New Book Releases: February 17, 2026 https://locusmag.com/2026/02/new-book-releases-february-17-2026/

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Discover why WE WILL RISE AGAIN edited by Malka Older, Annalee Newitz and Karen Lord made the 2025 Recommended Reading List https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Will-Rise-Again/Malka-Older/9781668095959

Read @garykwolfe’s review of NONESUCH by @twirlynoodle.com: “The novel ends with the tantalizing note “to be continued”, promising a second volume that I suspect most readers, like myself, will want to see right now.” https://locusmag.com/review/nonesuch-by-francis-spufford-review-by-gary-k-wolfe/

The Year in Review 2025 by Alexandra Pierce https://locusmag.com/feature/the-year-in-review-2025-by-alexandra-pierce/

2026 Skylark and Gaughan Awards https://locusmag.com/2026/02/2026-skylark-and-gaughan-awards/

Add this to your TBR pile: WE WILL RISE AGAIN edited by Malka Older, Annalee Newitz and Karen Lord, featured on the 2025 Recommended Reading List! https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Will-Rise-Again/Malka-Older/9781668095959

2028 Worldcon Bids https://locusmag.com/2026/02/2028-worldcon-bids/

Weekly Bestsellers, 16 February 2026 https://locusmag.com/2026/02/weekly-bestsellers-16-february-2026/

Secrets of the First School by T.L. Huchu: Review by Colleen Mondor https://locusmag.com/review/secrets-of-the-first-school-by-t-l-huchu-review-by-colleen-mondor/

2026 WSFA Small Press Award Opens https://locusmag.com/2026/02/2026-wsfa-small-press-award-opens/

From the 2025 Recommended Reading List, check out WE WILL RISE AGAIN edited by Malka Older, Annalee Newitz and Karen Lord https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Will-Rise-Again/Malka-Older/9781668095959

SF Writers Sue Topps Company https://locusmag.com/2026/02/sf-writers-sue-topps-company/

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“It Grows Back” by @grantcollier.bsky.social from @castofwonders.org, “Wilayat in Seven Saints” by Tanvir Ahmed from @kaleidotrope.bsky.social, and more short fic recs from @mariahaskins.com - https://locusmag.com/review/cast-of-wonders-beneath-ceaseless-skies-and-kaleidotrope-review-by-maria-haskins/