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Other, Better Worlds: Pip Adam on the Possibilities of Politically Engaged Speculative Fiction

Other, Better Worlds: Pip Adam on the Possibilities of Politically Engaged Speculative Fiction

Danielle Dutton In Conversation With the Author of “Audition”

By Danielle Dutton | July 2, 2025

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Elizabeth Costello Considers the Socially Aware Subtext of a Pseudonymous Master of Speculative Fiction

By Elizabeth Costello | May 23, 2025

Writing Towards the Future: Searching for Realism In an Increasingly Surreal World

Writing Towards the Future: Searching for Realism In an Increasingly Surreal World

Fred Lunzer on the Impact of Contemporary Problems on Literary and Science Fiction

By Fred Lunzer | May 21, 2025

Karen E. Bender on Channeling Contemporary Anxieties Through Speculative Fiction

Karen E. Bender on Channeling Contemporary Anxieties Through Speculative Fiction

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of “The Words of Dr. L.and Other Stories”

By Jane Ciabattari | May 13, 2025

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By Kazuo Ishiguro | May 5, 2025

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The Climate Fiction Prize has announced its first shortlist.

By Brittany Allen | March 19, 2025

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