To forgive or not to forgive, that is the question. But the student loan forgiveness discussion is complicated and compelling—on both sides of the argument. Thankfully, David Linton is here to offer persuasive evidence to support …... Read More

By Rebecca Foster / Artificial intelligence: useful tool or existential threat to human creativity? Here’s a quick look at some of the issues specific to writing and publishing. The ongoing screenwriters’ strike is in part about... Read More

The past 150 years of modernization has transformed both the planet and our minds. Indeed, with every scientific leap, our collective notion of what’s possible requires an update. Our brains are forced to expand. And a few of us... Read More

Only a Trenza Away / A Tale of Trust and Strength / Nadine Fonseca / Camila Carrossine, illustrator / Shadow Mountain Publishing / Hardcover $19.99 (32pp) / 978-1-63993-098-2 / Buy: Local Bookstore (Bookshop) / Every night,... Read More

Racism exists, of course. But why? Who benefits from denying Black people the same rights and respect as white people? Is there money to be made? In the nexus between corporate and political power, does a Racism Capitalization Complex... Read More

Disobedient / Elizabeth Fremantle / Pegasus Books / Hardcover $26.95 (368pp) / 978-1-63936-415-2 / Buy: Local Bookstore (Bookshop) / In Elizabeth Fremantle’s historical novel Disobedient, an artist fights for freedom and... Read More

The Shame of It / In the record-breaking heat of the compressed summer, I learned a new and horrifying term: “wet bulb temperature.” It came alongside a forecast map on which whole Southern states were blacked out. On those days: it... Read More

When it comes to religious and spiritual matters, what don’t you believe? That “don’t believe” question is interesting because it might also be considered irrelevant: as in, just because you believe in something doesn’t... Read More