An American residing in Chicago with two degrees in comparative religions. Lived in India for five years. Currently working in higher education. Always have four to five books in rotation and always up for new recommendations!
Some Favorite Genres: #fantasy #scifi #history #speculativefiction #politics #anthropology #religion #mysteries #philosophy #theology #ecology #environment #travel #solarpunk
Some Favorite Authors: Margaret Atwood, Ray Bradbury, E.M. Forster, Ursula K. LeGuin, John Steinbeck, W. Somerset Maugham
Really looking to read more authors from the Global South in 2024.
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Inheriting your mysterious uncle's supervillain business is more complicated than you might imagine.
Sure, there are the things you'd expect. …
Sue Lynn Tan’s highly acclaimed, bestselling Celestial Kingdom duology is expanded with this new compilation of stories from before, during, …
This story concerns a Baghdad merchant. Mr. Chiang says the story was inspired in part by the work of physicist …
Fetter was raised to kill, honed as a knife to cut down his sainted father. This gave him plenty to …
It is SUCH a good play. The creeping sense of doom and dread in the primary part is one of the best tension building experiences I've experienced in dramatic literature.
"In Wanderlust: A History of Walking, Rebecca Solnit draws together many histories -- of anatomical evolution and city design, of …
One woman and her pilot are about to change the future of the species in …
I first saw this in my Amazon recommendations. I usually take them with a grain of salt but it seems like a very interesting work from @sbdivya@wandering.shop! Added to the To Read list!
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One woman and her pilot are about to change the future of the species in …
I have read a number of her books over the years. I really liked "Prodigal Summer" and "The Bean Trees." I've heard good things about this one and am excited to give it a try!
Located at the western edge of the Eurasian steppe, Ukraine has long been the meeting place of empires – Roman …
A new way of seeing the essential systems hidden inside our walls, under our streets, and all around us
Infrastructure …
@DerekCaelin Good luck! :)
