The Machineries of Empire (Yoon Ha Lee)

Yoon Ha Lee goes out of his way to point out a character's obsession with spiced pickles.

What I’m Reading

My reading tends to fall into two categories: (1) science-fiction/fantasy/speculative fiction, and (2) philosophy/theology/critical theory/political non-fiction. Currently Reading: (1) Fiction: The Stone Sky, the last installment in N.K. Jemisin's epic and apocalyptic "The Broken Earth" trilogy. Jemisin won the Hugo Award for best novel with both the first and second installment of the speculative fiction series…