Elizabeth Hand

2 months ago | washingtonpost.com | Elizabeth Hand

The best way — perhaps the only way — to read Lucy Rose’s beautiful, terrifying first novel, “The Lamb,” is as a modern fairy tale. Still, anyone expecting the anodyne comforts and familiar magical-realist trappings associated with that genre will be disappointed, if not outright horrified, by the novel. Despite its contemporary setting, Rose’s story seems drawn directly from those collected by the Brothers Grimm.

2 months ago | pressherald.com | Elizabeth Hand

The meet-cute that opens “Blob,” Maggie Su’s offbeat debut novel, takes place outside a gay bar called the Back Door. The narrator, Vi, has been a regular for months, as she tries to get over a breakup with her longtime boyfriend. Tonight, her attention is drawn to a pair of beady eyes. As she looks closer, she realizes they don’t come from a human but stare at her from a “beige gelatin splotch” next to a trash can.

2 months ago | fantasy-hive.co.uk | Stephanie Burgis |Stark Holborn |Ed Crocker |Elizabeth Hand

Welcome to a whole new year of Top Picks!Every month, we like to share with you our favourite reads of the month. We’ve rounded up our contributors and asked them each to recommend just one favourite read of the month.

Jan 23, 2025 | washingtonpost.com | Elizabeth Hand

The meet-cute that opens “Blob,” Maggie Su’s offbeat debut novel, takes place outside a gay bar called the Back Door. The narrator, Vi, has been a regular for months, as she tries to get over a breakup with her longtime boyfriend. Tonight, her attention is drawn to a pair of beady eyes. As she looks closer, she realizes they don’t come from a human but stare at her from a “beige gelatin splotch” next to a trash can.

Jan 20, 2025 | telugustates.net | Filipa Lopes |Elizabeth Hand

The Book of Boba Fett didn’t do its titular character any favors in the eyes of many Star Warsfans, but there are still ways for the franchise to redeem Boba Fett. Din Djarin initially seemed to have become the definitive Star Wars‘ bounty hunter in Mandalorian armor, until Boba made his shocking return in The Mandalorian season 2. Not only was Boba handled remarkably well, but the ending promised his rise to power on Tatooine.