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Indigenous authors and climate fiction: What it tells us about their relationship with the planet

Indigenous authors and climate fiction: What it tells us about their relationship with the planet

by Arthur Barratt | Jun 1, 2023 | Planet

Although it’s often overlooked, 21% of the planet is home to indigenous people. These groups are the most in-touch with the earth of any humans, often living in perfect balance with their environment. Through rotating hunting seasons and crop rotation, native...
The Epic of Gilgamesh: Humanity’s oldest story is a bromance

The Epic of Gilgamesh: Humanity’s oldest story is a bromance

by Arthur Barratt | Jun 1, 2023 | Relationships

The year is 1849, and archaeologists are busy digging up the Iraqi city of Nineveh. There they find a library of clay tablets dating back some 4,000 years ago, and belonging to the ancient Mesopotamian civilisation of Sumer. On these tablets was inscribed The Epic of...
Interview with Luna McNamara: Author of Eros and Psyche

Interview with Luna McNamara: Author of Eros and Psyche

by Arthur Barratt | May 31, 2023 | longer reads, Society

Social worker by day, writer by night, Luna McNamara is the author of Psyche and Eros, a feminist retelling of the Greek myth of the same name. The book was subject to a four-way bidding war for publishing rights in the U.S., and has received translation deals in 11...
Escaping into fiction: The therapeutic power of listening to stories

Escaping into fiction: The therapeutic power of listening to stories

by Arthur Barratt | May 30, 2023 | Mind, ReadForYourMind Campaign

Storytelling is as old as mankind itself. Long before the Sumerians were writing down The Epic of Gilgamesh on their clay tablets 4,000 years ago, people have been gathering round the fire to tell long-forgotten tales. These stories helped us to understand the world...
What would the climate in The Lord of the Rings actually be like?

What would the climate in The Lord of the Rings actually be like?

by Arthur Barratt | May 28, 2023 | Planet

Middle Earth is one of the most well-known worlds in fantasy. It’s the setting of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, but what would its climate actually look like? Researchers at the University of Bristol have put together a climate model of J.R.R. Tolkien’s...
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