In my Robot Wizard Zombie Crit! newsletter, I've been posting a bunch of capsule reviews of books I've been reading lately. I'm going to post a bunch of them in this thread. If you sign up for the newsletter, you get a free ebook anthology. johnjosephadams.com/newslett…
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According to Kicktraq, the LIGHTSPEED + NIGHTMARE Kickstarter is trending toward only reaching 94% of our funding goal. So WE STILL NEED YOUR HELP. If you love SF, fantasy, and horror short fiction, please consider backing today and sharing this post. bit.ly/LS-NM-26

ALT Animated LIGHTSPEED and NIGHTMARE Kickstarter graphic. mentions the Women Destroy Science Fiction, Queers Destroy Science Fiction, and People of Colo(u)r Destroy Science Fiction special issues by saying, “First, with your help, we destroyed science fiction.” then continues, “Together, we’ll rebuild it." It then mentions that the magazines have published nearly 10 million words, and notes that you can help fund the next 450,000. It will fund stories by Charlie Jane Anders, Travis Baldree, Olivie Blake, P. Djèlí Clark, Tananarive Due, Grady Hendrix, Hugh Howey, Stephen Graham Jones, Ken Liu, Victor LaValle, Seanan McGuire, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Rebecca Roanhorse, Veronica Roth, Paul Tremblay, Jeff VanderMeer, Chuck Wendig, and Daniel H. Wilson."

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This week in NIGHTMARE: "An Unavoidable Consequence of..." by Kurt Fawver nightmare-magazine.com/ficti…

ALT Animated LIGHTSPEED and NIGHTMARE Kickstarter graphic. mentions the Women Destroy Science Fiction, Queers Destroy Science Fiction, and People of Colo(u)r Destroy Science Fiction special issues by saying, “First, with your help, we destroyed science fiction.” then continues, “Together, we’ll rebuild it." It then mentions that the magazines have published nearly 10 million words, and notes that you can help fund the next 450,000. It will fund stories by Charlie Jane Anders, Travis Baldree, Olivie Blake, P. Djèlí Clark, Tananarive Due, Grady Hendrix, Hugh Howey, Stephen Graham Jones, Ken Liu, Victor LaValle, Seanan McGuire, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Rebecca Roanhorse, Veronica Roth, Paul Tremblay, Jeff VanderMeer, Chuck Wendig, and Daniel H. Wilson."

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This week in LIGHTSPEED: "Until the Cure" by Marissa Lingen lightspeedmagazine.com/ficti…

ALT Animated LIGHTSPEED and NIGHTMARE Kickstarter graphic. mentions the Women Destroy Science Fiction, Queers Destroy Science Fiction, and People of Colo(u)r Destroy Science Fiction special issues by saying, “First, with your help, we destroyed science fiction.” then continues, “Together, we’ll rebuild it." It then mentions that the magazines have published nearly 10 million words, and notes that you can help fund the next 450,000. It will fund stories by Charlie Jane Anders, Travis Baldree, Olivie Blake, P. Djèlí Clark, Tananarive Due, Grady Hendrix, Hugh Howey, Stephen Graham Jones, Ken Liu, Victor LaValle, Seanan McGuire, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Rebecca Roanhorse, Veronica Roth, Paul Tremblay, Jeff VanderMeer, Chuck Wendig, and Daniel H. Wilson."

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This week in LIGHTSPEED: "Guidance" by Martin Cahill lightspeedmagazine.com/ficti…

ALT Animated LIGHTSPEED and NIGHTMARE Kickstarter graphic. mentions the Women Destroy Science Fiction, Queers Destroy Science Fiction, and People of Colo(u)r Destroy Science Fiction special issues by saying, “First, with your help, we destroyed science fiction.” then continues, “Together, we’ll rebuild it." It then mentions that the magazines have published nearly 10 million words, and notes that you can help fund the next 450,000. It will fund stories by Charlie Jane Anders, Travis Baldree, Olivie Blake, P. Djèlí Clark, Tananarive Due, Grady Hendrix, Hugh Howey, Stephen Graham Jones, Ken Liu, Victor LaValle, Seanan McGuire, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Rebecca Roanhorse, Veronica Roth, Paul Tremblay, Jeff VanderMeer, Chuck Wendig, and Daniel H. Wilson."

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We've reached 75% of our funding goal! In addition to subscriptions, we've got t-shirts, mugs, signed books, magazine archive stuff… We're still about $12,000 shy of our $50,000 target w/ 7 days remaining so please consider backing if you haven't already. bit.ly/LS-NM-26

ALT Animated LIGHTSPEED and NIGHTMARE Kickstarter graphic. mentions the Women Destroy Science Fiction, Queers Destroy Science Fiction, and People of Colo(u)r Destroy Science Fiction special issues by saying, “First, with your help, we destroyed science fiction.” then continues, “Together, we’ll rebuild it." It then mentions that the magazines have published nearly 10 million words, and notes that you can help fund the next 450,000. It will fund stories by Charlie Jane Anders, Travis Baldree, Olivie Blake, P. Djèlí Clark, Tananarive Due, Grady Hendrix, Hugh Howey, Stephen Graham Jones, Ken Liu, Victor LaValle, Seanan McGuire, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Rebecca Roanhorse, Veronica Roth, Paul Tremblay, Jeff VanderMeer, Chuck Wendig, and Daniel H. Wilson."

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We just made this new GIF which shows you all of the amazing authors who agreed to write stories for us should the Kickstarter fund. We're closing in on 75% funded with 10 days left to go. Please consider backing if you can! 💖 bit.ly/LS-NM-26

ALT Animated LIGHTSPEED and NIGHTMARE Kickstarter graphic. mentions the Women Destroy Science Fiction, Queers Destroy Science Fiction, and People of Colo(u)r Destroy Science Fiction special issues by saying, “First, with your help, we destroyed science fiction.” then continues, “Together, we’ll rebuild it." It then mentions that the magazines have published nearly 10 million words, and notes that you can help fund the next 450,000. It will fund stories by Charlie Jane Anders, Travis Baldree, Olivie Blake, P. Djèlí Clark, Tananarive Due, Grady Hendrix, Hugh Howey, Stephen Graham Jones, Ken Liu, Victor LaValle, Seanan McGuire, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Rebecca Roanhorse, Veronica Roth, Paul Tremblay, Jeff VanderMeer, Chuck Wendig, and Daniel H. Wilson."

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This week in LIGHTSPEED: "Congratulations on your Magic Sword™" by John Wiswell lightspeedmagazine.com/ficti…
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This week in LIGHTSPEED: "The Raspberry Manifesto of Professor Warana" by Adam-Troy Castro lightspeedmagazine.com/ficti…
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We just hit 50% of our goal with 20 days remaining. Thanks again so much to everyone who backed the campaign. We also just added a new Add-On: Signed copies of The Mistborn Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson! Back today: bit.ly/LS-NM-26
The 2026 LIGHTSPEED + NIGHTMARE Kickstarter is NOW LIVE! Check out our lineup of authors & peruse our rewards: subscriptions, signed books, rare magazine collectibles, t-shirts, mugs, and more. Thank you in advance if you're able to offer your support.💖 bit.ly/LS-NM-26
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This week on LIGHTSPEED: "Alterverse" by Sanjana Raj lightspeedmagazine.com/ficti…
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This week on LIGHTSPEED: "Jempo" by Thomas Ha lightspeedmagazine.com/ficti…
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We've reached 40% of our goal & added a bunch of new rewards, including signed books by Chuck Wendig, Daniel H. Wilson, Ken Liu, Paul Tremblay, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Stephen Graham Jones, Veronica Roth, Victor LaValle, Olivie Blake, P. Djèlí Clark, Seanan McGuire & Martha Wells.
The 2026 LIGHTSPEED + NIGHTMARE Kickstarter is NOW LIVE! Check out our lineup of authors & peruse our rewards: subscriptions, signed books, rare magazine collectibles, t-shirts, mugs, and more. Thank you in advance if you're able to offer your support.💖 bit.ly/LS-NM-26
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This week on LIGHTSPEED: "Alterverse" by Sanjana Raj lightspeedmagazine.com/ficti…
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This week on LIGHTSPEED: "The Dragon, the Scarab, the Wolf, the Dragon" by Rhiannon Rasmussen lightspeedmagazine.com/ficti…
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WOW, what a first day! In our first 24 hours, nearly 150 backers pledged more than $11K, putting us 22% of the way toward our goal. Several of our limited signed books and collectibles are already gone. If you haven't checked it out yet: bit.ly/LS-NM-26

