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Oghan N’Thanda on Afrofuturism, Brazilian Steampunk, and Purpose-Driven Worldbuilding
Oghan N'Thanda is a Brazilian author, worldbuilder, and creative strategist whose work bridges Afrofuturism, speculative fiction, spirituality, and leadership. A 2018 Wattys winner in World Builders, he has published fiction in Omenana, including “The Path to the Future,” and developed the Nordara universe through novels, stories, and hopepunk-inflected worldbuilding. He also leads The Invisible Lyceum, a platform exploring afrofuturism, purpose and contemporary forms of inner and professional development for readers, writers, and reflective leaders alike.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen5 months ago in BookClub
Thresholds
I have a book I haven’t read yet. It’s a special one, and I know that when I dive in, I won’t resurface until I finish it, and I’ll be different when I do. I know this book is going to change my perspective, possibly even the way I think. I’m looking forward to it, but here’s the rub: I want assurances of being able to exist fully within this text; I want to embody it the way I do its parent text, Huck Finn.
By Harper Lewis 6 months ago in BookClub
Father Sebastiaan: A Look at His Role in Modern Vampyre Culture. AI-Generated.
Father Sebastiaan is a California-based master fangsmith, author, and creator of the Endless Night Vampire Ball who has been active in the vampyre subculture since 1992. Over more than three decades, he has become closely associated with the development of modern vampyre culture through a mix of craftsmanship, writing, and immersive event production. His work sits at the intersection of identity, aesthetics, and community, reflecting how subcultures evolve through both creativity and shared experience.
By Father Sebastiaan6 months ago in BookClub
Get Paid to Read Books
Simple question... do you enjoy reading? If the answer is yes or even "it's okay" then I have great news for you. Yes, you can actually get paid to read. Will you get rich or replace your main income source? Nope. The pay ranges from around $2.20 per book to around $4.00 per book. Also, you can only read 5 books a week. Now, having said that... trust me, it adds up quickly. I've been using the platform for a little over a month, in addition to doing a bunch of other stuff and not devoting much time to the platform, and so far I've made $91.40 total.
By Timothy A Rowland6 months ago in BookClub
The story of Cinco de Mayo
The story of Cinco de Mayo does not begin in Puebla. It does not even begin in Mexico. Its roots stretch across the Atlantic to the African continent, where entire civilizations were fractured by the machinery of empire long before cannons thundered against Mexican soil.
By Press Release 6 months ago in BookClub
Ode to Childhood & a Salute to Don Quixote for Trying to Preserve It
In the book "Don Quixote" written by Miguel de Cervantes, the main character Don Quixote himself, is lost in an imaginative world filled with knight errantry. He chooses to lose himself in the books written of the past rather than to face the real world that is right in front of him. He sets on journeys with his squire, "Sanzo Panza", whom believes that he might actually be rewarded with an island to govern so he might escape the poverty, many children, and his wife. Both main characters search for another non-existent world where the grass is greener. Although they stumble upon many who try to deny them of their imagination, they stick together until the end, where Don Quixote falls ill and lies until his last breath. This book is an example of how one tries to escape true reality and create a false world to live in, although reality comes back and bites you harder when you realize that life is not a fairy tale. All this is seen through not only Don Quixote's attempt to escape his uninteresting modern society and old age, but also through Sanzo's attempt to escape poverty and his nagging family. It can also be seen that Samson, a known scholar of knight-errantry, tries to escape reality by learning the ways of the knights and medieval times. Sampson though, can find the balance between the two different worlds and can distinguish them apart.
By Oneg In The Arctic6 months ago in BookClub
A DOLL'S HOUSE — She Was Done Being The Doll:
There is a moment near the end of A Doll's House that stopped the world cold when it first happened. A woman named Nora Helmer picks up her coat, looks her husband in the eye, and walks out of her marriage. She does not scream. She does not cry. She does not beg for permission or apologize for leaving. She simply goes. And then the door slams shut behind her.
By Ethan Blake6 months ago in BookClub
Andreas Szakacs on Michael: Becoming the Legend Through an Actor’s Lens
Michael belongs somewhere in between — not quite a reinvention of the biopic, but not merely a retelling either. As an actor, I didn’t approach this film looking for facts. I approached it looking for truth. And that distinction matters.
By Andreas szakacs6 months ago in BookClub
"Igi" by Jemal Karchkhadze. Top Story - April 2026.
I don't remember when I last read a short book packed with deep philosophical meaning. Perhaps Camus' "Stranger" or Nietzsche's "God is Dead" back in my university years. Igi will stay with me for a long time, I'm sure.
By Lana V Lynx6 months ago in BookClub
