Nov 1 2016
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It’s November already. How the hell did that happen? Best hope you’re caught up on your October reading, because…
Sep 17 2016
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Step aside lizards, looks like we have a new animal overlord. A recent study published in Proceedings of the…
Sep 2 2016
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For those unfamiliar, books are a collection of words that form some sort of coherent narrative, printed on paper…
Feb 19 2016
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Want to add some fresh excitement to your reading list? Over on Twitter, people are tweeting lists of amazing science fiction and fantasy authors (who happen to be women and people of color) under the #YouDon’tKnowSFF hashtag. As in, you don’t know the whole genre unless you’re reading these folks.
Jan 31 2016
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I’ve been a huge fan of Will McIntosh’s since I picked up his debut, Soft Apocalypse, and since then, he’s turned…
Jan 1 2016
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The Three Body Problem by Liu Cixin was one of our favorite books of the past few years. And apparently a lot of influential people agree—it’s being read by President Obama on his vacation.
Dec 16 2015
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The blue light that emanates from your phone’s screen is known to disrupt your sleep. So it’s good news that Google…
Dec 8 2015
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Welcome to the monthly meeting of the io9 Book Club. This month, we’ve read Dragon Heart by Cecelia Holland.. Jump…
Dec 1 2015
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This month, the io9 Book Club is reading Dragon Heart by Cecelia Holland. We’ll meet on Dec. 8 to discuss it. Join…
Nov 28 2015
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With the end of the year coming up fast, two awards have started up their annual ‘recommended reading lists’ to look…
Nov 7 2015
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There’s always been some level of tension between genre and literary fiction, but according to novelist David Mitchell, avoiding genre is a “bizarre act of self-mutilation”.
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Oct 30 2015
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This story is completely true. It happened right here on the internet, on a night just like this.
Sep 20 2015
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When you think about reading science fiction, you often look towards the latest novel. The book is a reasonably recent development in the science fiction world, and over on Kirkus Reviews, John DeNardo of SF Signal charts the history of serialized SF.
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Sep 10 2015
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It’s good to know that people are focusing on what’s really important. Local governments in a few different U.S.…
Aug 31 2015
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In the past day you may have seen the internet lighting up with appreciations for the writer and neurologist Oliver…
Aug 25 2015
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The internet’s a big place and growing all the time—it’s no surprise that many of us rely on a read-it-later tool to…
Aug 8 2015
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What happens when you throw the typical author reading on its head? A couple of weeks ago in Vermont, Phoenix Books…
Aug 4 2015
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The summer is almost over—but the beach reads keep on coming. Including brand new series by N.K. Jemisin and David…
Jul 27 2015
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Stop making us covertly peer over your shoulder and just tell us already: What books are you reading this summer?
Jul 10 2015
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It’s 55 years since To Kill a Mockingbird was published, but Harper Lee’s second book, Go Set A Watchman, is about…