Reviewer Jeff Fleischer Interviews George Frazier, Author of Riverine Dreams: Away to the Glorious and Forgotten Grassland Rivers of America / Today’s featured book brings to mind a question we never got around to asking the smart... Read More

An often overlooked position of mighty power resides in the white men (almost always) who decide what gets taught in history books and therefore shape the world view of countless children. Is there a more important job on Earth? Why is... Read More

“Syr Hayati Beker’s gleaming novella What a Fish Looks Like alchemizes confessional notes and remixed fairy tales to tell a story of queer survival amid ecological disaster. … passed notes, party invitations, and other ephemera... Read More

A writer we’ve long adored is back with an enchanting history of apples—and while Priyanka Kumar doesn’t quite cover all 16,000 known apple varieties in The Light Between Apple Trees, you will be hard pressed to keep from rewilding... Read More

“We need to give the voice of the cynical, skeptical grouch that patrols the borders of our imagination a rest.’’—Ruha Benjamin A splendid future is ahead if you’re only willing to imagine it using your powers of mental time... Read More

“Once you remember your queerness, the world opens up. The options abound. My life felt like it was closing in on me when I was in a heterosexual marriage. Now I feel like I can do anything. Good things are on the horizon.’’... Read More

We’re joined by a film star this week, one of the Star Trek actors who captured our attention in his role of Lieutenant Sulu in both the television and movie series. But don’t think George Takei rested on those laurels. In 1994, he... Read More

We’ve made the wise decision to let Emily Dickinson take over the duties of introducing this conversation between Michel Leboeuf and Kristen Rabe, reviewer of Michel’sLost Songs of Nature. Emily chose to do it in verse: “Hope” is... Read More