Pride and Prejudice Retellings You’ll Love

Pride and Prejudice Retellings You'll Love

[ad_1] You’ve read Pride and Prejudice many times but still can’t get enough of the adventures of the five Bennett sisters. What next? We suggest you immerse yourself in these modern retellings of Jane Austen’s comic novel. Mrs. Bennett wants to marry off her daughters , regardless of how her daughters feel, and the sisters’ … Read more

Books to Make Your Community a Better Place

Books to Make Your Community a Better Place

[ad_1] Knowledge is key and reading is one of the best ways to learn. Books, fiction or nonfiction, can expand the mind and open our eyes to countless possibilities. Maybe not every book has a change-the-world kind of message—reading purely for pleasure is still reading! But there are definitely titles out there than can make … Read more

The Nickel Boys Book Club Discussion

The Nickel Boys Book Club Discussion

[ad_1] The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead was Read It Forward’s book club pick of October and it really sparked a lot of discussion. The brave, eye-opening novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Underground Railroad brilliantly dramatizes another strand of American history through the story of two boys sentenced to a hellish reform school in Jim … Read more

Articulated Restraint | Tor.com

Articulated Restraint | Tor.com

[ad_1] Being a Lady Astronaut means being twice as dedicated, and twice as good as everyone else. And sometimes, handling a test run that has turned deadly serious. Mary Robinette Kowal visits an off-stage incident in her The Calculating Stars series.     MOON COLONY EXPANDS TO 100 COLONISTS Sep. 26, 1960 (AP) — The … Read more

The Song | Tor.com

The Song | Tor.com

[ad_1] A powerful near future story about two people on a whale-processing rig: one a researcher, the other a worker—and the discovery they make by listening to whale song.     Whale song echoed through the water in long, wistful moans. A pod calling to one another, repeating the same refrain. Dan paused in his … Read more

Old Media | Tor.com

Old Media | Tor.com

[ad_1] The story of a freed slave and a robot professor, trying to figure out what it means to be in love while they watch old anime from the 21st century.     August 2, 2145 They were in the back room making out. What else were they supposed to do on a slow afternoon … Read more

Knowledgeable Creatures | Tor.com

Knowledgeable Creatures | Tor.com

[ad_1] A dog detective is hired by a female human to investigate a murder that she committed. But of course, all is not as it seems.     Before I take on an investigation for someone, I first make at least a cursory investigation of that someone. I did not adopt this practice out of … Read more

How to Move Spheres and Influence People

How to Move Spheres and Influence People

[ad_1] For over 25 years, the Wild Cards universe has been entertaining readers with stories of superpowered people in an alternate history. An outcast learns how fit in at her school and much more in Marko Kloos’s short story “How to Move Spheres and Influence People.” T. K. hates a lot of things, but at … Read more

One/Zero | Tor.com

One/Zero | Tor.com

[ad_1] In war-torn Kurdistan, a group of traumatized orphans is given a gift that could change their lives and the lives of everyone in the world, while in Washington, DC, an elderly woman undergoes medical procedures that radically change her life.     Vida ZilanKurdistan My brother struggles as I crush him to my side. … Read more