Valuable Life Lessons from Mindy Kaling’s Why Not Me?
It has been four years since Mindy Kaling shared her insecurities with us in Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?,…
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We Answer Your Burning Questions about Star Wars: Aftermath
The countdown to Episode VII begins in earnest today. With 104 days to go until the Dec. 18 release of…
Bone Towers and Sky Cows: 11 Things We Learned Talking With Fran Wilde About Updraft
We’ve already told you why you need to read Updraft, Fran Wilde’s debut fantasy; in brief: it’s an awesome teenage…
Adding a Bit of Magic: Zen Cho Discusses Her Debut Sorcerer to the Crown
Zen Cho’s Sorcerer to the Crown is one of the most delightful surprises of the fall, a fizzy fantasy debut…
5 Fantastic Fantasy Debuts Coming in September
It’s not quite September, but fall is already in the air. Soon we’ll hear the crunch of leaves underfoot, but…
The 2015 Hugo Award Winners
This past weekend, the 2015 Hugos were handed out during “Sasquan,” the 73rd annual World Science Fiction Convention, held in…
“We’re Comics Elitists.” Talking The Wicked + the Divine with Kieron Gillen
The Wicked + the Divine is an urban fantasy graphic novel with a, forgive us, truly wicked premise: every 90…
Summer Movies We Can’t Wait to See
We love summer movies (air conditioning was made for darkened movie theaters), but we especially love summer movies when they bring our…
The Expanse Is the Show that Will Rekindle Your Love for Syfy
Syfy wasn’t kidding about wanting to get back into geeks’ good graces: if the pilot episode of December’s The Expanse is…
What Happens Next? Talking Star Wars: Aftermath with Chuck Wendig
At San Diego Comic-Con, there’s a buzz in the air, and that buzz is Star Wars. For the first time…
A.I., Poetry, and the Generational Divide: A Conversation with Kim Stanley Robinson
For three decades now, Kim Stanley Robinson has been mapping the future of humanity through science fiction. His novels are as…
Books to Read Before You See Star Wars: The Force Awakens
For Star Wars fans, the decade-in-the-making December 18 premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens seems a loooong way away.…
Jeff VanderMeer’s Annihilation Wins the Nebula
We’ve devoted a great deal of time and energy thinking about this year’s Nebula Awards, but even after reading all…
An Optimistic Apocalypse Novel: Talking with Charlie Jane Anders
I’ve long admired Charlie Jane Anders’ work—both her reviews and cultural commentary over on io9, where she is editor-in-chief, and…
Armada Is Another ’80s Love Letter from Ernest Cline
Some first novels feel like first novels—passion projects an author has spent an entire lifetime preparing and polishing. Ernest Cline’s…