In this passage from near the opening of Lake of Darkness, the latest read for the New Scientist Book Club, we are given an ...

Another scoured his home bookshelf and realized he did not own a single novel or short story collection. So he showed up to ...

Literature is often pushed on allegedly reluctant men as a machine for empathy. I read it for a different reason.

Loneliness is a growing crisis, and while Silicon Valley promotes AI companions, research suggests an older, simpler solution ...