The day that Ellie was diagnosed with leukemia, the world did not change in the dramatic ways people describe. The sky did not darken. The ground did not give way. The Earth did not stop... Read More

Learn more about Anjan Chakravartty's new book "Science and Humanism Knowledge, Values, and the Common Good" here. Chapter 1: What Is Science For? Modern Intersections of Science and Humanism The great scientific revolution is still... Read More

BOOK BY A. C. GRAYLING ONE WORLD PUBLICATIONS LTD., 2025 It is everywhere: people, places and things are called “woke!” What? According to several news reports in late summer 2025, even the largely rural Southern... Read More

BOOK BY JOHN FUGELSANG That a book defending Christianity and the Bible against fundamentalists and religious nationalists could be relevant to humanists might seem contradictory. However, the author’s approach—pairing extremists’ stated beliefs with Christ’s actual... Read More

It’s Banned Books Week, that mischievous time of year when we celebrate the written works that have dared to offend, enlighten or simply ask too many excellent, awkward questions. To willingly seek out these prohibited... Read More

BOOK BY HEATHER FELLIN TIERNY VINE LEAVES PRESS, 2025 236 PP, $17.99 Traveling by train is not about getting somewhere the quickest way possible; it’s about the process of travel, the landscape and life passing... Read More

Book by By D.J. Taylor Pegasus Books (2023) J.D. Taylor does an excellent job laying out the cycle of Orwell’s life in fascinating intimacy in Orwell: The New Life (2023). Orwell’s voice spans two centuries... Read More