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New Book Releases: May 12, 2026 https://locusmag.com/2026/05/new-book-releases-may-12-2026/

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Celebrate Earth Day with some recent cli-fi stories from #JasminKirkbride, #MeghaMajumdar, & #MadeleineThien.
We could all use some resilience right now!

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The LOCUS funding drive closes Tues 4/14 and we are only halfway to our goal! Please help fund the magazine, website, and awards for 2026 at https://twp.ai/4hpvos!!

Congratulations to all of the Hugo Awards finalists!!

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Weekly Bestsellers, 27 April 2026 https://locusmag.com/2026/04/weekly-bestsellers-27-april-2026/

2026 Hugo, Lodestar & Astounding Awards Finalists https://locusmag.com/2026/04/2026-hugo-lodestar-astounding-awards-finalists/

Mark your calendars for May 30, the Locus Awards! Author #TananariveDue will be joining us as a guest of honor, who is responsible for works #TheBetween, #TheReformatory, #MySoultoTake, and more!!

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Check out @niallharrison’s review of CITY LIKE WATER by Dorothy Tse, translated by Natascha Bruce: “It is a book filled with absurdity, a book about life in a changeable, changing city that is never named and doesn’t need to be.” https://locusmag.com/review/city-like-water-by-dorothy-tse-review-by-niall-harrison/

Watkins Publishing Sold https://locusmag.com/2026/04/watkins-publishing-sold/

New Book Releases: April 21, 2026 https://locusmag.com/2026/04/new-book-releases-april-21-2026/

2026 Writers & Illustrators of the Future Awards Winners https://locusmag.com/2026/04/2026-writers-illustrators-of-the-future-awards-winners/

MCD Closes https://locusmag.com/2026/04/mcd-closes/

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Read @amartini.bsky.social’s review of SISTER SVANGERD AND THE NOT QUITE DEAD by K.J. Parker: “Parker’s trademark tight plot and sharp wit are what makes the story work…” https://locusmag.com/review/sister-svangerd-and-the-not-quite-dead-by-k-j-parker-review-by-adrienne-martini/

Ian Watson (1943–2026) https://locusmag.com/2026/04/ian-watson-1943-2026/

Weekly Bestsellers, 20 April 2026 https://locusmag.com/2026/04/weekly-bestsellers-20-april-2026/

Constantine meets The Dresden Files DEMONS & RAMEN, a darkly fun tale about an exorcist and a ghost on the hunt for a killer.
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Speculative Poetry Feature: Space Verses Demand: Reexamining Our Relationship with Poetry by Terese Mason Pierre https://locusmag.com/feature/speculative-poetry-feature-space-verses-demand-reexamining-our-relationship-with-poetry-by-terese-mason-pierre/

#FundraiserPerk Let one of our senior editors choose a flight of 12 electronic issues for you, from 2011-2026, so that you can experience the last decade. Plus digital cover art.

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#UpforAuction Signed & personalized out-of-print deluxe edition Murderbot Diaries by #MarthaWells. Includes ALL SYSTEMS RED, ARTIFICIAL CONDITION, ROGUE PROTOCOL, & EXIT STRATEGY + original short story. BIDS CLOSE WEDS 4/8 @ 8PM

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#FundraiserPerk Kemi Ashing-Giwa will name a character after you (or use an agreed upon name). BE IMMORTAL! Comes with the April e-issue of locus and digital art.

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#FundraiserPerk For the rare book collector we have this signed Subterranean Press edition of THE BOTTOMS by Joe R. Lansdale! You also get the April Locus E-Issue and digital art.

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2026 Locus Awards Top Ten Finalists https://twp.ai/4hptIE

Magic, gods, libraries, witchcraft, and West African folklore: you can talk about all this and more in a one-on-one with modern legend and award-winning author Tobi Ogundiran. Not a zoom to be missed! Donate at https://twp.ai/4iwtOn or through our bio!

#FundraiserPerk Almost out of time to come and get a signed copy of LINGHUN by awardwinning author #AiJiang! You'll also get the April e-issue and digital art by Francesca Myman.

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The Obake Code by Makana Yamamoto: Review by Alexandra Pierce https://locusmag.com/review/the-obake-code-by-makana-yamamoto-review-by-alexandra-pierce/

#UpforAuction From Locus's private collection, this limited-edition lithograph was created by an American sculptor, painter, artist satirist, and author Charles Bragg. "Fool's Fool" by CHARLES RAY BRAGG
Lithograph signed 123/300; circa 1974.

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Today is Earth Day! Don't panic, read some eco-horror instead from #WendyNWagner, #TiffanyMorris & #HazelZorn. Might be cathartic!

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Our auction ends on WEDNESDAY 4/8 @ 8pm!!

You can bid on these rare items from #MarthaWells and #JoeHill to have a chance to take them home with you. We have a ton of precious items up now!

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#UpforAuction This sold-out Subterranean Press limited edition broadside of "A Sign of the Times," signed by esteemed horror writer, Joe Hill, is from Locus's own library collection. BIDS CLOSE WEDS 4/8 @ 8PM

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Alexandra Pierce reviews THE OBAKE CODE by @makana-yama.bsky.social: “this successful follow-up to a clever debut means Yamamoto’s stories need to be taken seriously by anyone discussing the genre.” https://locusmag.com/review/the-obake-code-by-makana-yamamoto-review-by-alexandra-pierce/

Bloomsbury Layoffs https://locusmag.com/2026/04/bloomsbury-layoffs/

Rabbit Test and Other Stories by Samantha Mills: Review by Gary K. Wolfe https://locusmag.com/review/rabbit-test-and-other-stories-by-samantha-mills-review-by-gary-k-wolfe/

#UpforAuction Children of Dune (Putnam, 1976): First Edition, Signed by Frank Herbert. Herbert himself called this novel the "fugue" to his trilogy, wherein Paul Atreides' rise to messiah is upended. AUCTION ENDS WEDS 4/8

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#FundraiserPerk For the rare book collector we have this Signed Subterranean Press edition of LOVECRAFT COUNTRY by Matt Ruff! You also get the April Locus E-Issue and digital art.

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2026 Prometheus Novel Award Finalists https://locusmag.com/2026/04/2026-prometheus-novel-award-finalists/

2026 Aurora Awards Ballot https://locusmag.com/2026/04/2026-aurora-awards-ballot/

#FundraiserPerk Connie Willis is kind and welcoming to all, you want to grab this chance for a 30-minute one-on-one video chat. Warm beverages and friendly chatter encouraged. + April e-issue of Locus and digital cover art.

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The Hospital at the End of The World by Justin C. Key: Review by Ian Mond https://locusmag.com/review/the-hospital-at-the-end-of-the-world-by-justin-c-key-review-by-ian-mond/