Great Books for Dads and Grandpas This Father’s Day

Great Books for Dads and Grandpas This Father's Day

[ad_1] Everything feels different this year. When we’d normally be heading out for weekend get-aways, picnics, and sunlit family time, most of us are still honoring social distancing guidelines and staying put as much as possible. And with Father’s Day coming up (on June 21, by the way) , no matter who you’re celebrating—fathers, grandfathers, … Read more

Young Climate Activists and the Language of God in “A Children’s Bible” – Chicago Review of Books

Young Climate Activists and the Language of God in “A Children’s Bible” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] Burning Worlds is Amy Brady’s monthly column dedicated to examining how contemporary literature interrogates issues of climate change, in partnership with Yale Climate Connections. Subscribe to her monthly newsletter to get “Burning Worlds” and other writing about art and climate change delivered straight to your inbox. Young activists like Greta Thunberg, Xiye Bastida, and Isra Hirsi have changed … Read more

Lavish Abundance in “Latitudes of Longing”

Lavish Abundance in “Latitudes of Longing”

[ad_1] At fourteen years old I was assigned Paolo Coelho’s landmark novel The Alchemist for summer reading. I threw it on my bed in disgust, barely able to finish the slim volume. To my literal mind it read like nothing more than vague, repetitive abstractions, amounting to almost nothing in the end. Today, over ten … Read more

Beyond the Dragon’s Gate | Tor.com

Beyond the Dragon’s Gate | Tor.com

[ad_1] Former Academician Anna Kim’s research into AI cost her everything. Now, years later, the military has need of her expertise in order to prevent the destruction of their AI-powered fleet.     Anna Kim couldn’t decide whether the scenery outside was more or less beautiful for the coruscating cloud of debris. From here, she … Read more