The Other Girl by Annie Ernaux review – grief’s rippling effects
Annie Ernaux’s The Other Girl might be the latest of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s works to be published…
Top 5 literary dystopias, chosen by author Matt GreeneÂ
Author, teacher and stay-at-home dad Matt Greene’s first novel, Ostrich, won a Betty Trask Award. His latest, The Definitions,…
Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon review – conjuring an unhinged world
If Thomas Pynchon, the reclusive, revered American novelist, were to have a moment, this, as he nudges 90,…
Space Force to use small satellites for geostationary communications
For decades, the military has relied on large, multi-ton satellites for global communications from geostationary orbit (GEO), a…
Companies race to win ground transportation contracts for the moon
A lunar rover makes its way across rough terrain in August, navigating past rocky outcrops and around, or…
Saraswati by Gurnaik Johal review – connections across the Indian diaspora
Saraswati is Gurnaik Johal’s first novel, named for the river goddess, who, following myth, once rippled across Northern…
Small Rain by Garth Greenwell review – reflections from a hospital bed
Garth Greenwell’s Small Rain garnered worldwide praise on its release last year. Its paperback release should do wonders…
Crewed Mars missions will require a new ascent vehicle
America has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to open the space frontier by initiating a sustained program of human exploration…
NASA’s proposed budget eyes human exploration of Mars
A new emphasis on Mars exploration was clear from the very beginning of the second Trump administration. “We…
Use the Words You Have by Kimberly Campanello review
Kimberly Campanello’s work has always been uniquely difficult to define. Her most significant work, MOTHERBABYHOME, was a 796-page…
Why do we never hear about the women of the Gold Rush?
Emma was an adventurer at heart and while working for a Chicago newspaper, met financiers who were interested…
Top 5 spy books for kids, chosen by Cecily Sawyer author Iona Rangeley
Author of Einstein the Penguin and Cecily Sawyer: How To Be A Spy, Iona Rangeley is a former…