Novelist Lionel Shriver explains why Americans overinterpret tragedies, compares today’s partisan divisions to the conflicts she witnessed in Northern Ireland, and argues that political manias are driving the country toward destructive extremes.
Don't judge A Court of Thorns and Roses by its covers.
The Ministry of Time offers a world of romance, murder, blue sci-fi lasers, and lots of paperwork.
William Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg's trip reports form one of the most entertaining books in the Beat canon.
"There is no typical divorce," writes No Fault author Haley Mlotek.
Set in South Korea, Apartment Women reflects real concerns about the country's lagging birth rate.
Author Haruki Murakami offers a potent reminder of the value of free movement.
The Last Murder at the End of the World explores the dangers of absolute power.
Author Percival Everett reimagines Mark Twain's novel from the enslaved character's point of view.
Kazuo Ishiguro's beautiful meditation on the parameters that constrain robots and humans alike
According to Grok, Robert Heinlein's novel reminds us that even a supercomputer can have a heart—or at least a well-programmed sense of humor.
Ray Nayler's The Tusks of Extinction explores the value of nonhuman intelligence.
“Just tell the truth, and they’ll accuse you of writing black humor.”
A new novel by Reason contributor Kat Rosenfield
The Golden Enclaves is the third installment of Novik's best-selling Scholomance trilogy.
It's the story of a distant future where rich denizens meddle in the affairs of the past.
Reality has failed to match author Arthur C. Clarke's hopes.
The creator of The Moth talks about why the past is never dead, especially in his new novel The Kingdoms of Savannah.
Despite caricaturing (some) gun owners, Nick Mamatas' conspiracy-fueled science fiction novel avoids moralizing in favor of dark humor.
Sally Rooney's books mix moderately annoying Marxism with moderately depressing sex and produce results much better than you'd expect.
Books, films, and more related to the dissolution of the Soviet Union
Sci-fi novelist Sarah Pinsker's new book deals with the ways technology shapes how we conceive of the inner self.
The book's cyborg-protagonist exhibits a Holmesian disdain for the fallibility and frailty of the human investigators with whom it's forced to collaborate.
The Nebula Award winner is set in a near-future where public gatherings have been radically limited by a global pandemic and threats of violence.
A 1920s-era novel sheds light on Eastern European anti-authoritarianism.
