This is a decent anthology with a huge variety of content. It consists of some non-fiction (mostly touching on subjects such as women in SFF, BIPOC in SFF and hot topics in speculative fiction, some microfiction detailing "alternative endings" to 2020, a bunch of reviews of various pieces of media (books, movies, tv shows and videogames) and some short interviews with SFF writers.

If you're looking to read more content from diverse writers, you should definitely read this. As I've been getting into more niche SFF things like speculative poetry and (feminist) small presses, this anthology came at a kind of perfect moment, since it's full of recommendations and introductions to exactly those things.

The only thing I didn't care for much were the reviews/articles on horror and anime, since I don't much care for those. But that's what you get with such a varied anthology as this!

Happy to have been introduced to Interstellar Flight. I was already familiar with several of their works (Can you sign my tentacle, field guide to invasive species of minnesota and local star) but had no idea they were all published by the same publisher. A small press to keep an eye on.

Added this book to Goodreads!

Great book!! This collection of essays, reviews, interviews and short stories; is a very interesting read and I added some more books to my mist read list.

Thank you to NetGalley and to Interstellar Flight Press for this ARC.

An good mix of pieces makes this an interesting read. While most of the essays and interviews seemed to focus (it felt like) on horror and fantasy, neither of which are genres I read, I enjoyed hearing from writers about what inspires them, about what influences/d them, and about their processes. Also, as always, great to hear from usually-marginalised voices. Some of the essays also put into context important issues like BLM, and gender and people group diversity in SFF.

One essay I really enjoyed was Your Critique Group’s Feedback on Covid-19: Thanks for sharing this really interesting story! by Erin Becker, which was really funny. (No writer could have written the year that was 2020).

My favourite part was at the end, the seven stories that imagine alternate endings for 2020. Because this whole anthology came out of that annus horribilis, the pandemic is a theme throughout. It’s wonderful that it ends with fiction that marks this surreal time.

Will my breath ever be considered essential?

— a wonderful line from Tlotlo Tsamaase’s pandemic story, Season of Safety. Enjoyed this story (as much as you can enjoy writing on domestic violence, and during lockdown), from a writer I’ve been watching for a while.

Also included are reviews for gamers, all of which went completely over my head.

In all, this was a very interesting anthology, with much that should be of interest to any SFF fan.

Rated: 8/10.

I've never read any issues of Interstellar Flight magazine, so this was my first look at what the publication has to offer. I found the stories captivating, the articles interesting, and the reviews enlightening. I especially appreciated the diversity of the contributors and the variety of material, ranging from sci-fi to fantasy to horror with plenty of thought pieces and criticism for even the most discerning reader. There's enough here to showcase the high quality that the magazine puts out, and as a result I am getting a subscription!

This isn’t the kind of book that can be recommended to a general readership as it is very niche. However, if you like sci-fi, fantasy and horror in its many forms then you’re likely to find something here to enjoy.

I’m fairly new to the SFF world but I still found this collection of essays, reviews, interviews and short stories highly enjoyable. The essays were my favourite part of the collection especially Your Critique Group’s Feedback on Covid-19 by Erin Becker and The Spectre of Trauma by Laura Díaz De Arce. Between the pages of this anthology,
I found myself adding books I’d never heard of to my TBR and new-to-me TV shows to my watchlist. It also gave me a lot to think about a wide range of topics.

My favourite short story was Season of Safety by Tlotlo Tsamaase. I loved how raw and brutal it was and offered me a greater insight into what it might have been like being in lockdown with an abusive partner.

Overall, I really enjoyed this collection and will be subscribing to Interstellar Flight Magazine.

Thank you netgalley for providing an ARC in exchange for a review

It was my first time reading articles from Interstellar Flight magazine, and I really loved it!
This magazine contains articles, reviews and short stories, and it felt so good to read stuff written by people who aren't your basic cishet white man. I could relate to a lot of analyzes, and got the opportunity to discover new books, series, and authors!