Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 tells the story of a dystopian future where books have been outlawed and are destroyed by firemen who set them ablaze. But in an ironic twist, Super Terrain, a publisher in France, has created a new edition of Bradbury’s classic that actually requires extreme heat in order to be read.

October is here, and our list of new scifi and fantasy books is as overstuffed as a trick-or-treat bag carried by a kid who walked the same candy-rich route three times in three different costumes. In honor of the season, there’s even some horror on this month’s round-up.

So you guys may remember the name Annalee Newitz. I mean, she only-co-created this very site and ran it as editor-in-chief from 2008 through 2015. So I thought you may be interested in reading a preview from Autonomous, her first novel, which bestselling scifi author Neal Stephenson describes thusly: “Autonomous is to…

From the books and movies to your very own pure imagination, the world of Willy Wonka is one of the most colorful and vivid in popular culture. And now, for the first time in more than four decades, the estate of Roald Dahl is releasing a new book in that world. And it’s just for you.

From the department of alternate timelines comes the revelation that Roald Dahl originally wanted Charlie Bucket, protagonist of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, to be black.

It’s unfortunate that Die Hard, the best Christmas movie of all time, isn’t really a film you can watch with your kids. But this year, instead of suffering through Elf once again, you can spend some quality time with your PG-rated family members by reading a new holiday children’s book based on the adventures of John…

DC has had a roaring success with Superhero Girls, its female-focused take on some of its most beloved comics characters for young girls. Now Marvel is getting in on the kid’s market with a major new multimedia push—with heroes, male and female alike, revolving around Spider-Man.

Greetings and/or salutations, people! Welcome to io9's (occasionally weekly) mail column, where I solve the mysteries of the world of nerd-dom to you, both fictional and otherwise. This week: What was Elektra’s deal in The Defenders? Is an evil BB-8 droid a good thing or a bad thing? And, most importantly, who’s to…

Look, guys. This fall’s offering of books is huge. Huge. We’re not even going to suggest reading all of these, unless you yourself are some kind of alien or wizard capable of stopping time. However, we’ve gathered a stellar assortment for readers of all tastes to choose from, including a wide range of fantasy, science…