Young people who are “hooked” on watching fantasy or reading science fiction may be on to something. Contrary to a common misperception that reading this genre is an unworthy practice, reading science ...

Young people who are hooked on watching fantasy or reading science fiction may be on to something. Contrary to a common misperception that reading this genre is an unworthy practice, reading science ...

Sharon Oard Warner will give a remote talk via Zoom about “Writing the Novella” at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 28. To sign up for the remote and links go to bkwrks.com and click on “Register Now.” The book ...

Time is one of those elusive things that affects everyone, yet no one can fully understand or explain it. Dave Barry, the American author and humorist, once wrote, “Aside from Velcro, time is the most ...

Jean-Marc Gouanvic. La science-fiction française au XXe siècle (1900-1968): Essai de socio-poétique d'un genre en émergence. Amsterdam: Editions Rodolpi B.V. (USA orders: 800-225-3998), 1994. 292pp.

It’s a big day for bookworms: scientists studying how reading fiction affects your brain say the news is very good. In an interview with PsyPost, Lena Wimmer, a postdoctoral researcher at Germany’s ...

The internet and mobile devices have brought about more ways to read than ever before. While physical books still hold a healthy appeal for some readers, it’s not always a convenient way to consume a ...

Esther Jones does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Esther Jones, Associate Professor of English, ...