We asked New Scientist writers to pick their favourite sci-fi short story. From H.G. Wells’s The Time Machine to Octavia E.

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The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Drinking Coffee Elsewhere,” which was published in The New Yorker in 2000.

There will be a Fiction 101 Reading Party for all winning entries, including honorable mentions, at Rediscovered Books on First Thursday, Feb. 6, time TBA.

From the start, our booksellers fell in love with the immense humanity and humour of Lennon’s unique, profound and ferociously funny work that transports readers to the Sicily of 412 BCE and stages an ...

By Tina Jordan This year saw a variety of novels on the New York Times best-sellers list, including the 10 titles lurking in this very short story ... year’s notable fiction, poetry and ...

December 7, 2023 • Hear some of our favorite stories about the festival of lights, plus a special Tiny Desk performance by The LeeVees.

impactful ideas and can free authors to explore a multitude of themes, characters, story arcs and styles within a single collection. Collections of short fiction have allowed writers like Edgar ...

31. The extra free options include 15 titles that range from a Christmas-themed short story to science fiction to a story of espionage. Since we're not well into cozy season, it's a great time to ...