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The Pop Culture We’re Thankful for Getting Us Through 2023

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io9 Io9 Staff Nov 23

Remember That Letter Calling for a Pause on AI? It Didn’t Work

Top tech and business leaders begged generative AI companies to pause new developments for six months. AI companies clearly didn't listen.

Tech Policy Mack DeGeurin Oct 6

October’s Huge List of New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books

This month brings a whopping 70 new titles, including Halloween reads, a Jordan Peele-edited anthology, a new Dune book, and Patrick Stewart's memoir.

Books & Comics Cheryl Eddy Sep 29

New York Times Reportedly Considering Lawsuit That Could Throw OpenAI Into Chaos

News outlets accused OpenAI of using their articles to create data for its chatbot, with The New York Times considering filing a lawsuit against the company.

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Not Funny: Sarah Silverman Sues ChatGPT and Meta After AI Allegedly Trained on Her Book

Silverman is joined by authors Christopher Golden and Richard Kadrey in the lawsuit against OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Meta’s LLaMA.

Artificial Intelligence Kevin Hurler Jul 10

58 New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books for Your Summer Reading Pleasure

June is here, and its bookshelves are absolutely stuffed full of new genre releases.

Books & Comics Cheryl Eddy May 30

Never Fear, Here Are 63 New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books to Ease You Into Spooky Season

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Books & Comics Cheryl Eddy Sep 30

September Is Here, and So Are 63 New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

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Books & Comics Cheryl Eddy Sep 1

49 New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books to Keep You Turning Pages in August

There's still time to add a few more volumes to your summer reading list, and we have some amazing suggestions right this way.

Books & Comics Cheryl Eddy Jul 29

New Thor: Love and Thunder Set Pictures Give Looks at Our Returning Heroes

A sneak peek at Marvel and The Eternal’s Deviants. The first set pictures from Supergirl’s final season are here. Plus, what’s to come on American Gods and The Walking Dead, and new snippets from The Falcon and The Winter Soldier. To me, my spoilers! Monstrous Bloody-Disgusting reports Christina Ricci will star alongside Clue’s Colleen Camp…

Television James Whitbrook & Gordon Jackson Mar 8

Hard-Boiled Urban Fantasy Sandman Slim May Be Coming to the Big Screen

Richard Kadrey’s Sandman Slim books have always seemed perfectly suited for a film adaptation. After all, they star a tough-talking magician who’s escaped from Hell (and sounds like he escaped from a Raymond Chandler novel) and is out for revenge. And now a movie may be on its way. Deadline is reporting that Studio 8…

Movies Lauren Davis Sep 24

All the Science Fiction and Fantasy Books You Can’t Afford to Miss in April

Spring is here, and so are some great beach reads! What does April have in store? Two Terry Pratchett tributes. New books from C.J. Cherryh, Harry Turtledove and M.R. Carey. Wish-granting moonshine! New space opera! And much, much more. Here are the most essential science fiction and fantasy books in April. Shooting the Rift by…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Apr 5

Richard Kadrey Has Written His Craziest Novel Yet—and We’ve Got The First Look

Richard Kadrey has written some pretty demented stuff, including the out-of-control Sandman Slim urban fantasy series. But his latest book, The Everything Box, could be his wildest ride yet. It’s been getting compared to Chris Moore, and we’ve got the exclusive first look! In The Everything Box, an angel misplaces an all-powerful device that’s basically…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Feb 19

There Are Too Many Must-Read Science Fiction And Fantasy Books In July!

Seriously, cut it out, publishers. Are you trying to ruin us? There are so many incredible books coming out this month, it’s unreal. China Mieville, Charles Stross, Austin Grossman, Jesse Ball, William T Vollmann… it’s all happening. Here are July’s must-read science fiction and fantasy books. Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson (Orbit) Robinson returns once…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Jul 2

10 Utterly Brilliant Novels That Have One Fatal Flaw

There’s no such thing as a perfect book — but some books feel as though they could be just about perfect, if they didn’t have one nagging problem. And sometimes, the most wonderful books have the most glaring shortfalls. Here are 10 amazing novels that are each marred by a fatal flaw. Top image: Hobbit…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders May 7

An Urban Fantasy Novel That Shows Cities In A Way You’ve Never Seen

The urban fantasy genre isn’t just set in cities — it’s one of the main places that genre fiction engages with our urbanized existence, picking up the baton dropped by cyberpunk. But you don’t often see cities depicted the way Daniel José Older does in his new novel Half-Resurrection Blues. https://gizmodo.com/why-do-so-many-former-cyberpunk-authors-now-write-dark-5795217 Image via Daniel José…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jan 16

Get A Signed Edition Of Richard Kadrey’s Cyberpunk Classic Metrophage

Before Richard Kadrey was writing the Sandman Slim novels and other thrilling urban fantasy books, he was writing cyberpunk — and now, you can read his classic novel Metrophage, in a new signed edition. Kadrey has signed the entire first edition of HarperCollins’ new version of Metrophage. Here’s the novel’s synopsis: In a future not…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Nov 4

Tour The Dark Side Of L.A. With Sandman Slim Author Richard Kadrey

Few fantasy series have as strong a sense of place as Richard Kadrey’s L.A.-set Sandman Slim books. And here’s your exclusive first look at a video where Kadrey takes you to the real-life locations where his books take place, filmed by Brady Hall. Plus read a chapter of the next Sandman Slim Book, The Getaway…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Aug 1

The October Science Fiction and Fantasy Books You Can’t Afford to Miss!

This month, a major fantasy series comes to its long-awaited conclusion. Anne Rice turns her attention to werewolves. Dan Simmons and Dave Eggers meet the Abominable Snowman and Facebook, respectively. Here are all the science fiction and fantasy books you must check out in October! The Wolves of Midwinter: The Wolf Gift Chronicles by Anne…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Oct 8

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Books You Can’t Afford to Miss in July

July is ablaze with great stories. There’s a ton of awesome books hitting the shelves this month, many of which make the greatest possible reads for your roadtrip to San Diego Comic-Con (or Worldcon.) Here are a dozen must-read books coming out this month! Top image: Evening’s Empires Evening’s Empiresby Paul McAuley (Gollancz) The author…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Jul 15

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The Pop Culture We’re Thankful for Getting Us Through 2023

Remember That Letter Calling for a Pause on AI? It Didn’t Work

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Not Funny: Sarah Silverman Sues ChatGPT and Meta After AI Allegedly Trained on Her Book

58 New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books for Your Summer Reading Pleasure

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49 New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books to Keep You Turning Pages in August

New Thor: Love and Thunder Set Pictures Give Looks at Our Returning Heroes

Hard-Boiled Urban Fantasy Sandman Slim May Be Coming to the Big Screen

All the Science Fiction and Fantasy Books You Can’t Afford to Miss in April

Richard Kadrey Has Written His Craziest Novel Yet—and We’ve Got The First Look

There Are Too Many Must-Read Science Fiction And Fantasy Books In July!

10 Utterly Brilliant Novels That Have One Fatal Flaw

An Urban Fantasy Novel That Shows Cities In A Way You’ve Never Seen

Get A Signed Edition Of Richard Kadrey’s Cyberpunk Classic Metrophage

Tour The Dark Side Of L.A. With Sandman Slim Author Richard Kadrey

The October Science Fiction and Fantasy Books You Can’t Afford to Miss!

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Books You Can’t Afford to Miss in July

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