"A Guardian and a Thief illustrates how individuals suffer from a problem that humans created and then failed to remedy: global climate change.”
Colleen Lutz Clemens reviews this novel shortlisted for the 2025 NBA. @clutzclemens.bsky.social
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“Should Papalotl land among the wondering creatures and start telling a tale of 𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑠𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝, fairness, and equity?”
The World Cup has begun. Be sure to read Carlos Labbé’s essay “Fable of the Three Teams (and Their 2026 World Cup Guests)”:
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Today we look back on Lauren Alwan's essay from our May 2022 issue, where she recalls how David Hockney inspired her, first as an art student and later as a writer, helping her navigate toward a different way of telling stories.
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“While the genre is familiar, it is the unusual setting that makes this novel original and interesting.”
Edward Ousselin reviews this detective novel set in the Marquesas Islands.
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