The Joy and Despair of Seeing Your City in an SFF Novel

This post originally appeared on Tor.com. The Chicago skyline may as well be threaded into the double helix of my DNA. I’ve got the city’s iconic flag tattooed on my forearm. I still call its tallest skyscraper “the Sears Tower” because it feels right. On the first days of summer-esque weather, I bike along the Lake Shore Path…

Severance – Driving Synergistic Novel Solutions

I first picked up Ling Ma’s Severance thinking the novel inspired Apple TV’s show of the same name. It did not. But I read Severance anyway, thanks in large part to Ling Ma’s excellent storytelling and sharp, witty voice. Severance lampoons rampant capitalism, offers insight into the experience of a Chinese immigrant living in the…