‘An Optimistic Book About Disaster’: Chatting With Mary Robinette Kowal
The author (and puppeteer) discusses climate change, discrimination, and how to write science fiction with a happy ending.
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Climate Struggle and Collective Action Are at the Center of This Year’s Hugo Awards
Many of this year's nominees highlight environmental degradation and liberation struggles.
Science Fiction and Fantasy Readers Make Good Romantic Partners
New research suggests they have more mature ideas about how real-world relationships work.
Marvel Screenwriter Nicole Perlman Shatters the Glass Ceiling for Women in Sci-Fi
We spoke to Nicole Perlman about what she recommends reading, watching, and listening to.
How ‘Colony’ Dramatizes Possibilities for Resisting Fascism
Can science fiction help American viewers to empathize with occupied peoples?
Welcome to the Post-Racial Future. It’s Still Pretty Racist.
In the fictional universe of Altered Carbon, the wealthiest humans have transcended race. Oddly, most of them are still white.
The Author Remixing Narrative Tropes to Improve Representation in Sci-Fi and Fantasy
In her latest series, Seanan McGuire foregrounds young children who have just returned from magical worlds—and happen to be predominantly girls.
The Fantasy Author Using Humor to Get Serious About Disability and Gender
Jim Hines, who went viral for making gender-swapped book covers, explains how he raises social awareness with his sci-fi.
Why Read a Utopian Novel in 2017?
Science-fiction author and historian Ada Palmer challenges readers to imagine a difficult future in which the world has solved some of its most pressing problems only to create new ones.
The Wisdom of Science Fiction in the Age of Trump
Forget The Man in the High Castle—The Expanse and The Collapsing Empire have more to say about political…