We’re excited to bring you a roundup of interesting links and April book releases of fantasy by and about women.

As always, we’d love to hear from you. If you’ve sold a fantasy work, read a great recently-released story, discovered a fantastic link that we missed, or if you’ve got a book or story review to share, please get in touch. Send news to (help at sirensconference.org).

YOU’RE EXCITED ABOUT…

Interesting Links:

• 2015 James Tiptree, Jr. Literary Award winners announced
• “Disney to Create a Live-Action Version of ‘Rose Red’”
• Fantasy Café’s Women in SF&F Month is April
• Kelly Link is a 2016 Pulitzer Prize finalist for fiction, for Get in Trouble
• Ursula LeGuin’s Response to an All-Male Sci-Fi Anthology
• Nalo Hopkinson has a story in the final issue of Black Clock
• “Songbird,” by Shveta Thakrar
• Nimona by Noelle Stevenson tied for the 2016 Indies Choice Book Award
  Young Adult Book of the Year
• “The Mirror and the Maze,” by Renée Adieh
• Read Along with Faye: Elysium by Jennifer Marie Brissett
• Sirens: Amy’s Book Club for April is The Girl from Everywhere

 
Book Releases

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April 5
Almost Dark, Letitia Trent
Daughters of Ruin, K. D. Castner
The Edge of Worlds, Martha Wells
Every Heart a Doorway, Seanan McGuire
Flamecaster, Cinda Williams Chima
Forest of Ruin, Kelley Armstrong
The Glittering Court, Richelle Mead
Golden, Melissa de la Cruz, Michael Johnston
Lumberjanes Volume 3: A Terrible Plan, Shannon Watters, Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, ill. Brooke A Allen
In the Labyrinth of Drakes: A Memoir by Lady Trent, Marie Brennan
King’s Folly, Jill Williamson
The Mirror King, Jodi Meadows
Once Upon a Dream: A Twisted Tale, Liz Braswell
Tell the Wind and Fire, Sarah Rees Brennan

April 11
The Jasmine Sneeze, Nadine Kaadan

April 12
The Book of Forbidden Widsom, Gillian Murray Kendall
A Fierce and Subtle Poison, Samantha Mabry
Island of Dragons, Lisa McMann
Loreena’s Gift, Colleen M. Story
The Mage of Trelian, Michelle Knudsen
Masks and Shadows, Stephanie Burgis
Red: The True Story of Red Riding Hood, Liesl Shurtliff

April 19
The Lie Tree, Frances Hardinge
Daughter of Albion, Ilke Tampke

April 26
Bright Blaze of Magic, Jennifer Estep
Down with the Shine, Kate Karyus Quinn
Let the Wind Rise, Shannon Messenger
The Raven King, Maggie Stiefvater
Soldier, Julie Kagawa
The Star-Touched Queen, Roshani Chokshi