How hard is it to cut through the legacy a historical figure has left behind and get to know them as a human being? In literature and beyond, great leaders like Winston Churchill are deservedly lauded for their steady leadership and brilliant decision-making in times of enormous crisis.… Continue reading
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Klara is an AF (“Artificial Friend”) who sits in a store and eagerly awaits the arrival of the child who will choose to take her home. Because she has emotional intelligence that most AFs lack, Klara loves being placed in the store’s front window and getting a detailed look at all the human interactions that are taking place outside.… Continue reading
In a parallel universe, Literary Detective Thursday Next protects the integrity of civilization’s most treasured works of literature as part of British government agency SO-27. Thursday deals with the usual chaotic and untraceable cases assigned to a poorly-run, under-resourced government department—manuscript theft, black market book trades, and the like—until megavillain Acheron Hades enters the scene.… Continue reading
In the far north of Sweden, a pastor named Laestadius and his protégé, an orphan Sami boy named Jussi, track a vicious predator who has been attacking farm maids. While the assailant is identified as a killer bear by law enforcement, the pastor’s extensive knowledge of botany and superior forensic skills lead him to suspect otherwise.… Continue reading
In postwar England, an upstanding English butler embarks on a road trip through the English countryside—his first vacation in decades. While this butler, whom we come to know as “Mr. Stevens,” initially reflects upon his many years of service to the great Lord Darlington with confidence and satisfaction, inklings of doubt and shame creep into his conscience as he moves from town to town.… Continue reading
