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This sensational novel shows what climate fiction can be
03 May 2025 06:47 GMT
The winner of the first Climate Fiction prize will be announced on 14 May
Climate Fiction Prize
Orbital
Samantha Harvey
The Morningside
Téa Obreht
And So I Roar
Abi Daré
The Ministry of Time
Kaliane Bradley
Briefly Very Beautiful
Roz Dineen
Climate fiction …
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Reading a gateway to hidden talents of children: Authors
03 May 2025 09:09 GMT
… Reading Festival (SCRF) 2025, international authors, academics, and publishing professionals explored … intimacy between children and books.
Hannah Lee, author of The Rapping Princess … passions. “A child who prefers science fiction might one day innovate,” said …
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I read every day — these are the best 10 books I've read in the last five years
03 May 2025 05:53 GMT
… are a mixture of fiction and non-fiction — I think the benefits … . In the book, the NHS doctor and BBC science presenter looks in … more emotion to this hearbtreaking novel about the love between two … New York City.
The second novel starts 20 years later. Eilis …
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Discover free events at Dudley Library from VE Day to fantasy fiction
03 May 2025 05:32 GMT
These include a VE Day coffee morning, health advice sessions and author talks.
The coffee morning on Thursday, May 8 will mark 80 years since the end of World War II in Europe.
Running from 10am to midday, it will provide an opportunity for people to …
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“The Eternaut”: the post-apocalyptic Argentinian series that mixes science fiction and collective memory
02 May 2025 21:25 GMT
Inspired by a cult comic book born in the midst of … of a classic Argentine comic book
First published in 1957, the … the first time that a science fiction story took place in Buenos …
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‘Literary scandal’, ‘joke-a-minute’, ‘captivating’: the best Australian books out in May
03 May 2025 01:09 GMT
… de Clezio
Photograph: Harper CollinsNon-fiction, ABC Books, $34.99
This is not … global affairs editor, Lyons – the author of Balcony over Jerusalem – serviced … impressively ambitious left turn into science fiction.
This heartfelt novel opens as a robot …
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Why science ethicists are sounding skepticism and alarm on ‘de-extinction’
02 May 2025 22:50 GMT
… , carries the risk of unleashing novel organisms that could “harm ecosystems … risk of] the creation of novel disease vectors [or the] inadvertent … headline could read more like science-fiction horror than scientific triumph.
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Fritz R. Franke Releases Groundbreaking First Book in 'The Savior Project' Series - 'The Chosen One'
02 May 2025 20:20 GMT
… author Fritz R. Franke is thrilled to announce his book … novel marks a significant entry into the realms of fantasy and science fiction … challenge its audience. The book is accompanied by three … fritzfranke.net and at major book retailers.
About Fritz R …
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Meta Says Pirated Books are Both Invaluable and Worthless, and More Library News
02 May 2025 19:13 GMT
… of unusual reflections on genre.
Book Ban Legislation & Lawsuits
… named books are much more in line with literary fiction than …
What Happens When People Misunderstand Science Fiction?
In more genre-related news … miss the point of a novel or genre (I’m …
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Meet Nick Sahakyan: Armenian Educator and Author
02 May 2025 16:20 GMT
… writer. “In 2010, my novel, “Treasures of the Temple … it. He mainly writes fiction based on history, mythology … in grade school after reading science fiction novels. He was particularly fascinated … general,” Sahakyan said. “The author that has had a profound …