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Here’s the shortlist for the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction.

Here’s the shortlist for the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction.

By Literary Hub | June 18, 2025

Save or Shred? On the Allure and Conundrum of Unpublished Novels

Save or Shred? On the Allure and Conundrum of Unpublished Novels

Randee Dawn Explores Approaches to Trunk Fiction

By Randee Dawn | May 7, 2025

Here are the winners of the 2024 Hugo Awards.

Here are the winners of the 2024 Hugo Awards.

By Drew Broussard | August 12, 2024

Ananda Lima & L. M. Sagas on the Devil and A.I.

Ananda Lima & L. M. Sagas on the Devil and A.I.

In Conversation with Drew Broussard

By Tor Presents: Voyage into Genre | July 31, 2024

A Visa for a Hobbit: How the Tools of Fantasy and Speculative Fiction Can Help Immigrant Writers

A Visa for a Hobbit: How the Tools of Fantasy and Speculative Fiction Can Help Immigrant Writers

Minsoo Kang on J.R.R. Tolkien and the Surprising Power of Escapism

By Minsoo Kang | July 17, 2024

The Literary Power of Hobbits: How JRR Tolkien Shaped Modern Fantasy

The Literary Power of Hobbits: How JRR Tolkien Shaped Modern Fantasy

Verlyn Flieger on the Late Addition of Tolkien's Most Iconic Characters

By Verlyn Flieger | June 24, 2024

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Just for funsies, Michael Chabon built a replica of the SFF section of his childhood bookstore.

By Dan Sheehan | August 4, 2023

April’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

By Book Marks | March 29, 2022

March’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

March’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Featuring New Titles by James S.A. Corey, Kate Folk, Olivie Blake, and more

By Book Marks | March 1, 2022

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February’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

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November’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

November’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Featuring Magic and Queerness, a SFF Icon’s Take on Climate Collapse, a Pioneering Work of Silkpunk, and More

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Why We Feel So Compelled to Make Maps of Fictional Worlds

Why We Feel So Compelled to Make Maps of Fictional Worlds

Fantasy, and More">Lev Grossman on the History of Cartography in Sci Fi,
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By Lev Grossman | October 2, 2019

On a Sunbeam"> Gabrielle Bellot on the Dreamy, Queer Beauty of <em

Gabrielle Bellot on the Dreamy, Queer Beauty of <em

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We Need Right Now ">The Moody, Women-Centered Graphic Novel Space Opera
We Need Right Now

By Gabrielle Bellot | May 28, 2019

You Can’t Rely on Inspiration: Essential Writing Advice from J.G. Ballard

You Can’t Rely on Inspiration: Essential Writing Advice from J.G. Ballard

"Self-discipline is enormously important."

By Emily Temple | November 15, 2018

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The Twilight Zone Plagiarize Ray Bradbury?">

The Twilight Zone Plagiarize Ray Bradbury?">Did the Creator of The Twilight Zone Plagiarize Ray Bradbury?

Either Way, Rod Serling Definitely Pissed Him Off

By Emily Temple | October 2, 2018