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15 Jan

Top New Young Adult Books in January 2021

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The young adult genre is still booming, providing romance, adventure, and more for teens and adults alike. Here are some of the YA books from January 2021 we’re most looking forward to or are currently consuming… Top New Young Adult Books January 2021 You Have a Match: A Novel by Emma Lord Type: NovelPublisher: Wednesday BooksRelease date: Jan. 12 Den of Geek says: Theres something quintessentially charming about summer camp stories, where kids trade their day-to-day for the wilderness. But this protagonist can’t escape everything at camp, and she’ll need the help of her sister to figure out the story…
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15 Jan

Top New Science Fiction Books in January 2021

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Science fiction has the power to take us away—to escape, to make us reflect back on our own world in challenging ways, to fill us with awe and wonder about the beauties of the universe. There are so many science fiction books out there worth your time, but we only have room to recommend a few. Here are some of the science fiction books we’re most looking forward to in January 2021… Top New Science Fiction Books in January 2021 Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor Type: Novel Publisher: TordotcomRelease date: Jan. 19, 2021Den of Geek says: Award-winning Nnedi Okorafor brings…
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11 Jan

Top New Fantasy Books in 2021

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New year, new books. After a tumultuous 2021, we’re hoping 2021 treats us a bit better. Either way, we have the following titles to help us take a break from reality when we need the respite. From harvesting vessels that sail on mythical prairie seas to an update to one of our favorite fantasy novella series, 2021 promises to be a good one when it comes to fantastical fictions. Here are some of the fantasy books we’re planning on checking out this year… Top New Fantasy Books January 2021 Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire Type: NovelPublisher: TordotcomRelease…
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22 Dec

The Best Books of 2020

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In 2020, we needed good stories more than ever: To escape, even for a little while. To subvert and question the status quo. And to remind us of the joys of being human. The books listed below fall into one, some, or all of the above categories. We had our contributors select the stories that meant the most to them this year and polled you the reader to compile a subjective yet comprehensive list of some of the year’s best. Here are the books, organized by genre, that broke through the cacophony to mean something to our Den of Geek…
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30 Nov

Holiday Gift Guide 2020: Books for Geeks

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The holiday season is probably going to look very different this year, but there’s one thing that hasn’t changed: the sacred ritual of gift-giving. While we might not be able to gather in the same way for the 2020 holiday season, we can still let the people in our lives know how much they mean to us with the perfect gift (and maybe get ourselves something nice while we’re at it—we deserve it). We here at Den of Geek believe there is no better gift than a good book and, with nerd culture still very much mainstream culture, there is…
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13 Nov

Top New Horror Books in November 2020

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There’s so much to look forward to in our speculative fiction future. Here are some of the horror books we’re most excited about and/or are currently consuming… Join the Den of Geek Book Club! Top New Horror Books in November 2020 Thirteen Storeys by Jonathan Sims Type: NovelPublisher: GollanczRelease Date: 11/26/2020 Den of Geek says: This debut from Jonathan Sims is an excellent portmanteau novel – a selection of very creepy horror stories told by the residents of a property development that houses both the very richest and some of the poorest of London. It’s an ultra modern take on…
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04 Nov

Top New Science Fiction Books in November 2020

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Looking for space opera or alternate Earths? Here are some of the science fiction books we’re most excited about and/or are currently consuming… Join the Den of Geek Book Club! Top New Science Fiction Books in November 2020 From A Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back  Type: Short story collectionPublisher: Del Rey Release date: Nov. 10 Den of Geek says: A collection of 40 Star Wars stories spanning The Empire Strikes Back and beyond, this is a smorgasbord of different authors, styles, takes, and genres within the movie saga.  Publisher’s summary: On May 21, 1980, Star Wars became a…
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30 Oct

