It's darkly funny how certain aspects encountered in historical works resonate with the present. I'm currently reading about The Voyage to Cacklogallinia (1727), in which a corrupt government launches an expedition to the moon in order to extract gold. Sounds familiar.
"ā¦as I imagined writing this book, I went for comfort listens, feel-good familiar songs, that, when listened to closely, revealed an underlayer of death, destruction, loss. Apocalypse songs."
Deb Olin Unferth shared a playlist for her novel Earth 7 largeheartedboy.com/2026/06/09/d...