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Google updates its Play Books iOS app at the same time as Apple’s iBooks update in iOS 12Google updates its Play Books iOS app at the same time as Apple’s iBooks update in iOS 12
Return to an alternate history space race with two new Lady Astronaut novels

Mary Robinette Kowal returns with more books about a world where a catalysmic meteor sends humanity racing towards the stars

Andrew Liptak
Behind the gorgeous new illustrated edition of Ursula K Le Guin’s The Left Hand of DarknessBehind the gorgeous new illustrated edition of Ursula K Le Guin’s The Left Hand of Darkness
Get a grip on the natural world with this beautiful manual for the planetGet a grip on the natural world with this beautiful manual for the planet
Ball Lightning is a gripping tale of obsession from the biggest name in Chinese sci-fiBall Lightning is a gripping tale of obsession from the biggest name in Chinese sci-fi
Here are 7 new sci-fi and fantasy novels coming out this September to check outHere are 7 new sci-fi and fantasy novels coming out this September to check out
Read an excerpt from R.E. Stearns’ science fiction book Mutiny at Vesta
How Tor.com went from website to publisher of sci-fi’s most innovative storiesHow Tor.com went from website to publisher of sci-fi’s most innovative stories
Audible is giving members two free original audiobooks each monthAudible is giving members two free original audiobooks each month
The novelization of Solo: A Star Wars Story adds new depth to the filmThe novelization of Solo: A Star Wars Story adds new depth to the film
Genre fiction is recognized with this year’s alternative Nobel prize for literatureGenre fiction is recognized with this year’s alternative Nobel prize for literature
9 science fiction and fantasy books coming out this September you should add to your reading list9 science fiction and fantasy books coming out this September you should add to your reading list
What is cyberpunk?What is cyberpunk?

We present a brief history of the near future

A monstrous primer on the works of H.P. LovecraftA monstrous primer on the works of H.P. Lovecraft

Your guide to the fantasy author’s nightmarish must-reads

Dril has published a bookDril has published a book
Bijan Stephen
Apple has greenlit a TV show based on Isaac Asimov’s Foundation seriesApple has greenlit a TV show based on Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series
The New York Public Library is using Instagram Stories to bring classic novels to your smartphoneThe New York Public Library is using Instagram Stories to bring classic novels to your smartphone
Walmart’s latest move to compete with Amazon is a Kobo ebook and audiobook storeWalmart’s latest move to compete with Amazon is a Kobo ebook and audiobook store
The Lady Astronaut novels are an enthralling alternate history of the space race

The books might be set in an alternate past, but they’re cutting-edge SF novels that speak volumes about the present

Andrew Liptak
Here are the winners of the 2018 Hugo AwardsHere are the winners of the 2018 Hugo Awards
This is how a leading arms expert imagines a North Korean nuclear attack on the US

A fictional look at a terrifying potential future

Andrew Liptak
AMC is developing a sci-fi show based on Ken Liu’s short storiesAMC is developing a sci-fi show based on Ken Liu’s short stories
All the science fiction and fantasy books that you should check out this monthAll the science fiction and fantasy books that you should check out this month
Award-winning artist Julie Dillon is Kickstarting a book of gorgeous sci-fi and fantasy artAward-winning artist Julie Dillon is Kickstarting a book of gorgeous sci-fi and fantasy art
Destiny’s excellent lore is being collected into a physical anthology book seriesDestiny’s excellent lore is being collected into a physical anthology book series
Star Wars author Timothy Zahn on Thrawn: Alliances and toxic fandom

In Zahn’s latest novel, two of the franchise’s greatest villains — Grand Admiral Thrawn and Darth Vader — meet and join forces

Andrew Liptak
Sci-fi convention Worldcon reorganizes its programming amid exclusion backlashSci-fi convention Worldcon reorganizes its programming amid exclusion backlash
With Spinning Silver, Naomi Novik cements her status as one of the great YA fantasy authorsWith Spinning Silver, Naomi Novik cements her status as one of the great YA fantasy authors

It’s a shivery new Rumpelstiltskin story where the princess is the spinner

The next Star Wars novels will flesh out the prequel eraThe next Star Wars novels will flesh out the prequel era
Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles is headed to HuluAnne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles is headed to Hulu
Barnes & Noble is launching a summer board game series to attract customers, but who is it for?Barnes & Noble is launching a summer board game series to attract customers, but who is it for?
A transgender girl rises up against alien invaders in Rich Larson’s novel Annex

The novel hits stores on July 24th

Andrew Liptak
In The Robots of Gotham, AI has taken over the world — and become exactly like usIn The Robots of Gotham, AI has taken over the world — and become exactly like us
12 fantastic science fiction and fantasy novels that you should check out this July12 fantastic science fiction and fantasy novels that you should check out this July
Jimmy Fallon will kick off Tonight Show book club with YA fantasy Children of Blood and BoneJimmy Fallon will kick off Tonight Show book club with YA fantasy Children of Blood and Bone
Paul Tremblay’s apocalyptic novel The Cabin at the End of the World is a parents’ worst nightmarePaul Tremblay’s apocalyptic novel The Cabin at the End of the World is a parents’ worst nightmare
Harlan Ellison, one of science fiction’s most controversial authors, has diedHarlan Ellison, one of science fiction’s most controversial authors, has died
This app will send you tiny short stories via push notificationThis app will send you tiny short stories via push notification
Trail of Lightning is a breathtaking Native American urban fantasy adventureTrail of Lightning is a breathtaking Native American urban fantasy adventure
How Jurassic Park led to the modernization of dinosaur paleontologyHow Jurassic Park led to the modernization of dinosaur paleontology

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