“When I moved to Austin in 1998,” says Christopher Brown, who presents his dystopian debut novel, Tropic of Kansas, at BookPeople this Friday, “it was partly because I could tell that there was a rich ...

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 ...

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 ...

On May 29 we’ll discuss Wilson’s book, “Hole in the Sky” and his life as an author, robotics engineer, and Cherokee citizen. New York Times bestselling author Daniel H. Wilson is a Cherokee citizen ...

14 writers from over 200 entries have been nominated for the Australian writers’ Guild’s 2026 John Hinde Award for Science Fiction. In the Produced category episodes of NCIS: Sydney and YouTube series ...

Geek Life: Fun stories, memes, humor and other random items at the intersection of tech, science, business and culture. SEE MORE by Alan Boyle on Aug 17, 2025 at 4:34 pm August 17, 2025 at 6:13 pm ...

There is plenty of intriguing sci-fi on offer this month, whether it’s solar-powered cities from Adrian Tchaikovsky or a strange future from M. John Harrison ...

In recent months, some of the major players in science fiction and popular culture have been taking firmer stances against generative AI. Separate decisions by San Diego Comic-Con and the Science ...

UC San Diego is holding a badge-free series of comic and science-inspired events in tandem through The Science of Story, from ...

Meanwhile, award-winning science fiction writer Chen Qiufan has admitted using AI in his work since 2017 — one of the first ...