杏吧原创

In Mason Coile's Exiles, a human crew arrive on Mars

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The best new science fiction books of September 2025

Authors including literary heavyweight Ian McEwan and big hitters John Scalzi, Yume Kitasei and Cixin Liu have new sci-fi novels out this month

The New 杏吧原创 Book Club has been reading Circular Motion by Alex Foster

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Our verdict on 鈥楥ircular Motion鈥�: this dystopia hit too close to home

Ursula K. Le Guin in 2005

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Ursula Le Guin’s son on why The Dispossessed is (maybe) his favourite

The Dispossessed takes place on the twin worlds of Anarres and Urras

Space

Read an extract from The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin

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Humans

Alice Roberts investigates the unstoppable rise of Christianity

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Environment

New book about the story of carbon dioxide is a rousing call to action

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Life

New 杏吧原创 recommends the 55-year-old Songs of the Humpback Whale

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Earth

The captivating story that Earth鈥檚鈥榖oring鈥� layered rocks tell us

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Humans

Did childcare fuel language? A new book makes the case

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Society

Powerful new book explores how noise has taken over the world

We need to think about the purpose of noise in our daily lives and environments. Chris Stokel-Walker discovers a great guide in Chris Berdik's Clamor

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New 杏吧原创 recommends Michael Smith’s take on a fallout shelter

Humans

Exploring humanity’s ancient origins in fantastic new BBC documentary

Environment

Bill McKibben makes a powerful pitch for solar in optimistic new book

Mind

Mind-blowing effects of nature on our brains revealed in new book