Times — and The Times — have changed since the first Festival of Books was held in 1996. What hasn't is our commitment to this vibrant community of readers and writers, with the annual spring ritual ...

Almost exactly a year ago, I asked our team of expert science writers here at New Scientist to name their favourite science fiction novels. Personal tastes meant we ended up with a wonderfully ...

Ringworld by Larry Niven was published in 1970 to huge acclaim, winning both Hugo and Nebula awards; it’s been in print ever since. It came out when humans had just landed on the moon and it looked ...

A fireproof edition of Margaret Atwood's prescient and often-banned book "The Handmaids Tale." It is one of the greatest works of speculative fiction. Speculative fiction, often referred to as spec ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There’s no easier way to explore far-off planets or find your one true love than by reading a great book. Scientific American’s ...

2025 brought with it a slew of both expected and unexpected bestsellers; “ mostly stable ” print book sales; hundreds of new brick-and-mortar bookstores; and a fresh slate of titles competing for your ...