Butler's 1979 book, Kindred, is now a series for FX on Hulu. In 1993, the pioneering author, who died in 2006, told Fresh Air she made up her own stories so that she could see herself in them. This is ...

Geek Life: Fun stories, memes, humor and other random items at the intersection of tech, science, business and culture. SEE MORE by Alan Boyle on Aug 17, 2025 at 4:34 pm August 17, 2025 at 6:13 pm ...

In his stories, Han Song explores the disorientation accompanying China’s modernization, sometimes writing of unthinkable things that later came true. By Vivian Wang Reporting from Beijing Science ...

Martin MacInnes is the author of the latest read for the New Scientist Book Club: In Ascension, the story of a marine biologist, Leigh, from her childhood to her adventures among the stars. He sat ...

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 ...

The birth of science fiction is considered by some to stretch all the way back to the age of Shelly’s Frankenstein. Since then, there have been some hugely influential writers in the science fiction ...

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 ...

On May 29 we’ll discuss Wilson’s book, “Hole in the Sky” and his life as an author, robotics engineer, and Cherokee citizen. New York Times bestselling author Daniel H. Wilson is a Cherokee citizen ...

When we look back over authors telling of the future, the importance of serialisation and the novella must be noted in science fiction. The short-form medium of some of the earliest works of sci-fi ...

In recent months, some of the major players in science fiction and popular culture have been taking firmer stances against generative AI. Separate decisions by San Diego Comic-Con and the Science ...