The Little Witch | Tor.com

The Little Witch | Tor.com

[ad_1] Every Halloween, an elderly woman hands out candy to a young trick-or-treater who’s dressed as a witch each time, looking exactly the same age. With each passing year, the woman grows more attached to the little witch and her odd nature. But she is no ordinary child, and an uncanny relationship develops between the … Read more

Sela, Thief | Tor.com

Sela, Thief | Tor.com

[ad_1] In honor of Black Speculative Fiction Month, eight SFF authors share stories that honor forebearers and memories of the past, fight the legacies that underpin the brutalities of the present, and demand a future that’s freer than today. The stories publish on Tor.com all throughout the morning of October 19. They are collected here. … Read more

Madness, Civilization, and the Poetry of Violence in Artaud the Mômo – Chicago Review of Books

Madness, Civilization, and the Poetry of Violence in Artaud the Mômo – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] Antonin Artaud was one of the foundational voices in establishing the modern avant garde. His famous writings on The Theater and Its Double, and Theatre of Cruelty, place him alongside Breton and Brecht in creating the contemporary understanding of avant-garde practice. This new collection, Artaud the Mômo, draws from his last period of writing, … Read more

Conjurer’s Rites | Tor.com

Conjurer’s Rites | Tor.com

[ad_1] In honor of Black Speculative Fiction Month, eight SFF authors share stories that honor forebearers and memories of the past, fight the legacies that underpin the brutalities of the present, and demand a future that’s freer than today. The stories publish on Tor.com all throughout the morning of October 19. They are collected here. … Read more

A Crucial Collapse in “The Ministry for the Future” – Chicago Review of Books

A Crucial Collapse in “The Ministry for the Future” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] Burning Worlds is Amy Brady’s monthly column dedicated to examining how contemporary literature interrogates issues of climate change, in partnership with Yale Climate Connections. Subscribe to her monthly newsletter to get “Burning Worlds” and other writing about art and climate change delivered straight to your inbox. Called the “greatest political novelist” of our time by the New Yorker, … Read more

The Front Line | Tor.com

The Front Line | Tor.com

[ad_1] In honor of Black Speculative Fiction Month, eight SFF authors share stories that honor forebearers and memories of the past, fight the legacies that underpin the brutalities of the present, and demand a future that’s freer than today. The stories publish on Tor.com all throughout the morning of October 19. They are collected here. … Read more

A Time of Troubles – Chicago Review of Books

A Time of Troubles – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] The following is an excerpt from Kim Stanley Robinson’s novel The Ministry for the Future. It is a work of fiction. Courtesy of Hachette Book Group. Following the great Indian heat wave, the emergency meeting of the Paris Agreement signatories was fraught indeed. The Indian delegation arrived in force, and their leader Chandra Mukajee … Read more