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 ...

Fiction books are the gateway to an imaginative land where one can go back in time, explore unknown facets of history and enjoy the undiluted pleasures of reading with undivided attention. Explore ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...