I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes (2014)
The shadow of 9/11 looms large over Terry Hayes’ debut novel, in which a covert agent — the greates…
“Literature” Archives
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The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by S. A. Chakraborty (2023)
My wife loves lady pirates, heists, and stories in which someone who’s retired is forced to do One …
My Cultural Diet (August 2026): Castle in the Sky, Ride or Die, Green City Wars, The Anthropocene Reviewed
A quick rundown of last month’s cultural experiences.
Green City Wars by Adrian Tchaikovsky (2026)
After war and much environmental devastation, humanity has entered a new golden age thanks to envir…
The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John Green (2021)
Although John Green’s essays tackle a wide range of topics — e.g., Halley’s Comet, the Lascaux cave…
My Cultural Diet (July 2026): Halo, The Odyssey, Evangelion, House, Escape from New York
A quick rundown of last month’s cultural experiences.
My Cultural Diet (June 2026): Orpheus, Le Samouraï, Gunbuster, Scanners, 2001: A Space Odyssey
A quick rundown of last month’s cultural experiences.
The Faith of Beasts by James S. A. Corey (2026)
The second novel in James S. A. Corey’s Captive’s War trilogy finds the small human community still…
My Cultural Diet (May 2026): Piranesi, His Girl Friday, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Peking Opera Blues
A quick rundown of last month’s cultural experiences.
Blazing Eye Sees All: Love Has Won, False Prophets, and the Fever Dream of the American New Age by Leah Sottile (2025)
As I read Leah Sottile’s exhaustive account of the birth and growth of the “New Age” movement in Am…
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke (2021)
This was my second time reading Piranesi, in preparation for my church’s summer book club. I’d forg…
Antihero by Gregg Hurwitz (2026)
Gregg Hurwitz churns out Orphan X novels at a yearly pace, and I keep reading them, even though the…
My Cultural Diet (April 2026): Blacksad; Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die; Cross; Crime 101
A quick rundown of last month’s cultural experiences.
My Cultural Diet (March 2026): The Fall, Project Hail Mary, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Fallout
A quick rundown of last month’s cultural experiences.
My Cultural Diet (February 2026): Once Upon a Time in China, The Expanse, Slow Horses, Lone Wolf and Cub
A quick rundown of last month’s cultural experiences.
Kill the Beast by Serra Swift (2025)
Lyssa Cadogan has devoted her life to hunting down fairies and their horrible creatures, all in the…
Charlotte Sometimes by Penelope Farmer (1969)
“Charlotte Sometimes” is one of my all-time favorite Cure songs, an otherworldly pop tune as only R…
My Cultural Diet (January 2026): Hard Boiled, Demon Slayer, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Pluribus, Stranger Things
A quick rundown of last month’s cultural experiences.
Days and Deeds by William S. Gray and May Hill Arbuthnot (Review)
This 1943 collection of short stories was a constant fixture in my childhood reading, and it’s still delightful now that I’m an adult.
This Is the Week That I Learned Fantasy Author David Eddings Was a Child Abuser
Can someone write their way out of guilt and shame?