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Read an extract from Pod by Laline Paull

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Read an extract from Pod by Laline Paull

This intriguing extract is taken from Pod by Laline Paull, a novel told from the perspective of a spinner dolphin which is the latest pick for the New Scientist Book Club

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The best new science fiction books of July 2023

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The best new science fiction books of July 2023

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Justin Cronin on writing a book with a "holy hell" moment in it

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Fire Weather review: Why Canada’s wildfires will only get worse

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Fire Weather review: Why Canada’s wildfires will only get worse

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New Scientist recommends: Curtis Sittenfeld's new pandemic romcom

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Read an extract from The Ferryman by Justin Cronin

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Read an extract from The Ferryman by Justin Cronin

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Justin Cronin on the books, films and TV that inspired The Ferryman

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Justin Cronin on the books, films and TV that inspired The Ferryman

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How listening to audiobooks may be making us more gullible

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Christopher Paolini on the 5 space operas that inspired his new novel

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Christopher Paolini on the 5 space operas that inspired his new novel

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Death of an Author review: Murder mystery generated by AI isn't awful

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Death of an Author review: Murder mystery generated by AI isn't awful

Stephen Marche worked with ChatGPT and other AI tools to craft this thriller. The prose is plodding and the final twist leans heavily on a Sherlock Holmes story – but this is an interesting experiment

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Don't Miss: A Supernova science talk by astrophysicist Thomas Haworth

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Saving Time review: We need a longer sense of time – based on nature

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The best science fiction books out in 2023

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Don’t Miss: Great Egyptology from Tutankhamun to Cleopatra’s daughter

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