Monthly Archives: June 2022
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SHE WHO BECAME THE SUN by Shelley Parker-Chan – READALONG Week 3
Welcome to the second week of our Readalong! Throughout June, we’re championing non-binary and trans authors in SFF. To celebrate, we’re hosting a readalong of Shelley ... -
CYTONIC by Brandon Sanderson (BOOK REVIEW)
Cytonic is the third instalment in the Skyward series and honestly, I’m a little conflicted about it. This review contains spoilers for the first two books ... -
THE FLIGHT FROM THE ENCHANTER by Iris Murdock (BOOK REVIEW)
“You will never know the truth, and you will read the signs in accordance with your deepest wishes. That is what we humans always have to ... -
Queering the Retelling: GUEST POST by Cat Hellisen
Today, we’re super excited to welcome Cat Hellisen back to the Hive. They’re here today with an exploration of fairy tale retellings, something we’re rather partial ... -
Interview with Naseem Jamnia (THE BRUISING OF QILWA)
Naseem Jamnia (they/them) is a Persian-Chicagoan, former scientist, and fiction MFA graduate from the University of Nevada, Reno. Their work has appeared in The Washington Post, Bitch Media, ... -
ODDER STILL by DN Bryn (BOOK REVIEW)
Content warnings: (from the author, edited for length, but click here for the full list) alcoholism and drunkenness; animaldeath, often violent, including cats and dogs; general ... -
Interview with Reese Hogan (SHROUDED LOYALTIES)
Reese Hogan is a science fiction author who has published four novels. Though no two works are quite alike, some common themes include identity, the question ... -
TEMPORARY AGENCY by Rachel Pollack (BOOK REVIEW)
“When I was fourteen, a cousin of mine angered a Malignant One.” Rachel Pollack’s Temporary Agency (1994) is set in the same world as her classic ... -
Queernormative Worlds: Where Cis Isn’t the Default – GUEST POST by Tabitha O’Connell
We’re so excited to welcome Tabitha O’Connell to the Hive today! Tabitha is here to share with us eir recommendations of stories featuring queernormative worlds. Before ... -
SOMEONE ELSE’S SHOES by Aldrea Alien (BOOK REVIEW)
Content warnings: domestic/family abuse and neglect (not graphic, consistent with Cinderella tropes); fantasy racism; fantasy slavery; multiple mentions of violent punishment/beatings/whippings; imprisonment; discussion of gender dysphoria ...
