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Time as a Malleable Material: Part Two of a Conversation with Charles Yu

Time as a Malleable Material: Part Two of a Conversation with Charles Yu

In Part II of Shawn Andrew Mitchell’s interview with Charles Yu, the two writers continue their conversation by discussing the management of time in and out of fiction, Realism, and human-to-robot consciousness transfer.

Post-love Stories We Love: "Day Million," by Frederik Pohl

Post-love Stories We Love: “Day Million,” by Frederik Pohl

Once upon a time in Seattle I lived with a lawyer, a librarian, an engineer, and a retailer. We threw dance-y parties and hosted champagne and apricot scone brunches. We read by the fireplace and played after dinner games of Settlers of Catan. And although we did not know one another prior to moving in [...]

Everything Counts as Research: An Interview with Ariel Djanikian

Everything Counts as Research: An Interview with Ariel Djanikian

Scientific American: Novelist Ariel Djanikian talks with Celeste Ng about her vision of dystopia in The Office of Mercy.

Come to Green Town

Come to Green Town

Ray Bradbury’s Pulitzer-winning stories provide a portal back to childhood, and the ultimate SciFi shape-shifter: age.

Books Could Save Your Life: An Interview with Adam Rex

Books Could Save Your Life: An Interview with Adam Rex

This illustrator, YA wunderkind, and all-around czar of imagination has more irons in the fire than a kleptomaniacal leprechaun could steal. Read on.

Emotional Punches: An Interview with Scott Hutchins

Emotional Punches: An Interview with Scott Hutchins

The debut author on artificial intelligence, San Francisco’s self-analysis, and the long artistic tradition of cyborgs.

<em>Sorry Please Thank You</em>, by Charles Yu

Sorry Please Thank You, by Charles Yu

A zombie wanders a big-box store, terrifying employees. A company that outsources grief. Yu serves up the human condition with a SciFi twist.