The collection of new Aqueduct Press books that I have been adding to the bookstore includes some interesting short fiction.

Big Mama Stories is a collection by Eleanor Arnason. The stories are all linked to: “The quirky, nearly omnipotent members of the colorful tribe of Big Mamas and Big Poppas [who] rove the Universe, able to leap vast expanses of time and space in a single bound. Little can harm a Mama or Poppa, except large, mythological monsters and world-historical trends.” I suspect that it is very funny, probably at the expense of those pesky humans.

Feminist Voices, edited by Batya Susan Weinbaum is a collection of fiction and poetry from the first 10 years of the journal, Femspec.

A finally — something of a surprise to me, but I’m delighted it exists — Space is Just A Starry Night, a collection of science fiction stories from the great Tanith Lee.