Over 10 years, Mark Langenfeld collected metaphors from nature and compiled them into a book that was released Thursday. “Wisdom from the Woods: A Year of Gentle Guidance from Mother Nature” contains ...
From metaphors for our behavior to demonstrations of our superior status, we use animals to help define ourselves.
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The ideas presented in George Lakoff and Srini Narayanan's The Neural Mind are fascinating, but the writing is far less compelling ...
Jason Mott’s wildly inventive novel depicts two Black American writers, an ocean apart. It’s up to the reader to decide how ...
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Dreaming in metaphors

From the works of Han Kang to Ernest Hemingway and Kamel Daoud, we reflect on how we search for meaning in what cannot be fully understood ...
Bird by Bird encouraged would-be writers to blast past their hang-ups and embrace “shitty first drafts.” But there’s more to ...
PROMINENT Zimbabwean playwright, director, theatre educator and novelist Styx Mhlanga has breathed life into a new isiNdebele ...
From gripping thrillers, witty satires and poignant epics to captivating histories and juicy memoirs, this year’s top reads ...
Picture someone starting a home garden and planting 20 tomato seeds, then expecting to reap…20 more tomato seeds. Or a farmer ...
A Longview firefighter's new book, "Road to Emmaus," explores Christophanies and typologies, revealing Christ's presence in ...
Artificial brains, humanoid robots and ‘assistants’ are misleading myths – and they directly affect how we use AI.