Book Review: Cold Skin By Albert Sánchez Piñol, Translated By Cheryl Leah Morgan

Early evening: the sky is unsually free of clouds. There is an impressive array of fixed and shooting stars. The sight brings tears to my eyes. My thoughts dwell on the latitude and the positioning of the firmament. I am so far from home that the constellations have come unhinged from their usual positions and … Continue reading Book Review: Cold Skin By Albert Sánchez Piñol, Translated By Cheryl Leah Morgan

Book Review: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

Because survival is insufficient. It is not easy to say that. I don't know the context in which the line appeared in Star Trek: Voyager, episode 122, twenty-three years ago, but we can't use that expression now without sounding borderline insensitive, as the COVID-19 pandemic goes on, controlling the planet, coercing us to be grateful … Continue reading Book Review: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel