It’s as hard to write a page-turner as it is to write fiction that brings fresh perspective and meaning to the world.

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The year 2021 was poised to be a great one for established, fan-favorite authors. We were blessed with new work from a buzzy roster of titans, from Colson Whitehead to Lauren Groff to Kazuo Ishiguro.

A fireproof edition of Margaret Atwood's prescient and often-banned book "The Handmaids Tale." It is one of the greatest works of speculative fiction. Speculative fiction, often referred to as spec ...

Senna’s shrewd comedy is about a biracial woman named Jane Gibson who is struggling to sell her ambitious second novel. So she holds her nose and turns to the glowing embrace of television, pitching a ...

It’s been another outstanding year in genre fiction, with fantastic fantasy, horror, and young adult titles arriving like clockwork every month. But don’t count the good old-fashioned novel out just ...

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 ...

There are those who write well, and there are those who write well and often. These prolific literary giants have all published work worthy of inclusion on our list of the greatest novels since 1996, ...

Whether it’s black orbs swallowing people in downtown Seoul, murder on Mars or malevolent pigs, August has got science fiction fans covered. There are new titles from big names such as James S. A.