10 Science Fiction Books by Black Women Writers
Black sci-fi is almost as old as the genre itself and it's time we acknowledge it
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The Eerie Experience of Watching My Science Fiction Story Become Real
Predicting the future in my fiction helped me see the value in timely yet timeless stories
Oct 20 2022 - John Perilli
One of the Earliest Science Fiction Utopias Was a Protest Against Patriarchy
Over a century ago, Bengali Muslim writer Rokeya Hossain wrote a short story about a world run by women, fueled by solar power
Aug 8 2022 - Tanya Agathocleous
Twitter Doesn’t Want to Let the Poets Find Out About Science
There's a new social media refrain any time there's a discovery about the moon, or trees, or a strange animal: "Don't tell the poets"
Jun 22 2021 - Alex Manley
9 Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories about Music
Sarah Pinkser recommends fiction about otherworldly bands, songs, and concerts
Oct 7 2019 - Sarah Pinsker
Ted Chiang Uses Science to Illuminate the Human Condition
The stories in "Exhalation" feature AIs, androids, and intelligent parrots, but they're really all about us
May 6 2019 - Tochi Onyebuchi
What Science Can Learn from Constipated Dogs
"Gulliver's Travels" shows us how modern science could benefit from a little satire
Mar 21 2019 - Andrei Smolnikov
Megan Abbott Tackles Deadly Misogyny in the World of Science
The author of ‘Give Me Your Hand’ on the biology of female rage and the consequences of bottle rage
Sep 28 2018 - Lily Meyer
Science Says Reading a Book Makes You a Better Friend
A new study is the latest evidence that being a bookworm makes you more social, not less
Jul 27 2018 - Erin Bartnett
Jeff VanderMeer on the Art and Science of Structuring a Novel
The author of “Annihilation” and “Wonderbook” shares some of the secrets of structure
