![]() One of the best things about anthologies is their ability to help us discover new writers. The title refers to a quote from the inimitable Octavia Butler, which is included in the frontmatter of the anthology: “There’s nothing new under the sun, but there are new suns.” As promised, each piece in New Suns glows with its own inner radiance. New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color, edited by writer Nisi Shawl, is one of the anthologies that’s come out of this growing demand for diverse speculative fiction. ![]() The rise of speculative fiction has coincided with an increased demand for diversity in writing, leading to an explosion of creative new stories. ![]() Within the last decade, speculative fiction has become increasingly popular among both literary and mainstream readers and writers. These alternate worlds can be set in the past, the future, or a world that seems like our current one-until it doesn’t. ![]() Speculative fiction is hard to define, but this umbrella term generally refers to any fiction about a world different from our own. I’ve started reading more speculative fiction recently, and I’m not alone. ![]()
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