What I’ve read in the last week: ANALOG Jan/Feb 2026 GALAXY Sep 1972 ASIMOV’S Mar 2003 SUMMERTIDE - Charles Sheffield (1990) SON OF MAN - Robert Silverberg (1971) @analogsf.bsky.social @asimovssfmag.bsky.social W. Macfarlane Kris Neville Larry Eisenberg

Get to know author Kate Orman in this week's Q&A, where we discuss Doctor Who, the importance of libraries, and Kate's latest story, "Iron Star Swing," from our Jan/Feb issue theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2026/01/08/q...

I've published short stories in places including @analogsf.bsky.social and @fictivedream.bsky.social. I'm finishing off a speculative novel and you can find me at theodorasutcliffe.com #amwriting

My review of the September/October 2025 issue of @analogsf.bsky.social for @locusmag.bsky.social is now available to read online! locusmag.com/review/analo...

A few days late, but I'm happy to share that my story "Unsung" is live in the Jan/Feb issue of @analogsf.bsky.social. One reader described it as "cold, technical, and emotionally brutal," an A+ compliment if I've ever heard one. analogsf.com/current-issu...

@analogsf.bsky.social Your home team.

Late to the game but someone just sent me this and I'm all 🥹 about seeing my name up on the @reactorsff.bsky.social "Best Of" list -- and in such great company! @analogsf.bsky.social reactormag.com/readers-pick...

Day 7 of #12DaysOfPoetry is New Year's Eve. Here's a physics poem from @analogsf.bsky.social , looking forward to the spring: web.archive.org/web/20250117...

They’re here! #scifi #fantasy @asimovssfmag.bsky.social @analogsf.bsky.social

In this week's blog post, find out what Rich Larson has been up to since his last Analog appearance. You can find his latest story, "Linka's Out," in our Jan/Feb issue, on sale now! theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/12/26/q...

Catch up with James Van Pelt and learn about the history of Christmas-themed science fiction in this week's author Q&A! theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/12/03/q...

Our podcast series returns this week with Brenda Cooper's "The Robot and the Winding Woods," where a nature-loving couple fights to save their campground from a robot with mysterious motives. Tune in today! www.podomatic.com/podcasts/ana...

Worried about an AI apocalypse? Find out why author David Ebenbach believes we can stave one off by leaning into our own humanity theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/11/25/k...

In this week's blog post, get to know Subodhana Wijeyeratne, a writer and historian of science who makes his Analog debut in our November/December issue theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/11/19/q...

Christopher L. Bennett gives readers an extensive history of the Biauru, the alien species he introduced readers to in 2023 and continues the story of in his latest Analog story, "Aleyara's Flight," from our Nov/Dec issue theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/11/12/i...

Read this week's blog post to discover how Kate Maruyama turned the grief of losing her parents into "Faith," her latest story from our Nov/Dec issue theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/11/05/o...

Check out this week's blog post, where author Timothy Quinn describes the meaning behind his story "Scarecrow," and reminds us to never become "inoculated to the extraordinary" theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/11/04/h...

Tune in to our latest podcast episode featuring Alex Jablokov's "Lady Ballistic: Fast and Accurate Cleaning," where a housecleaner confronts an intergalactic mess and giant, alcoholic bees www.podomatic.com/podcasts/ana...

Catch up with Stanley Schmidt in our latest blog post, where our former editor describes the fascinating trip to the Arctic that inspired his story "Dancing With Bears," co-written with his wife, Joyce theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/10/21/d...

Our November/December issue is on sale now! Pick up a copy for more of the best new science fiction from A.C. Koch, James Van Pelt, Mark W. Tiedemann, and Christopher L. Bennett, whose latest novella continues the story of the Biauru

Get to know Avery Parks @averyparks.bsky.social in this week's blog post, where we discuss how the 1925 serum run to Nome inspired her story "A Shot in the Dark," now available in our Sept/Oct issue theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/09/03/q...

Check out our latest blog post, where Auston Habershaw explores a fascinating inversion of the Ship of Theseus paradox while asking, "At what point do human beings just cease to exist?" theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/08/28/t...

Our September/October issue is on sale now! Pick up a copy for the latest stories from Jay Werkheiser, Larry Niven, Auston Habershaw, M.L. Clark, and more

Check out this week's blog post from Victoria N. Shi, who discusses how the psychology of death and grief helped inspire her story "Patient Was the Doctor" theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/08/19/t...

Could a bicycle track exist on Mars? The science behind concrete, velocity, and gravity suggests it might. Find out how in this fascinating blog post by Marie Vibbert theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/08/12/b...

Catch up with James Dick in our latest blog post, where the author discusses the unique challenges posed by writing a sequel to what he considers his best work theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/08/11/f...

