Arika Okrent explains why spelling is such a nightmare in English. (Aeon) Dan Sheehan looks […]
The Man Who Hated Women, by Amy Sohn
I have to agree with other reviewers that the title of Amy Sohn’s whirlwind recounting […]
Of Typography and Mentally Ill Characters
One of the many remarkable things in the altogether incredible novel The King of Infinite […]
The Comfort of Monsters, by Willa C. Richards
Trigger warning for domestic violence. I don’t know what the statistics are on unsolved murders […]
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Kim Stanley Robinson shares his thoughts about utopias and climate change fiction and how that […]
The King of Infinite Space, by Lindsay Faye
I’ve never liked Hamlet, and yet, I find that I really like retellings of the […]
Something Wild, by Hannah Halperin
Trigger warning for domestic violence. Hannah Halperin’s novel, Something Wild, centers on need: the need […]
Such a Quiet Place, by Megan Miranda
“If you see something, say something” is a dangerous phrase. On the one hand, we […]
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Love Jane Austen? Try eating like her! (Atlas Obscura) Or maybe you’d like to cook […]
Strange Beasts of China, by Yan Ge
Yan Ge’s Strange Beasts of China (translated by Jeremy Tiang) is a strange trip. A […]