Sometimes you’re in the mood for a slice of science fiction but you haven’t got the time to embark on a Red Mars or a Dune. All hail, then, the sci-fi short story, bringing you a slice of the weird, ...

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 ...

Whether you are part of the Good e-Reader community, or new to our page, its fair to guess you are a book lover. Have you ever thought about transitioning from reader to writer? Many renowned authors ...

Science fiction author Ted Chiang wishes he could write faster. His entire body of work from the last 34 years almost completely fits into two book-length collections of short stories, and he says he ...

Brandon Sanderson is constantly writing. He’s been working on the epic Stormlight Archive series since 2010, publishing the fifth of 10 planned books last year, and he’s got plans for a new Mistborn ...

Tiger by the tail -- Nightmare brother -- Problem -- The coffin cure -- Brightside crossing -- The native soil -- Love they vimp -- Letter of the law -- Family resemblance Nine short-science fiction ...

While there are no big names publishing new science fiction novels this May, there are some real gems nonetheless – including a big tip from me, Grace Chan’s near-future Every Version of You. I want ...

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 ...

Neal Shusterman’s more than 50-book literary resume is filled with accolades, among them a National Book Award (Challenger Deep), a Printz Honor (Scythe), a Boston Globe–Horn Book Award (The Schwa Was ...

When I was 16, I attended a writing workshop with a group of precocious young poets, where we all tried very hard to prove who among us was the most tortured upper-middle-class teenager. One boy ...

Science fiction explores the what ifs, examining science and technology and its impact on the human race in years to come ...

Set in late-21st-century Australia, this novel (published in Australia in 2022 but out now more widely) follows Tao-Yi in a world where most people spend their lives in an immersive virtual reality ...