A Deep Look by Dave Hook

The Short: A recent comment by my wetland and watershed scientist brother about the history of the protected watersheds that provide water to New York City (the Croton, Catskill and Delaware watersheds) led me to think about the impacts of the protection…

The Short: I read an advance reader copy of Wole Talabi’s new SF/thriller novel The Fist of Memory, October 27, 2026 DAW Books.

The Short: I read The Hidden Girl and Other Stories, Ken Liu, 2020 Saga a few years ago.

The Short: I loved the horror/comedy novel The Porcelain Sisters, by Daryl Gregory, October 2026 Tachyon.

The Short: The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021, Veronica Roth editor & John Joseph Adams series editor, 2021 Mariner Books, includes twenty works of short speculative fiction, split between science fiction and fantasy.

The Short: I just read an ARC of In Her Exquisite Clutches: A Mystery, by Auston Habershaw, March 2027 Tachyon.

The Short: I attended at least one gathering and several panels relating to science fiction in the Czech Republic at the 2025 Seattle Worldcon.

The Short: I just read Fold Catastrophes, a Peter Watts collection, September 2026 Tachyon, which will be available in print and ebook editions.

The short: I finally read the most recent collection by Theodora Goss, “Letters from an Imaginary Country“, 2025 Tachyon Publications.

The Short: I finally read The Best of Kage Baker, 2012 Subterranean Press, no editor listed.

The Short: I just read The Big Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy, Ellen Datlow editor, 2025 Open Road Integrated Media (a re-issue of the 2008 Del Rey/Ballantine The Del Rey Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy).