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REVIEW: “This collection shows Howey’s true range and impact as a writer.” –B&N, on MACHINE LEARNING by Hugh Howey

“This collection shows Howey’s true range and impact as a writer. […] His stories take a more modern approach in their consideration of classic themes, hitting all the harder as a result.” –Barnes & Noble, on MACHINE LEARNING by Hugh Howey [review]

REVIEW: “Sharp, imaginative blasts from possible futures and alternate presents.” —Barnes & Noble, on BASFF 2017

“[The stories] are sharp, imaginative blasts from possible futures and alternate presents that reflect and comment on our world in ways realistic fiction simply can’t.” —Barnes & Noble [review]

NEWS: Four JJA Anthology Ebooks All Deep-Discounted Now for a Limited Time!

In a strange confluence of events, four of my anthologies are all deep-discounted in ebook format at the same time:

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WHAT THE #@&% IS THAT?

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THE LIVING DEAD

*World Fantasy Award finalist!*

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BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY 2016

*World Fantasy Award finalist!*

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NEWS: MACHINE LEARNING, the Debut Story Collection by Hugh Howey is Now Available!

Machine Learning, the debut story collection from Hugh Howey is now available from John Joseph Adams Books.

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NEWS: BASFF 2017 is Now on Sale!

Best American Science Fiction & Fantasy 2017 (which collects the best of 2016, guest editor: Charles Yu) is now available!

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NEWS: BASFF 2017 Editors Discuss the Anthology on WIRED’s The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy

Charles Yu and I were guests on WIRED’s The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy podcast to discuss BASFF 2017 (which comes out Oct. 4). [listen]

WIRED also reprinted one of the stories featured in the anthology: “Caspar D. Luckinbill, What Are You Going to Do?” by Nick Wolven. [read]

NEWS: THE LIVING DEAD Ebook Discounted to $1.99 for a Limited Time

The ebook edition of THE LIVING DEAD has been marked down to $1.99 for a limited time. It’s available discounted in the following stores:

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NEWS: WHAT THE #@&% IS THAT? Ebook Discounted to $3.99 for a Limited Time!

WHAT THE #@&% IS THAT? is currently discounted to $3.99 in all ebook formats:

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So now’s a great time to pick up the anthology if you haven’t already! In case you missed out, here’s what some critics have been saying about it:

If you’re looking for a read (or lots of reads, as the case may be) that’s equally fun, scary, and thought-provoking, then What the #@&% Is That? will be up your alley. With editors as experienced as John Joseph Adams and Douglas Cohen, I’d be surprised if most horror/sci-fi fans don’t enjoy it. The only rating I could possibly give the book is five [out of five] stars —Dread Central




[An] amazing collection […] ranging from hilarious to truly terrifying […] a great option to hand to horror fans. —Booklist




A genuinely chilling, wildly imaginative collection […] At once timely and timelessly unique, [this anthology] is sure to have genre fans enthralled. [Top Pick, 4.5 Star Rating] —RT Book Reviews




This anthology’s fusion of literary horror and emotional/psychological depth will appeal to readers tired of formulaic genre fiction. —Library Journal (starred review)




A really intriguing, spooky anthology [with] an incredible table of contents. —The Verge




If you derive any sort of pleasure from the grotesque, the fanciful, the freakish and unnatural, buy this book. —Intergalactic Medicine Show




[A] particularly clever horror collection […] A collection of tales that are clever, chilling, and #@&%ing weird. […] Old and new favorites trying to break new and bizarre ground here, making it an incredibly enjoyable read from the dedication page (“For Cthulhu…”) on. [Editor’s Pick as one of The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Collections and Anthologies of 2016] —Barnes & Noble

Additionally, it’s worth noting that the anthology includes “The Bad Hour” by Christopher Golden, which was a finalist for the Stoker Award, and “Little Widow” by Maria Dahvana Headley, which is a current finalist for the World Fantasy Award.

NEWS: BASFF 2017 Table of Contents and Notable Stories Revealed

The Table of Contents for Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2017 has now been revealed, as selected by me (series editor John Joseph Adams) and guest editor Charles Yu.

Table of Contents
Notable Stories

NEWS: THE ROBOTS OF GOTHAM by Todd McAulty Acquired for John Joseph Adams Books (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

In my role as editor of John Joseph Adams Books for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, I just made a new acquisition. Here’s the deal memo that just ran on Publishers Marketplace:

Todd McAulty’s THE ROBOTS OF GOTHAM, a debut about a future where the world is on the brink of total subjugation by machine intelligences when a man stumbles on a sinister conspiracy to exterminate humanity and a group of human and machine misfits who might just be able to prevent it, to John Joseph Adams Books, for publication in Spring 2018 (World).