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"The function of science fiction is not always to predict the future but sometimes to prevent it." — Frank Herbert

There Is No Such Thing as Green Capitalism
David Shipko explores climate denialism in speculative literature and culture.
David ShipkoMay 26
- SF
- Environment
Portals and Possibilities
Ruth Joffre reviews Debbie Urbanski’s story collection “Portalmania.”
Ruth JoffreMay 13
- Fiction
- SF
The Paradox of the Second Person
Nathan Wainstein reexamines Naughty Dog’s 2020 game “The Last of Us Part II.”
Nathan WainsteinMay 4
- SF
Savage Meritocracies
Alix Ohlin revisits Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel “Never Let Me Go” on the occasion of its 20th anniversary.
Alix OhlinApr 28
Sitting with the Grief
Jenna N. Hanchey explores the recent anthology “Afro-Centered Futurisms in Our Speculative Fiction,” edited by Eugen Bacon.
Jenna N. HancheyApr 24
- Cultural Studies
- SF
Stanisław Lem’s Jewish Paradoxes
Marat Grinberg considers Stanisław Lem as a Jewish writer.
Marat GrinbergApr 24
- SF
More and Scarier Monsters, Always
Vanessa Evans reviews the new critical anthology “Global Indigenous Horror,” edited by Naomi Simone Borwein.
Vanessa EvansApr 20
Annoy Me to Death
Wade Newhouse considers Camilla Bruce’s new horror novel “At the Bottom of the Garden.”
Wade NewhouseApr 6
- SF
These Words Contain My Pulse
Cory Oldweiler reviews Argentine author Agustina Bazterrica’s terrifying dystopian novel “The Unworthy,” translated by Sarah Moses.
Cory OldweilerMar 6
- Fiction
- SF
Is Sex a Hex?
Scott reviews Grady Hendrix’s “Witchcraft for Wayward Girls.”
Shannon ScottMar 1
- SF
Gore Is More
Michael Goodrum reviews Jeremy Dauber’s “American Scary: A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond.”
Michael GoodrumFeb 7
- SF
- History
This Chaotic, Confusing, Mad World
Jacob Babb reviews Alix E. Harrow’s “Starling House.”
Jacob BabbFeb 6
- SF