Source: GPT-5 / OpenAI Who owns fictional characters? Is it the person who brings them to life, or the fans who admire or even love them? Should writing stories about one’s favorite characters be seen ...

Our columnist picks the year’s outstanding books. Credit...Photo illustration by Sebastian Mast Supported by By Alida Becker Alida Becker was an editor at the Book Review for 30 years. She was the ...

When your favourite movie, show or book doesn’t hit the spot, India’s fan-fiction writers spin old plots into new. Would you upvote a crossover into the canon? Picture this: Aneet Padda and Ahaan ...

Our columnist on four books that are worth your time. Credit...Caroline Gamon Supported by By Alida Becker Alida Becker was an editor at the Book Review for 30 years. She was the first winner of the ...

So: what were the best works of science fiction published this year? I will start with two new books that aren’t actually new, but have only just been published in English. First up is Ice by Jacek ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. It’s Not a Cult by Joey Batey (Bloomsbury/Raven Books) In this impressive first offering from actor/musician ...

From a "richly atmospheric" novella to a "virtuosic" debut – this is the very best fiction of the year, as chosen by BBC journalists. This part-fictionalised historical novel from the bestselling ...

Patrick Gallagher has a decade of experience testing products from kitchen appliances to home security essentials, focusing on what matters most. The best fan heaters are light, portable and easy to ...

Fanfiction is a topic The Pitt News Opinions Desk has covered a multitude of times. We’ve discussed how fanfiction works as an “extension” of preexisting stories as well as the ins and outs of erotic ...

C.J. Farley’s novel is a sharp satire about America’s descent into corrosive curated convenience.

The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Stone,” which was published in The New Yorker in 2019.

Weekly interviews with the authors of fiction stories appearing in The New Yorker magazine.