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My uneasy relationship with science fiction

March 23, 2016 ~ The Longest Chapter ~ 4 Comments

Why did I pick up Charlie Jane Anders' new sci-fi fantasy "All the Birds in the Sky"? I'm as much into science fiction, let alone fantasy, as I am into jumping off a cliff into a shark pool. Here's what I think is going on.

Do these books have future readers?

November 7, 2009March 26, 2010 ~ The Longest Chapter

The new issue of "The American Scholar" features a troubling article about the decline of English literature as a college major. It's worthy reading. Plus, 10 books from my college bookshelf. Are they now irrelevant?

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