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detail from the cover of Infomocracy by Malka Older

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Five Books About Futures Worth Fighting For

By Ruthanna Emrys

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By Andrea Hairston

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Five Horror Books Featuring Older Protagonists

By Lorna Wallace

June 10, 2026

cover of RF Kuang's Babel (art by Nicolas Delort)

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By S.D. Coverly

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Illustration by Jessie Willcox Smith (1911)

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By CJ Leede

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By Isabel J. Kim

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detail from the cover of Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots

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Five SFF Satires of Modern Tech Culture

By Caitlin Rozakis

May 19, 2026

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By Lorna Wallace

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detail from the cover of We Used To Live Here by Marcus Kliewer

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Five Twisty, Reality-Bending SFF Books

By Lorna Wallace

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By Casey Scieszka

March 25, 2026

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Five SFF Books That Pair Heavy Topics With a Heap of Whimsy

By Rachel Griffin

March 5, 2026

detail from the cover of The Complete Venus Equilateral (art by Rick Sternbach)

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Five Science Fiction Stories About Investigating Enigmatic Artifacts

By James Davis Nicoll

February 26, 2026

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“The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.”

William Gibson, Neuromancer

TPG 2026 • Site Credit