The July 2022 issue of Locus has interviews with Daniel Abraham and Nadia Afifi. Main Stories include the 2022 Locus Awards winners, Atwood’s fireproof book auction, Aurealis Awards winners, Jo Fletcher’s departure from Jo Fletcher Books, UTA’s acquisition of Curtis Brown UK, and more. The SFWA Nebula Conference and WisCon 45 are covered with reports and photos. Additional coverage includes Balen’s Carnegie Medal win, SF author Glukhovsky on a Russian wanted list for anti-war statements, the data breach at SFWA, the Locus Poll 2022 writeup, and much more. Cory Doctorow’s column is entitled “The Swerve”. Bookseller Ken Kelly (1946-2022) is remembered with an obituary and appreciation. Reviews cover new titles by Kate Heartfield, Sunyi Dean, Kelly Robson, Naseem Jamnia, Akwaeke Emezi, Namina Forna, Alexandra Rowland, John Kessel, Zoje Stage, Liz Michalski, Ritch Calvin, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, W.P. Wiles, Missouri Williams, Brenda Lozano, Thomas Olde Heuvelt, Jason Rekulak, Michael Landweber, Anna-Marie McLemore, Anna Carey, V.E. Schwab, Madeleine Roux, A.G. Slatter, Sam J. Miller, John Langan, Ryan Britt, and others. <>
Books reviews in this issue (indicating reviewer)—
 
Britt, Ryan • Phasers on Stun!: How the Making (and Remaking) of Star Trek Changed the World (Alvaro Zinos-Amaro)
Calvin, Ritch • Queering SF: Readings (Caren Gussoff Sumption)
Carey, Anna • This Is Not the Real World (Colleen Mondor)
Dean, Sunyi • The Book Eaters (Gary K. Wolfe)
Emezi, Akwaeke • Bitter (Maya C. James)
Forna, Namina • The Merciless Ones (Maya C. James)
Heartfield, Kate • The Embroidered Book (Gary K. Wolfe)
Jamnia, Naseem • The Bruising of Qilwa (Gary K. Wolfe)
Kessel, John • The Dark Ride: The Best Short Fiction of John Kessel (Russell Letson)
Landweber, Michael • The Damage Done (Gabino Iglesias)
Langan, John • Corpsemouth and Other Autobiographies (Paula Guran)
Lozano, Brenda • Witches (Gabino Iglesias)
McLemore, Anna-Marie • Lakelore (Colleen Mondor)
Michalski, Liz • Darling Girl (Caren Gussoff Sumption)
Miller, Sam J. • Boys, Beasts, & Men (Paula Guran)
Moreno-Garcia, Silvia • The Daughter of Doctor Moreau (Ian Mond)
Olde Heuvelt, Thomas • Echo (Gabino Iglesias)
Rekulak, Jason • Hidden Pictures (Gabino Iglesias)
Robson, Kelly • High Times in the Low Parliament (Gary K. Wolfe)
Roux, Madeleine • The Book of Living Secrets (Colleen Mondor)
Rowland, Alexandra • A Taste of Gold and Iron (Maya C. James)
Schwab, V. E. • Gallant (Colleen Mondor)
Slatter, A. G. • The Path of Thorns (Paula Guran)
Stage, Zoje • The Girl Who Outgrew the World (Caren Gussoff Sumption)
Wiles, W. P. • The Last Blade Priest (Ian Mond)
Williams, Missouri • The Doloriad (Ian Mond)
Zadok, Rachel, & Karina M. Szczurek, eds. • Disruption: New Short Fiction from Africa (Charles Payseur)
 
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