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ANNOUNCEMENT: A Blaze in the Dark, by Miranda Turner

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A Blaze in the Dark

QSFer Miranda Turner has a new MM urban fantasy out: A Blaze in the Dark. Bain never thought he’d escape the prison he’d lived in for the last five years. He spent his days chained up like an animal, and his nights…they were better not spoken about. Until one day Antonio came stumbling into his darkness, lighting a fire in his soul and giving him a chance at a new life. Antonio loved his position as a Bellator, and he loved his brother Luc; it was Luc’s friends he could do without. When he came upon an emaciated and beaten … Read more

FOR WRITERS: I’m In Love With an AI

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Tam Ames: Could you have a romance between a human and software? Using virtual technology to have sex or communicate, but no physical body? Will we want to? Could a good author really make readers believe it’s “real” romance? Join the chat

SCIENCE: Why Are the Northern and Southern Auroras Different?

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Auroras paint the sky around the poles when the sun is particularly active, flinging highly charged particles at Earth’s atmosphere. Scientists once thought that the gorgeous events were mirror images, but to their surprise, displays at the north (the aurora borealis) and south (the aurora australis) don’t precisely match. Ever since scientists realized these two celestial displays don’t line up, they’ve been trying to sort out why. Now, a team of researchers thinks it has found the reason — asymmetry in Earth’s magnetic tail. But what’s stranger is that the asymmetry is caused by the precise inverse of what scientists … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Slave Palace, by Wendy Rathbone

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QSFer Wendy Rathbone has a new MM alternate Earth slow burn romance out, book one in the Kingdom of Slaves series: The Slave Palace. Conquered. Captured. Sold as a pleasure slave. After being taken as a prisoner of war, Wulf fights his captors and is sold as a One-Night Thrall to be used and abused, then put to death. He is purchased by a high ranking master of the famous Slave Palace. Why Locke buys him, Wulf has no clue, but something about this master is intriguing. Instead of abuse, Wulf is plied with luxuries he has never known by … Read more

TV: The Walking Dead Gets New Lesbian Couple

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The Walking Dead has introduced two new characters who will soon be unveiled as a lesbian couple. Magna and Yumiko made their debut on the AMC’s post-apocalyptic zombie drama in November, during Episode 5 of the show’s ninth season—but have not explicitly been shown as a couple. But Eleanor Matsuura, who plays Yumiko, has now revealed to Digital Spy that the women’s relationship will be made obvious to viewers when the show returns on Sunday (February 10). “We will see a lot more of Magna and Yumiko functioning as a couple, and it’s something that I fought really hard for … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Waiting On the Rain, by Freddy MacKay

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QSFer Freddy MacKay has a new mm paranormal romance out: “Waiting On The Rain.” One young man desperate to make things right for the monks who raised him. Another looking to escape the limelight. The two best friends stuck in time because of promises. A couple looking to make a bigger unconventional family—one young woman who wants to help the world become a more beautiful place, one transwoman looking to put down roots for the both of them. Love isn’t always easy, but the good kind is worth fighting for, even when others don’t understand it. The story of what becomes of … Read more

FOR WRITERS: There Are Bugs In Your ARC!

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Maryann Kafka: As a book reviewer, it’s my understanding is that an ARC is not the finished product. Do you want a reviewer to comment on any errors they find? Is it an issue if a review is comes out before the official release date? Writers: This is a writer chat – you are welcome to share your own book/link, as long as it fits the chat, but please do so as part of a discussion about the topic. Join the chat

SPACE: Did Earth Eat Another Planet?

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The ancient collision that formed the moon may also have brought with it all the ingredients needed for life, a new study finds. Over 4.4 billion years ago, a Mars-size body smashed into a primitive Earth, launching our moon into permanent orbit around our planet. But a new study finds that this event could have had a much larger impact than previously thought. The collision could also have imbued our planet with the carbon, nitrogen and sulfur needed for life to form, scientists reported today (Jan. 23) in the journal Science Advances. Back then, Earth was a little like Mars … Read more