Whole
A short, unusually structured novel, Whole illustrates the path to spiritual growth in both its form and the story it tells. Review by Liv Ross
Sonorous Desert
Haines-Eitzen brings the sounds of the desert to an uninitiated audience, showing what can be learned through deep listening. Review by Micah Clark
The Fare Forward Interview with Jo Walton
Jo Walton has published fifteen novels, most recently Or What You Will. She has also published three poetry collections, two essay collections, and a short story collection. She won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2002, the World Fantasy Award for Tooth and Claw in 2004, the Hugo and Nebula awards for Among Others in 2012, and in 2014 both the Tiptree Award for My Real Children and the Locus Non Fiction award for What Makes This Book So Great.
God in the Hands of a Realist Writer
Modernism has reduced the “real” to the material, even in fiction. It’s time we reclaim the full range of reality with our written words. By David Priest
Remixed from the artworks of Jan Toorop.
Not Wise Yet
Unfortunately, sometimes you really do understand things a little better when you’re older. By Whitney Rio-Ross
Camus in Cars Getting Caught
What does a famous existentialist have in common with people who get caught up in high-speed car chases with the police? By James Vescovi
In Defense of Predictability
Maybe having a shocking twist at the end isn’t actually the best indicator of a great story. By Drea Jenkins
Illustration by Katie Howerton
Does God Hate My Dreams?
A young woman wrestles with the tension between her love of the movies and a conviction that God wants her to do something “better” with her life. By Claire Nauman
