[TW for discussion of rape] The Mary Sue will no longer be promoting HBO's Game of Thrones, but our editorial team will be making decisions on the newsworthiness of certain items as they arise. Earlier today our Editor in Chief Jill Pantozzi was asked to speak with CNN's Brooke Baldwin about our decision and what we think the series could have done differently.

Warning! If you haven’t read ASOIAF, back away! Head over to Jill’s book-spoiler-free episode recap and discuss the episode in the comments! But if you have read the books, this is absolutely the best place for you to discuss the episode in relation to GRRM’s original series.

Warning! If you haven't read ASOIAF, back away! Head over to Jill's book-spoiler-free episode recap and discuss the episode in the comments! But if you have read the books, this is absolutely the best place for you to discuss the episode in relation to GRRM's original series.

Japanese publisher Hayakawa's A Song of Ice and Fire covers have been around for awhile, but their extreme gorgeos-ity knows no statute of limitations.

If you're a fan of the A Song of Ice and Fire books and you're watching the latest season of Game of Thrones, you may have noticed that Sansa's storyline is deviating ever so slightly from the source material. Executive Producer David Benioff has some reasons for that—but if you haven't read the books, there are spoilers beyond this Sansa GIF, so beware.

In a press release yesterday, HBO released the official titles and synopses for the next four episodes of Game of Thrones Season 5.

Here be Game of Thrones book spoilers! If you're not up on your ASOIAF reading, you'll probably want to stay away from this discussion thread and check out Jill's book-spoiler-free episode recap for last night's "High Sparrow" instead.

If you're not an ASOIAF reader and prefer to remain unspoiled, this is not the post for you! Head on over to Jill's spoiler-free episode recap instead.

Watched last night’s new episode of Game of Thrones but haven’t read the novels? Turn back, this is not the post for you. Read ahead for book spoilers, or turn back to the episode recap for spoiler-free comments.

After publishing an initial blog post yesterday afternoon addressing the controversy surrounding this year's Hugo Awards ballot, A Song of Ice and Fire author George R.R. Martin went on last night to engage with sci-fi and fantasy fans on both sides of the debate and to share several pieces of writing about the fiasco that he's calling 'puppy-gate.'

This afternoon George R.R. Martin took to his Livejournal to address a growing controversy that, although seemingly niche even relative to the already niche world of geekdom, is indicative of a problem in Internet culture overall. And yes, 'gate' is unfortunately an applicable term here.

Don't worry, there's no specifics as to who or what this is about exactly, it was just that Maisie Williams' Red Wedding reaction face was too perfect to pass up.

GeorgeRRMartin.com has released yet another excerpt from the upcoming A Song of Ice and Fire release, The Winds of Winter. It's Sansa time!

Taking to his Livejournal earlier this week, George R.R. Martin clarified why he won't be attending SDCC this year and revealed that he'll once again be unable to write for an upcoming season of Game of Thrones.

Maisie Williams doesn't owe anyone any explanations, book snobs, but she's willing to provide one anyway. You do you, Maisie. She is pretty excited to get some new clothes, though. (Warning: The video leads off with a new clip if you're trying to keep spoilers to a minimum.)

Easy for you to say, George, easy for you to say...

Nolite te bastardes carborundorum/Valar morghulis! Margaret Atwood, Mother of Dragons, Breaker of Convention and Queen of Dystopia, is also apparently an amazing dork, and has written an essay for The Guardian dissecting the appeal of George R.R. Martin's work and its influences in history and pop culture.