ALT Animated LIGHTSPEED and NIGHTMARE Kickstarter graphic. mentions the Women Destroy Science Fiction, Queers Destroy Science Fiction, and People of Colo(u)r Destroy Science Fiction special issues by saying, “First, with your help, we destroyed science fiction.” then continues, “Together, we’ll rebuild it." It then mentions that the magazines have published nearly 10 million words, and notes that you can help fund the next 450,000. It ends with “Consider backing today."

The 2026 LIGHTSPEED + NIGHTMARE Kickstarter is NOW LIVE! Check out our lineup of authors & peruse our rewards: subscriptions, signed books, rare magazine collectibles, t-shirts, mugs, and more. Thank you in advance if you're able to offer your support.💖 bit.ly/LS-NM-26
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Here's a peek at our current add-ons. Some of them are extremely limited in quantities (some there's only 1), so back early if you want a shot at grabbing one in particular!
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The 2026 LIGHTSPEED + NIGHTMARE Kickstarter is NOW LIVE! Check out our lineup of authors & peruse our rewards: subscriptions, signed books, rare magazine collectibles, t-shirts, mugs, and more. Thank you in advance if you're able to offer your support.💖 bit.ly/LS-NM-26
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Our Kickstarter launches TOMORROW, OMG. And huzzah, we'll have a new story by NYT bestseller & award-winner Jeff VanderMeer, author of The Southern Reach series (ANNIHILATION, et al), BORNE & HUMMINGBIRD SALAMANDER. 🔔 Click to be notified when we launch! lightspeedmagazine.com/kicks…

ALT LIGHTSPEED & NIGHTMARE Kickstarter graphic. Left side: Bright light blue background with rays (as of light) bursting out from the center. Central image is an open book with a rocket blasting up out of it. Below the book is the LIGHTSPEED magazine wordmark; the word lightspeed is rendered in a orange-to-yellow gradient, with a white outline around it and dropshadow underneath it. Right side: Bright light yellow background with rays (as of light) bursting out from the center. Central image is an open book with a haunted house emerging from it. Below the book is the NIGHTMARE magazine wordmark; the word nightmare is rendered in a dark red to lighter red gradient, with a white outline around it and dropshadow underneath it. Top: the words "LIVE on Kickstarter"

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This author is going to either end up in LIGHTSPEED or NIGHTMARE depending on how the story turns out: None other than bestseller Chuck Wendig! He's the author of WANDERERS, CALAMITIES, and BLACK RIVER ORCHARD. 🔔 Click to be notified when we launch! lightspeedmagazine.com/kicks…

ALT LIGHTSPEED & NIGHTMARE Kickstarter graphic. Left side: Bright light blue background with rays (as of light) bursting out from the center. Central image is an open book with a rocket blasting up out of it. Below the book is the LIGHTSPEED magazine wordmark; the word lightspeed is rendered in a orange-to-yellow gradient, with a white outline around it and dropshadow underneath it. Right side: Bright light yellow background with rays (as of light) bursting out from the center. Central image is an open book with a haunted house emerging from it. Below the book is the NIGHTMARE magazine wordmark; the word nightmare is rendered in a dark red to lighter red gradient, with a white outline around it and dropshadow underneath it. Top: the words "Live on Kickstarter Sept. 15" Bottom: a black and gold button that says NOTIFY ME ON LAUNCH with sparks on either end of the phrase; it flashes between that state and a white button with blue text saying the same thing.

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John Joseph Adams retweeted
Excited to share that my short story ‘A Heap of Petrified Gods’ originally published in @LightspeedMag is on the 2026 Nommo Award Shortlist for Best Story! Grateful to everyone who voted and @JohnJosephAdams who gave this story a home in the first place!
2026 NOMMO AWARDS SHORTLIST This year's shortlist features 17 works across four categories, with 22 authors and creators represented - a testament to the creative range and format fluency that defines African speculative fiction today.
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