Wombling Along
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Welcome to Wombling Along the blog’s weekend supplement where I share reviews and other things I saw online that caught my eye. I’m alway conscious no one is very online all the time and sometimes it’s just good to share things and hopefully we can start to get context and ideally find great things to read.
I had a very decent week! A lot of major deadlines in work passed as planned so my plan is to use next few weeks to recharge before it starts all over again!
It’s springtime in the U.K. with longer days and just a sign some much needed warmth is on the way. The only downside was a boiler check revealed its needing replacement soon and I can confirm boiler shopping is not as much fun as book shopping! A few adventures are planned over coming weeks so I will keep you informed!
Reviews
Gingernuts of Horror was very impressed by T Kingfisher’s Gothic Horror Wolf Worm
https://gnofhorror.com/wolf-worm-review-t-kingfishers-gothic-horror-novel/
I was also intrigued by the rural horror Frome by Dan Howarth
https://gnofhorror.com/drone-by-dan-howarth-review-relentless-rural-horror/
Prospective Culture was puzzled by the BSFA nominee Edge of Oblivion by Kirk Weddell
A warmer reaction was had in this chewy look at Project Hanuman another nominee
Skiffy and Fanty put Ruiner by Lara Messersmith on my radar which sounds really unusual
https://skiffyandfanty.com/blog/book-review-ruiner-by-lara-messersmith-glavin/
Blue Book Balloon was enchanted by The Misheard World by Aliya Whiteley
https://bluebookballoon.blogspot.com/2026/03/review-misheard-world-by-aliya-whitely.html?m=1
And disturbed but impressed by First Date by Gemma Amor
https://bluebookballoon.blogspot.com/2026/03/review-first-date-by-gemma-amor.html?m=1
The Fantasy Hive is keen people try Abyss by Nicholas Binge
https://fantasy-hive.co.uk/2026/03/abyss-by-nicholas-binge-book-review/
Strange Horizons adds to the number of impressed reviewers I’ve seen for The Iron Garden Sutra by A D Sui
https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/non-fiction/the-iron-garden-sutra-by-a-d-sui/
The Booktempting here for Beings by Ilana Masad here is also very strong
https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/non-fiction/beings-by-ilana-masad/
And this look at Stephen King’s work sounds very interesting with Monsters In The Archive by Caroline Bicks
https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/non-fiction/monsters-in-the-archive-by-caroline-bicks/
Fan Fi Addict tempts me with the modern gothic of The Curse of Hester Gardens by Tamika Thompson
https://fanfiaddict.com/review-the-curse-of-hester-gardens-by-tamika-thompson/
Ancillary Review of Books tempts me (but happily I picked up a copy this week) with Seasons of Glass and Iron by Amal El-Mohtar
https://ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2026/03/25/scriptures-in-the-kindest-sense/
Espresso is as impressed by my current read The People’s Republic of Love by Heather Child as I am
https://espressococo.com/2026/03/23/the-peoples-republic-of-love-heather-child/
Reactor tempts with When They Burned The Butterfly by Wen Yi Lee
https://reactormag.com/book-review-when-they-burned-the-butterfly-by-wen-yi-lee/
Their Bookclub is looking at the Murderbot short stories
https://reactormag.com/martha-wells-book-club-the-murderbot-short-stories/
They also have a new feature on translated speculative fiction starting with The Factory by Hiroko Oyamadas
https://reactormag.com/found-in-translation-hiroko-oyamadas-the-factory/
Divination Hollow pits the YA gothic horror Demon Song by Kelsea Yu on my radar
https://divinationhollow.com/reviews-and-articles/bookreview-demon-song
Locus reviews the next instalment in one of the most interesting fantasy series of recent years with Pretenders to The Throne of God by Adrian Tchaikovsky
And another reviewer adds to the claim for The Misheard World by Aliya Whiteley which definitely is looking to have the most impact so far this year
https://locusmag.com/review/the-misheard-world-by-aliya-whiteley-review-by-ian-mond/
Awards
The Otherwise Award winner was announced as Luminous by Silvia Park
https://otherwiseaward.org/2026/03/announcing-the-2025-otherwise-award-winner
The Crawford Award went to Call and Response by Christopher Caldwell
https://locusmag.com/2026/03/christopher-caldwell-wins-crawford-award/
The British Fantasy Award has started collecting nominations by their members for this years awards
Gingernuts of Horror also looked at The Stoker Awards’s YA Shortlist
https://gnofhorror.com/2025-ya-bram-stoker-award-full-ballot-reviewed/
In other news
Some sobering reading first as this article looks at how in the U.K. censorship in school libraries which we tend to think of as a US things is happening here more and more - one to monitor
Luna Press went to London Book Fair and their intern gave their first impressions
https://www.lunapresspublishing.com/post/attending-london-book-fair-2026
Prospective Culture continued their Lord of the Rings readalong
I really liked Charlie Jane Anders look at how Star Trek and YA are not quite the same but also offer a new direction
https://buttondown.com/charliejane/archive/why-is-it-so-hard-to-make-star-trek-ya/
Electric Literative has a look at seven contemporary gothic novels by Adrian American authors
https://electricliterature.com/7-contemporary-gothic-novels-by-african-american-authors/
I am always wary of nostalgia so I really liked this feature from the British Fantasy Society when a reader tries some old favourites
Ancillary Review of Books has some Hugo and Nebula stats!
https://ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2026/03/25/hugooverlaps/
As alway delve into The Full Lid
https://mailchi.mp/5d7e83bc6659/the-full-lid-6th-march-17246411
And for more great reviews and articles never forget to subscribe and read Renay’s Intergalactic Mixtape
https://buttondown.com/intergalacticmixtape/archive/intergalactic-mixtape-46/
And finally ever wonder what lives in the deep deep deep sea? Then try this and keep scrolling….
Have a great weekend and keep reading!
