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Victoria Chen

Victoria Chen is a teenage book blogger, reader, and writer. She runs a young adult book blog at www.VickyWhoReads.wordpress.com where she talks about diverse stories and the book community. You can find her on Twitter at @VickyCBooks.


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6 Apr 2020
Fiction
The Pride of Salinkari 
By: Elizabeth Crowe
See, I tell my students, the happy life requires wisdom.
Podcasts
Podcast: The Pride of Salinkari 
By: Elizabeth Crowe
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
In this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents Elizabeth Crowe's “The Pride of Salinkari.”
Poetry
Growing Chair 
By: Shuyi Yin
Pom-pom balls attached to yarn, growing like millions of dandelion seed-heads waving in a field.
Podcasts
Podcast: Growing Chair 
By: Shuyi Yin
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Podcast read by: Shuyi Yin
In this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Ciro Faienza presents Shuyi Yin's “Growing Chair,” with a reading by the poet.
Podcasts
Podcast: Naked 
By: Nome Emeka Patrick
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
In this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Ciro Faienza presents Nome Emeka Patrick's “naked” from the March 23 issue of Strange Horizons.
Reviews
Monday: The Madwoman of Serrano by Dina Salústio, translated by Jethro Soutar 
By: Rachel Cordasco
Wednesday: Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir 
By: Marina Berlin
Read Issue
Issue 30 Mar 2020
Editorials
Climate Crisis Special Issue 
By: Vanessa Rose Phin
Fiction
Dirty Wi-Fi 
By: Porpentine Charity Heartscape
Podcasts
Podcast: Dirty Wi-Fi 
By: Porpentine Charity Heartscape
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Fiction
Cairns 
By: Jason P Burnham
Podcasts
Podcast: Cairns 
By: Jason P Burnham
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Fiction
Three Days with the Kid 
By: Tara Calaby
Art by: Dante Luiz
Podcasts
Podcast: Three Days with the Kid 
By: Tara Calaby
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Poetry
The Wolf 
By: Kaily Dorfman
Poetry
Under and Down 
By: Camille Louise Goering
Poetry
Finding His Way into the Dark 
By: Brian Beatty
Podcasts
Podcast: Poetry of the Climate Special Issue 
By: Kaily Dorfman
By: Camille Louise Goering
By: Brian Beatty
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Podcast read by: Kaily Dorfman
Podcast read by: Brian Beatty
Articles, Non-Fiction
What Do We Do When the World Doesn’t End? 
By: Sarena Ulibarri
Reviews
Monday: Always North by Vicki Jarrett 
By: Octavia Cade
,
Thursday: Bridge 108 by Anne Charnock 
By: Caroline Mersey
,
Friday: Glass and Gardens: Solarpunk Winters edited by Sarena Ulibarri 
By: Nader Elhefnawy
Read Issue
Issue 23 Mar 2020
Poetry
naked 
By: Nome Emeka Patrick
Articles, Non-Fiction
The need for safer spaces in SFF: What can we do next? 
By: Stephi Cham
Columns, Non-Fiction
Short Fiction Treasures: Quarterly Short Fiction Round Up 
By: Maria Haskins
Reviews
Monday: Algorithmic Shapeshifting by Bogi Takács 
By: Eve Morton
,
Wednesday: Air Logic by Laurie J. Marks 
By: Electra Pritchett
Read Issue
Issue 16 Mar 2020
Fiction
The Touch Pool 
By: Lisa Nan Joo
Podcasts
Podcast: The Touch Pool 
By: Lisa Nan Joo
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Poetry
Multiverse 
By: Jenny Thompson
Podcasts
Podcast: Multiverse 
By: Jenny Thompson
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Reviews
Monday: The Breach by M. T. Hill 
By: Nina Allan
,
Wednesday: Multiverse: An International Anthology of Science Fiction Poetry edited by Rachel Plummer and Russell Jones 
By: Stephen Case
,
Friday: Genders: Shaping and Breaking the Binary 
By: Nick Hubble
Read Issue
100 African Writers of SFF - Part Fifteen: Ghana
100African, Non-Fiction
Introduction: A Golden Coast 
By: Geoff Ryman
100African, Non-Fiction
Faith Ben-Daniels 
