Almost exactly a year ago, I asked our team of expert science writers here at New Scientist to name their favourite science fiction novels. Personal tastes meant we ended up with a wonderfully ...

Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up Octavia E. Butler, considered the first black woman to gain ...

A member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame will be the featured speaker at a national science fiction conference hosted by the University of Kansas next month. Samuel “Chip” Delany will ...

We are currently living through an unprecedented rise in the popularity of science fiction over the past couple of years. From new releases from established names such as Star Wars to the rise of ...

Ringworld by Larry Niven was published in 1970 to huge acclaim, winning both Hugo and Nebula awards; it’s been in print ever since. It came out when humans had just landed on the moon and it looked ...

Congratulations to Eleanor Arnason, who will be celebrated for 50 years as an award-winning science fiction writer at next weekend’s Mythcon 53 in Minneapolis. This national convention of the ...

In honor of Black History Month, we're recommending these fantasy and sci-fi novels written by Black authors.

This is definitely on my reading list: in fact, I am hoping we might choose it for a future New Scientist Book Club read. Longlisted for the Booker already, it has been described by our sci-fi ...

Science fiction author Ted Chiang wrote the short story that became the movie "Arrival." He talks with host Scott Detrow. If, like me, you are a fan of the science fiction author Ted Chiang, you know ...

Science fiction, you (allegedly) have a sexism problem. In an incisive article for the The Guardian's book blog, Damien Walter lays out a stark gender disparity: of the 29 Grandmasters of Science ...

If, like me, you are a fan of the science fiction author Ted Chiang, you know he doesn't publish as often as some of his peers. TED CHIANG: I wish I, you know, wrote faster. I can't claim any moral ...