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Things are falling apart in the final volume of The Book of Dust, the second of Philip Pullman’s magisterial trilogies set in a world that appears, here more…

Ernest Hemingway famously said that every good writer needs a built-in BS detector. But in 2025 we all need one. High levels of scientific misinformation are…

Shane Hickey’s article on dealing with a deceased person’s property (Sort as you go and don’t rush: six steps to clearing out a loved one’s home…

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On Friday, a startup called Fable announced an ambitious, if head-scratching, plan to recreate the lost 43 minutes of Orson Welles’ classic film “The Magnificent Ambersons.” …

When I heard that a major international broadcaster would be producing a TV series based on Claudia Durastanti’s Strangers I Know, as a millennial Italian writer I was enthusiastic.…

Just over 20 years ago, Steven Spielberg released War of the Worlds, a remake of the HG Wells classic updated for then modern day, capturing an…

Welcome to Lit Trivia, the Book Review’s regular quiz about books, authors and literary culture. This week’s installment is focused on science fiction novels that envisioned…

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman.You might not know this, but Scientific American is a great place to go for book recommendations—and…

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