The backlist: Exit West by Mohsin Hamid
For fans of the Saint of Bright Doors and The Kite Runner, Exit West is an exquisitely told story that propels us into a future in which changing countries is as easy as opening a door.
Grief is the metabolization of change
I read Inciting Joy at the end of last year because I wanted to read a book about joy. In its pages and hours of audio, I found much joy (in flower beds and trips to Sabrina’s) but also many lessons about joy that come from darker moments (death and grief).
Overdoing it: Moving
I attended the Overdoing it StorySlam event. I finally realized that the answer to the question “what took you overseas” is simple: It was the first step in my hero’s journey.
Light and language: A writer’s journey into art
The Light and Language exhibit runs through August at Park Towne Place, located near the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
A recent Pew research study found that YouTube is the number one social platform among teenagers. Much of their knowledge base now comes from tubes, rather than books. Some scholars argue that we are in a post-literate age where we rely less on visual language and more on other types of knowledge transfer.