National Book Award winning author Richard Powers talks with us about complex communication between trees, humanity's place in the world, and the potential positive intersection between nature and technology.

We embrace the final day of National Poetry Month with a poem from Amanda Lovelace's most recent collection, "the witch doesn't burn in this one."

The author of the upcoming novel "Miss Subways" tells us which books he has read and loved lately. Hint: Octopi!

Catherynne M. Valente talks with us about sentience, Eurovision, the dark roots of glam rock, and making jokes in space.

The challenges and joys of writing a long series that readers love.

Mars, mad kings, robots who get their heads ripped off for sport, and a galaxy-wide singing competition to determine the fate of the human race are featured among our favorite new science fiction and fantasy books of April.

This month, poet r.h. Sin releases a new collection, "She Felt Like Feeling Nothing." Here's one poem about the weathering of heartbreak. Happy National Poetry Month!

As Kevin Hearne concludes his nine-volume Iron Druid Chronicles (plus novellas and short stories), we talk about what's next...including his hilarious new collaboration with Delilah S. Dawson.

Six dogs—real and fictional—who have influenced the core of Western literature.

This week for National Poetry month, we showcase a small but mighty poem from Lebanese-Canadian writer Najwa Zebian.

Seven of our favorite April romances bring us honey badgers, cat burglars, and au pairs.

Yo, winter--time's up. Time to give spring a turn. While we wait for the seasons to get their act together, we're curling up with these books that are sure to perk up our weekend.

Members of the World Science Fiction Convention announced the finalists for the Hugo Awards, with the winners to be announced in August.

Paranormal romance author Shelly Laurenston talks with us about shape-shifting honey badgers, Monty Python, and dragons.

"Ready Player One" author and screenwriter Ernest Cline talks with us about working with Steven Spielberg to bring the book's vision to moviegoers.