November 28, 2019
‘Tis the season where holiday music invades your ear like a Ceti eel, heralding the annual shopping season for holiday gift-giving! While this time of year very much promotes giving for the sake of giving, we can’t overlook the fact that requesting is very much a part of it, too. For well over a hundred years, we’ve been encouraged to…
September 28, 2018
Welcome to the Speculative Chic Book Club! Each month, we invite you to join us in reading a book that is voted on by YOU, our readers. Following a short review, please feel free to discuss the book in the comments! The Last Unicorn (1968) Author: Peter S. Beagle Pages: 294 Publisher: Roc Why I nominated this for book club:…
August 3, 2018
Y’all I’m ridiculously excited about this month’s pick, which I will announce after the usual drum roll shenanigans: The Last Unicorn Author: Peter S. Beagle Discussion Date: 9/28/18 The premise: The unicorn lived in a lilac wood, and she lived all alone. So she ventured out from the safety of the enchanted forest on a quest for others of her…
April 2, 2018
They might not be raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens, but that doesn’t mean that we love them any less. Welcome back to My Favorite Things, the weekly column where we grab someone in speculative circles to gab about the greatest in geek. This week, we sit down with young adult author Cole Gibsen, who’s newest release, Risen, is…
September 12, 2017
Located on the edge of the fantasy map is a strange and perilous realm where those that venture are changed and altered, and where the landscape itself shifts treacherously underfoot — the land of Faerie. Don’t bother listening to Siri or Alexa for directions, even old-fashioned paper maps are of no use here. The true nature of Faerie, that magical…