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The maps of Ursula K Le Guin reveal a fascinating insight into world-building in fantasy fiction

One of the most prolific science-fiction writers of the last century, Ursula K. Le Guin was revered for her inventive, genre-defying novels. Exploring humanity through philosophy, gender, race and society, her stories were rooted in fantasy worlds for which she often created original maps. Now a new exhibition in London…

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The best recent poetry – review roundup

So Far So Good by Ursula K Le Guin; Thrums by Thomas A Clark; Sculling by Sophie Dumont; Magadh by Shrikant Verma

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The 21 Best Science-Fiction Books to Read in 2025, From Genre Classics to New Bestsellers

We rounded up the best of the genre, from classics by George Orwell and Octavia E. Butler to recent bestsellers.

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The 10 Best Sci-Fi Short Stories Ever

It doesn't need to be Dune-long to be Dune-good.

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Where to start with: Alan Garner

As the master of myth and fantasy turns 90 today it’s a good time to look at his wide ranging canon, from Booker-nominated novels to children’s fiction, poetry and essays

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A college course that’s a history of the future

Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.

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Ursula K. Le Guin's home will become a writers residency

The former home of the late Ursula K

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You could be Neil Gaiman's new cover artist

Submissions for The Folio Book Illustration Awards are now open.

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Francis Spufford: ‘It was the sorrow of my life at age 10 that there wasn’t one more Narnia book to read’

The author on learning to read with JRR Tolkien, being in awe of Patricia Lockwood and the comforts of Katherine Addison

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This course uses science fiction to understand politics

Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.

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The end of men: the controversial new wave of female utopias

There have been many novels that imagine a world without men – but are these books reductive or freeing?

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David Mitchell: ‘If I need cheering up, Jamie Oliver’s recipes usually help’

The novelist on mind-expanding Ursula K Le Guin, reading Joyce’s Ulysses during lockdown and taking comfort in cookbooks

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