A new book series of mysteries involving a witch is reportedly based on interviews by the author with actual witches. We have a review.

We couldn’t put down Holly Black’s collection of short stories. And we had a little trouble sleeping after we were finished reading.

The latest issue of Buffy Season 8 has Buffy learning all about her brand-spankin’ new powers, including some things she would probably prefer not to know.

Robin Hobb’s “Dragon Keeper” is a (mostly) welcome return to the Realm of the Elderlings.

Those disappointed by some of Jacqueline Carey’s recent books take note: her latest easily measures up to her wildly entertaining earlier work.

Think about it: Harry Potter mostly acted as Dumbledore’s pawn, as a result of events that were completely beyond his control. Does that spell “hero” to you?

Sure, the “hero” gets top billing, but sometimes it’s the sidekick that has the more interesting journey. Here’s something else sidekicks share: once they step out of the hero’s shadow, they never go back.

We talk to the author of the “Heir” series, about a teenager who is surrounded by magic, but doesn’t know it.

We talk to the bestselling author of the “Kushiel” trilogies.

You can’t judge a book by its cover, but you can certainly judge the cover itself! We do just that with a look at some of fantasy’s very worst novel covers.

Fantasy wildly outsells sci-fi — yet still the former must put up with being classified as a mere sub-genre of the latter. Why?

We talk to the writing legend, whose latest fantasy novel just hit number one on the New York Times Bestseller List.