Whether you’re looking for a classic or the latest and greatest, start here. By The New York Times Books Staff The year’s best speculative fiction includes a fantasy novel by Kelly Link, alien epics ...

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 ...

Four science fiction writers debuted new works at the 2026 Beijing Book Fair last week, holding launch and dialogue events to ...

There’s no easier way to explore far-off planets or find your one true love than by reading a great book. Scientific American’s staffers may spend their days embedded in real-world science discoveries ...

It’s that time of the year when you’re making your list, checking it twice, for gifts that spark a love of science for the kids in your life. Ira talks with Mahnaz Dar, young readers’ editor at Kirkus ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ann Kowal Smith explores workplace culture and collaboration. Every day brings a new story about AI, from great hype about its ...

Science fiction allows artists to speculate about the future through imaginative and technical concepts. But so often the prevailing vision of that future in popular culture tends toward the dystopian ...

Summer is in full swing (don’t say it’s almost over!), and with hot weather comes the desire to camp out on a towel in the sand next to the rolling waves. If you’re not near an actual body of water, ...