July 26, 2019
Greetings, Book Clubbers! Your Editor-in-Chic is stepping in for the month of July with an important announcement. Do you remember, when we voted on July’s Book Club selection, that we picked the book based on helping Merrin clear out her TBR pile, because July is her birthday month? Well, because Merrin has been working so hard for this blog, I…
June 14, 2019
Summertime is here, and if you’re lucky, you’re finalizing vacation plans and figuring out the most important part of your trip: what to read! At Speculative Chic, we decided to give you a great list of books to choose from, so whether you’re going to the beach or a remote cabin in the woods, here’s a list of books that…
June 4, 2019
One of my favorite movies in recent years is What We Do in the Shadows. It’s funny; no matter how many times I watch it, and when friends come to visit, if the idea of watching a movie comes up, What We Do in the Shadows is the first movie I’m suggesting. When I learned that Jemaine Clement and Taika…
May 4, 2019
Happy Star Wars Day, everyone, and May the 4th be with you! Did you know Star Wars Day is officially a holiday in California? It says so right here on the internet! You know what else is on the internet? Awesome Speculative Chic content, and since Kristina is celebrating the crowning of a new Emperor in Japan, your Editor-in-Chic is…
April 14, 2019
Hello, Game of Thrones fans! Tonight, Sunday April 14th at 9:00 pm on HBO, marks the moment so many of us have been waiting for: the premiere of the final, six-episode season. What kind of answers are in store for us? Will we be happy with the ending? Who lives? Who dies? What theories are left to confirm or deny?…
February 18, 2019
You spoke, we listened! In March, we’ll be banding together to read The Fox Woman by Kij Johnson. However, instead of discussing this book the fourth Friday in March to discuss it like we normally do, we’re pushing it back one more week to the FIFTH Friday in March instead. Crazy, right? Why would we ever do such a thing?…
February 8, 2019
Have you ever wanted to take a vacation from life itself and spend six weeks doing nothing but writing? Do you write fantasy, science fiction, horror, or something in between? The Odyssey Writing Workshop allows you to do just that, and the application for the 2019 workshop is April 1st (no, that’s not an April Fool’s Day joke). Why apply?…
November 26, 2018
What a year! You’re probably tired of hearing me say it, but it’s been a banner year for Speculative Chic contributors. We’ve published three book release announcements, and two of the three are debut novels! So let’s add another debut to the list: By Wingéd Chair from our very own Kendra Merritt! Think you know the tale of Robin Hood?…
November 23, 2018
If you’re in the United States, you may be braving the crowds to get a start on your holiday shopping. Or you may be curled up at home and recovering from yesterday’s feasting. If you’re a writer, you may find yourself at a computer and trying your best to put what you see in your head on paper. If so,…
October 15, 2018
Over here at Speculative Chic, we’ve been blessed by having a lot of our contributors release books this year. There’s so many, we haven’t even had a chance to cover them all! That said, I’m super excited to announced the debut novel from our very own Venessa Giunta, who’s always keeping us in the loop when it comes to conventions.…