The Circle

Robert Charles Wilson is at it again. The award-winning author of The Chronoliths and Spin turns his gaze toward the darker side of social media in The Affinities, skirting the edge of science fiction with a near-future tale of loyalty, acceptance, perspective, and internal societal struggles. Taking the concept of self-selecting social groups to an unsettling extreme, he shines a […]

Avid readers are familiar with the joys and sorrows of film and tv adaptations: for every awesome movie that brings your favorite characters to life, there’s another one that tries to destroy them. Given that the next few years promise to be absolutely saturated with adaptations, the smart book nerd will buckle up now, because […]

Dear Literary Lady, My job is slowly but surely destroying my soul. Reading is the only respite I get throughout the long work week. Any suggestions for what to read to make my Mondays to Fridays bearable? – S.W., Charlotte, NC Dear S.W., They say laughter is the best medicine, and there have been […]

Technology is here to stay. Anyone who imagines they retain the basic survival skills of their forebears has never lived through an extended blackout, marked by staring dully at blank screens, dead microwaves, and the puddle of melt dripping out of your refrigerator. To paraphrase Madonna, we’re all material beings living in a material world […]