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Other Stories, Other Lives: Life among the Terranauts by Caitlin Horrocks
By the time the television cameras arrive, the rest of the world may be surprised, but we’re not.
VISIBLE: Women Writers of Color: Faith Adiele
Faith Adiele discusses what it means to be a good literary citizen, the importance of decolonizing travel writing, and how she wants to change the way Black stories are being told.
The Mirror’s Shards
In the face of colossal and destructive political lies, we need a more nuanced understanding of the world than simply truth versus lie.
Weekly Geekery
Why Finnish women matter to the history of science fiction. Holiday science books: let visions of squid and sarcophagi dance in their heads. Astronauts survive thanks to a black female mathematician.…
The Most Literate Nation
Finland tops the charts for most literate nation, with the United States coming in seventh. A new study looks not just at literacy rates but at literacy behaviors. These behaviors…
The New York Comics & Picture-Story Symposium: Hanneriina Moisseinen
The New York Comics & Picture-Story Symposium is a weekly forum for discussing the tradition and future of text/image work. Open to the public, it meets Tuesday nights 7-9 p.m.…
Finland’s Got Education Down
This article is a gem from a recent Longreads selection, on the subject of education. Finland’s got an optimally functioning educational system, one that America can learn a thing or…