The first in an obscure 1990s Lithuanian historical fiction series published in English, The Captive proves mildly interesting, poorly written, and narratively simple, but might be worth a look if you're interested in the pre-Christian Baltic.
Author: sonofsagan
Reading “The Blue Fox” by Sjón
Sjón's The Blue Fox is a compelling English translation of the Icelandic original, a magical realist historical fantasy that brings Icelandic folklore to life in a rural 19th century setting and features a rare representation of a character with Down syndrome.
Spring 2022 University Press Recommendations
A curated list of recommended books published by university presses and academic publishers in spring 2022. Recommendations tend toward my own interests and books that I think can help make a better world.
Fall 2021 University Press Recommendations
A curated list of recommended books published by university presses and academic publishers in fall 2021. Recommendations tend toward my own interests and books that I think can help make a better world.
Spring 2021 University Press Recommendations
A curated list of recommended books published by university presses and academic publishers in spring 2021. Recommendations tend toward my own interests and books that I think can help make a better world.
Fall 2020 University Press Recommendations
A curated list of recommended books published by university presses and academic publishers in fall 2020. Recommendations tend toward my own interests and books that I think can help make a better world.
Afrofuturism’s Specter: Alternate History, Racial Capitalism, and Nisi Shawl’s “Everfair”
This is the text of a paper about Nisi Shawl's Everfair originally presented at the Worlding SF conference in Graz, Austria in December 2018.
Spring 2020 University Press Recommendations
A curated list of recommended books published by university presses and academic publishers in spring 2020. Recommendations tend toward my own interests and books that I think can help make a better world.
Fall 2019 University Press Recommendations
A curated list of recommended books published by university presses and academic publishers in fall 2019. Recommendations tend toward my own interests and books that I think can help make a better world.
Sexual Violence in Le Guin’s The Dispossessed: Toward an Interpretation
This is the text of a paper about Ursula K. Le Guin's The Dispossessed written in 2015 for a graduate-level academic conference. It is roughly a decade old and the work of a scholar in his first year of graduate school.
Genre Fantasies 