SFF. Grouches can eschew comedy and squeamish people are welcome not to watch horror films. Just let things exist for their target audience.

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2mo ago

Horror’s Hollywood takeover is an exciting moment – but won’t someone think of the squeamish?

Here's one of those books that I struggled to put down. Wasn't meant to read it for a while (back in March) but then did! Now due out in the UK. www.sffworld.com/2026/06/the-...

The amount of positive comments outpouring this evening about Anthony is quite something. This is just one of them.

Larry the Cat@number10cat.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Anthony Head was an Ambassador for Battersea Dogs and Cats home for more than two decades. Thanks for everything Tony x

I have been reading the second Asimov autobiography. The Good Doctor is far from perfect, but he admits to many of his faults, even if it is a product of its age. Of course, being an autobiography it may not be the whole tale: Astounding by Alec Nevala-Lee tells a slightly different version, sadly.

I was talking recently about The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester. Very surprised and very pleased to find that one of my SF writing heroes - Joe Haldeman (The Forever War) - has made a comment about Bester and the book at the end of my review. www.sffworld.com/.../the-star... Made my day.

Latest review was a difficult one to write; I really wanted to like it, but elements kept taking me out of it. Others have done similar things better, I think. www.sffworld.com/2026/05/none...

I have been reading the second Asimov autobiography. The Good Doctor is far from perfect, but he admits to many of his faults, even if it is a product of its age. Of course, being an autobiography it may not be the whole tale: Astounding by Alec Nevala-Lee tells a slightly different version, sadly.

Read and reviewed a YA Asimov book being released for the first time in decades. Did it hold up? www.sffworld.com/2026/05/davi...

This is one of my books of the year, so far. Made me think lots after I'd read and reviewed it. www.sffworld.com/2026/05/pala...

Latest review at @sffworld.com An SF novel that's "a solidly entertaining read that focuses more on characterisation than concepts." www.sffworld.com/2026/05/seek...

Review at sffworld.com. I liked this one - steampunky occult detective story. Think this one has potential - Looking forward to the next one, already written! www.sffworld.com/2026/05/mort...

Review at @sffworld.com What can go wrong with 'samurai in space'? www.sffworld.com/2026/05/the-...

One I liked, up to the ending. For the Artemis II watchers, though. www.sffworld.com/2026/04/mars...

Congratulations to @stephenking.bsky.social for this well-deserved honor!👍 (Novels/Novellas: Approximately 65 to 67 Non-fiction books: 5 books. Short Stories: Over 200 Pseudonyms: 7 novels were published as Richard Bachman. Frequency: He has published at least one book almost every year since 1974)

Interview with Jeremy Szal over @sffworld.com Really enjoyed doing this one! Thanks to @jeremyszal.bsky.social . www.sffworld.com/2026/04/sffw...

So: what do holy relics, Neanderthals, UFO researchers and secret societies all have in common? (Latest review for www.sffworld.com )

Friday is a day when a lot of review books arrive. Here's today's pile. (Thanks to all who sent!) Are there any anybody's keen to read?