Bernie Jean Schiebeling has figured out some ways that SF authors can combat AI in publishing, and outlines them in this thoughtful feature. Check out their Analog debut, "If the Algorithms Are Gentle," in our July/August issue theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/08/08/n...

Check out this week's blog post, where Mike Bell discusses how simulation theory helped inspire his latest story from our July/August issue theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/08/07/w...

Check out our latest blog post, where Alec Nevala-Lee draws parallels between the “DOGE Kids” of 2025 and the scientists who worked closely with government during the Cold War. theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/07/23/s...

Check out our latest blog post, where Jay Werkheiser and Frank Wu take a deep dive into the history behind the search for Venusian moons theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/07/15/q...

We'd like to offer our heartiest congratulations to the winners of this year's Analytical Laboratory: Martin L. Shoemaker (Novella), Sean Monaghan (Novelette), and Stanley Schmidt (Short Story). Read the full list of finalists in our Jul/Aug issue, on sale now!

Our Jul/Aug issue is on sale now! Pick up a copy to read more great science fiction from David Gerrold, Marie Vibbert, James Dick, Sean Monaghan, and AnLab winners Jay Werkheiser and Frank Wu.

Learn about what makes Joanne Rixon's SF so compelling in this week's blog post, where Rixon discusses why they write stories that envision a more hopeful future theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/06/16/r...

I’m happy to announce that my story ”Ontario Lacus” will be in the Sept/Oct 2025 issue of @analogsf.bsky.social! Logline: What if you wanted to swim across Titan’s Ontario Lacus*… and the support boat driver was your ex? *yes, you will need water wings. And a pretty fancy suit.

Check out this week's blog post to find out how research on speakers of the Tuvan language of southern Siberia helped inspire Tom Pike's "Isolate" from our May/June issue theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/06/09/l...

My short story Patient was the Doctor is available NOW with the @analogsf.bsky.social July/August 2025 issue. 😁 For everybody who respects science, likes octopuses, and wonders whether they're fighting hard enough against the banality of evil. Subscribe here: analogsf.com

Tiffany Fritz appears on the blog today to talk about her story “North American Union v. Exergy-Petroline Corporation” in our current issue! Get to know her at: theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/06/06/q...

Contract signed, my short story is coming to the July/August issue of @analogsf.bsky.social! I'm so excited about it, I Photoshopped a tentacular poster. This story is about: - octopuses - reproductive health access - the banality of evil, and - how therapists are transformed by their patients

Sounds intriguing! "It Eats Metal" hints at a blend of sci-fi and mystery—reminds me of Philip K. Dick's themes of reality! Can't wait to listen! 🪐📚 #SciFiPodcast #MarkFerguson

SF writers both new and experienced will love this week's blog post, where author Brenda Cooper shares some of the tips that helped her come up with "The Robot and the Winding Woods," from our May/June issue theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/05/19/w...

Our podcast series returns this week with Mark Ferguson's "It Eats Metal," a thrilling science fiction mystery from 2025's March/April issue. Tune in today! www.podomatic.com/podcasts/ana...

In this week's blog post, Raymund Eich discusses nuclear fusion and the inspiration behind the "hardest science fiction" he's ever written theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/05/12/r...

In this week's blog post, Nate Givens explores how narratives are fueled by scientific advances, and how scientific advances are used to examine and expand narratives. Read his new story "Echo, Write To All" in our March/April issue, on sale now! theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/03/11/h...

Check out this week's Q&A to hear from new contributor Arendse Lund @arendse.bsky.social, debuting in our March/April issue with a short story about first encounters and unexpected connections theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/03/04/q...

I got my first @analogsf.bsky.social magazine in the mail today. It’s a handy size and much thicker than I expected! How have I only just discovered it??

Excited to have a new story in the latest issue of @analogsf.bsky.social! To Reap, to Sow is a dark eco-fic tale of genetic modification, early space industry capitalism, and exploding tomatoes ✨🍅🚀 Copies here: www.analogsf.com

Kate MacLeod's latest story is a novelette informed by climate science and inspired by cold Minnesotan winters. Get to know Kate in this week's author Q&A, where we discuss her beginnings as an author, and the novel she wrote in high school theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/02/20/q...

Our March/April issue is now on sale! Pick up a copy to read "Murder on the Eris Express," a science fiction mystery by author and archivist Beth Goder, whom we're excited to feature in this week's Q&A theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/02/12/q...

Check out this week's blog post to learn about the DNA research that helped inspire Sean McMullen's latest novella, "The Prince of Spirals," from our Jan/Feb issue theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/02/06/m...

Hear from Sakinah Hofler @blackquisition, the 2024 winner of Analog's Award for Emerging Black Voices, in this week's blog post on a unique purpose of science fiction theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/01/24/d...