About a book

On dreams, being devastated by stories, and imagining the future (part 1)

"Pather Panchali," "Dr. Zhivago," "The Buried Giant," "A Time for Everything," and more

Jan 10 •

Maria (Linnesby essays)

Who Is a Novel For?

With Nothing on Her Shoulder, After the Apple Harvest, and With a Baby on Her Shoulder, by Gaby Gummesson, 2022-2023. —Also discusses works by…

Mar 3, 2024 •

Maria (Linnesby essays)

On a charming and effective introduction to numerical literacy

How to Read Numbers: A Guide to Stats in the News (and Knowing When to Trust Them), by Tom Chivers and David Chivers (2021)

Feb 11, 2024 •

Maria (Linnesby essays)

On attention and reciprocity

Stories by Tove Jansson, Part 3 (“The Squirrel”)

Jan 29, 2024 •

Maria (Linnesby essays)

On the fear of looming disasters

Stories by Tove Jansson, Part 2 (“The Fillyjonk Who Believed in Disasters”)

Jan 11, 2024 •

Maria (Linnesby essays)

Three stories by Tove Jansson

Stories by Tove Jansson from the 1960s-70s, Part 1 (Introduction to Tove Jansson, plus “The Spinster Who Had an Idea”)

Dec 28, 2023 •

Maria (Linnesby essays)

Looking to the past for a refuge from the future

Time Shelter, by Geordi Gospodinov, 2020

Dec 20, 2023 •

Maria (Linnesby essays)

Trying to find a home in language

Scattered All Over the Earth, by Yoko Tawada, 2018

Dec 12, 2023 •

Maria (Linnesby essays)

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