By: Geoff Ryman
100African, Non-Fiction
Jonathan Dotse 
By: Geoff Ryman
100African, Non-Fiction
Kadi Yao Tay 
By: Geoff Ryman
100African, Non-Fiction
Kofi Nyameye 
By: Geoff Ryman
100African, Non-Fiction
Martin Egblewogbe 
By: Geoff Ryman
Read Issue
Issue 9 Mar 2020
Fiction
La Bête 
By: Leah Bobet
Podcasts
Podcast: La Bête 
By: Leah Bobet
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Poetry
Such Monstrous Births 
By: Emily Smith
Podcasts
Podcast: Such Monstrous Births 
By: Emily Smith
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Azimuth, Editorials
2020 Hugo Awards Eligibility 
By: Becca Evans
Reviews
Monday: The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa, translated by Stephen Snyder 
By: David Hebblethwaite
,
Wednesday: The True Queen by Zen Cho 
By: Rachel Hill
,
Friday: They Will Drown in Their Mothers' Tears by Johannes Anyuru 
By: A. S. Moser
Read Issue
Issue 2 Mar 2020
Fiction
Rat and Finch Are Friends 
By: Innocent Chizaram Ilo
Art by: DAPENHA
Podcasts
Podcast: Rat and Finch Are Friends 
By: Innocent Chizaram Ilo
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Poetry
Playing Fetch with the Grim 
By: Cam Kelley
Podcasts
Podcast: Playing Fetch with the Grim 
By: Cam Kelley
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Art
Artist Interview: DAPENHA 
By: Dante Luiz
Art by: DAPENHA
Azimuth, Editorials
Strange Horizons Awards Eligibility: Nonfiction in 2019 
By: Gautam Bhatia
Reviews
Monday: The Trans Space Octopus Congregation by Bogi Takács 
By: Anthony Cardno
,
Wednesday: Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather 
By: Foz Meadows
,
Friday: Ivory Apples by Lisa Goldstein 
By: Paul Kincaid
Read Issue
Issue 24 Feb 2020
Poetry
New York, 2009 
By: Mayra Paris
Podcasts
Podcast: New York, 2009 
By: Mayra Paris
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Articles, Non-Fiction
Queering the Cyborg: How the Hybrid Body Can Set Us Free 
By: Ben Berman Ghan
Columns
Stories from the Radio 
By: Kuzhali Manickavel
Reviews
Monday: Beneath the Rising by Premee Mohamed 
By: S. Qiouyi Lu
,
Wednesday: The Heart of the Circle by Keren Landsman, translated by Daniela Zamir 
By: Christina Ladd
,
Friday: Into Bones Like Oil by Kaaron Warren 
By: Darcie Little Badger
Read Issue
Issue 17 Feb 2020
Fiction
The Oldest Solution 
By: Priya Sridhar
Art by: Rachel Quinlan
Podcasts
Podcast: The Oldest Solution 
By: Priya Sridhar
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Poetry
Procrastination (A Lullaby) 
By: E. F. Schraeder
Podcasts
Podcast: Procrastination (A Lullaby) 
By: E. F. Schraeder
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Reviews
Monday: [零] A Phantom Zero by Ryu Ando 
By: Sessily Watt
,
Wednesday: The Iron Dragon's Mother by Michael Swanwick 
By: Matt Hilliard
,
Friday: Windhome by Kristin Landon 
By: Maya C. James
Read Issue
Issue 10 Feb 2020
Fiction
Company 
By: Shannon Sanders
Podcasts
Podcast: Company 
By: Shannon Sanders
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Poetry
Abstraction 
By: Gabriel Ascencio Morales
Podcasts
Podcast: Abstraction 
By: Gabriel Ascencio Morales
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Reviews
Monday: The Hungry Ones by Elana Gomel 
By: M. L. Clark
,
Wednesday: Elemental Haiku by Mary Soon Lee 
By: Salik Shah
Read Issue
Issue 3 Feb 2020
Fiction
Across the Ice 
By: Ada Hoffmann
Podcasts
Podcast: Across the Ice 
By: Ada Hoffmann
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Poetry
A Time Traveler's Field Notes 
By: S.R. Tombran
Podcasts
Podcast: A Time Traveler's Field Notes 
By: S.R. Tombran
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Reviews
Monday: The Artificial Man and Other Stories, by Clare Winger Harris, edited by Brad Ricca 
By: M. L. Clark
Art by: M. L. Clark
,
Wednesday: Eridani’s Crown by Alex Shvartsman 
By: Anthony Cardno
,
Friday: The Monster of Elendhaven by Jennifer Giesbrecht 
By: Mark Granger
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