literature

We all need a little more John Milton right now

I first encountered Milton’s excellent treatise in support of free speech when I was teaching British…
Hugo 2016 wrap-up

Here are the winners of the 2016 Hugo Awards | The Verge Thrilled that my top…
Review: Hugo Awards 2016 – Novelettes

What is a novelette? you ask. It’s what, as an English teacher, I would’ve called a…
Review: Hugo Awards 2016-Short Story nominees

Well, that was a waste of my time. If you are following the Hugo Award ballot,…
Worth Reading This Week: Film, Helping the Poor, School Desegregation, and Racism (Oh my!)

Two reads and one listen that are more than worth your time. I’ll open with what…
Link: Why Study Philosophy? ‘To Challenge Your Own Point of View’ – Hope Reese – The Atlantic

This was an absolutely wonderful read. Get out there and think, kids! Why Study Philosophy? ‘To…
My Fav Children’s Book: The Dot and the Line

Norton Juster, who wrote the ever-delightful party of puns The Phantom Tollbooth, also wrote a wonderful…
Link: ‘Life Keeps Changing’: Why Stories, Not Science, Explain the World – Atlantic Mobile

Short, thoughtful interview with an author who left science to pursue Story. ‘Life Keeps Changing’: Why…
My love affair with Sherlock

The first real love of my life was Sherlock Holmes. I was 13. Having devoured everything…
Link: Why You Should Read More Novels

“We already knew that good stories can put you in someone else’s shoes in a figurative…