‘Exiles’ Is the Sci-Fi Novel I Need To Tell You About
Mason Coile’s final novel is a taut, frightening read
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Author: Dan Friedman
We Remain Largely Undefined
‘The Definitions’ turns amnesia into an unsettling mirror of our own era of disappearing history and manufactured truths.
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When a Middle Schooler Saw Aliens in his Phone Photos
We discuss the challenges and rewards of YA writing with J.A. Dauber
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Nobody Wanted More of This
Netflix’ most reviled sitcom sputters from offensive to banal
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Ken Liu Is a Dream You Don’t Quite Wake Up From
With ‘All That We See or Seem’ a Hugo and Nebula winner launches a new series set in a near-future world of AI
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If You Listen to a Book, Have You Read It?
Three writers walk into a bar, argue about audiobooks
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Sharp as a Razor
Veronica Roth’s second ‘Curse Bearer’ novel brings it back home
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Elie Wiesel’s Soul Continues To Burn
In Oren Rudavsky’s new film, the conscience of the world speaks to a new generation
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OpenAI Projects Cannes 2026 For First Animated Feature Release
‘Critterz’ might be made in under a third of the time and a fraction of the cost
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In ‘Caught Stealing,’ Hank Gets Caught Borrowing
Darren Aronofsky’s new neo noir is stolen by a cat
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‘The Roses’ Has Barbs But No Thorns
Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch stage fun but no revolutionary war
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Raphael Bob-Waksberg’s Time-Hopping Family Tapestry
‘Long Story Short’ is this year’s great Jewish novel
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How ‘Star Trek’ Writers Deal With an AI That Undermines Their Universe
As computing gobbles up the 21st century, how do we envisage the 23rd?
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Automatic for the Robots
Annalee Newitz’ new novella is set in a restaurant in war-ravaged San Francisco
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Mining for Gold in a River of Panic
Marc Maron’s new comedy special ‘Panicked’ both hits and misses
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