Best Non-Western and POC Fantasy Books in 2020

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The world of fantasy is expanding (as you can see from the awesome, expansive titles we covered in 2019). While I still love a good tale of a farm boy from a feudal nation saving the kingdom (or the world), I’m thrilled that so many great titles from beyond the traditional fantasy white European setting (so, you know, a majority of the world) are hitting American bookshelves.  This list of most-anticipated non-western fantasies has some ongoing series titles, as well as conclusions to fantasy sagas, and brand new series starters. So whether you’ve been following titles inspired by world locations…
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08 Oct

Books of Blood Review: A Bloody Bore

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Clive Barker’s horror is immediately recognizable. One of the most influential Gothic voices of the 1980s and ‘90s, his stories on the page and screen mingle body horror with kinky fatalism: pleasure and pain sprinkled with an undercurrent of happy self-annihilation. He wrote and directed the exceptionally perverse Hellraiser, and with his literary Books of Blood collection of horror short stories, he penned the origins for future movie cult classics like Candyman—as well as the less glowing adaptations of The Midnight Meat Train and Rawhide Rex. I’d like to say Brannon Braga’s Hulu adaptation of several of those Books of…
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06 Aug

Link Tank: Ranking Adaptations of Roald Dahl’s Fantasy Books

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Roald Dahl’s fantasy books have seen quite a number of adaptations. Here are all of them, ranked. “Roald Dahl was an RAF fighter pilot, an intelligence officer, the screenwriter of two Ian Fleming adaptations (You Only Live Twice and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang) and, oh yes, the beloved author of several fantastical tales for children that have since become classic films…and a few that have not.” Read more at Gizmodo. Disney’s new animated show The Owl House may be stepping into new territories in terms of queer representation. “Created by show runner Dana Terrance, The Owl House centers Luz Noceda,…
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30 Jul

Top New Fantasy Books in August 2020

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It’s summer. Lots of people are staying home. It might be a good time for a book. Here are some of the upcoming books we’re anticipating: Join the Den of Geek Book Club! Top New Fantasy Books August 2020 The Tyrant Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson  Type: Novel Publisher: TorRelease date: Aug. 11  Den of Geek says: The Baru Cormorant series features as its hero a mentally ill accountant with the fate of an empire at its fingers. The third book in the series promises more dark, twisty introspection and grim, creative world-building.  Publisher’s summary: The hunt is over. After fifteen…
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30 Jul

Top New YA Books in August 2020

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The YA genre is still booming, providing romance, adventure, and more for teens and adults alike. Here are some of the YA books from August 2020 we’re most looking forward to… Top New Young Adult Books August 2020 Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From by Jennifer De Leon  Type: NovelPublisher: Simon & SchusterRelease date: Aug. 18 Den of Geek says: This looks like it could be an incisive and hard-hitting book that speaks to the way American Latinx students experience racism and navigate high school social life. It has gained high praise from authors including Celeste Ng.  Publisher’s Summary: Liliana…
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01 Jul

15 Baby-Sitters Club Books the Netflix Show Needs to Adapt

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For readers of a certain age, at one point in our youth, there was absolutely nothing better than Ann M. Martin’s The Baby-Sitters Club. The books followed the story of a group of preteen girls who start a babysitting business together and while there are plenty of tales of unruly kids and overbearing parents, at its heart, this is a series about the bonds of female friendship. The BSC is comprised of girls from a variety of backgrounds who all bring unique points-of-view to the group, but who support and uplift each other whenever possible. (It’s basically shine theory, before…
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22 Apr

Circus of Books

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In 1976, Karen and Barry Mason had fallen on hard times and were looking for a way to support their young family when they answered an ad in the Los Angeles Times. Larry Flynt was seeking distributors for Hustler Magazine. What was expected to be a brief sideline led to their becoming fully immersed in the LGBT community as they took over a local store, Circus of Books. A decade later, they had become the biggest distributors of gay porn in the US. The film focuses on the double life they led, trying to maintain the balance of being parents…
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