Redefining Epic 10 PM Science Essays

The 10 PM Question, by Kate De Goldi
This book is sweet, and also funny. I was a bit wary of the loud PROBLEM NOVEL stamp set up by the first couple of chapters, but it stayed well on the side of "let's tell EVERYONE's story, not just those of the people without weird stuff going on" and far away from the "life sucks" porn.
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Best American Science and Nature Writing 2013, edited by Tim Folger and Siddhartha Mukherjee
SO MUCH NEATO STUFF. And limited polemic. I mean, there was some polemic, but embedded in excellent essays, not just page after page of peroration like some of the pieces that found their way into earlier volumes. I think this may be my favorite in this series...
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The Incal: The Epic Conspiracy, by Alejandro Jodorowsky and Moebius
This is very weird. I almost stopped reading it in the first 10 pages. But I'm glad I didn't because I really got into it after about 30. Like a mashup of Promethea and bande dessinées, only weirder.
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Redefining Realness, by Janet Mock
An excellent, pointed memoir. The voice is accessible and intelligent, the story gripping. Highly recommended.
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Best American Essays 2013, edited by Robert Atwan and Cheryl Strayed
This collection was far more all-one-thing than many of those in previous years, but I also liked almost every essay in there, which is not the case every year. So, good show, Cheryl Strayed; and keep up the good work, Robert Atwan.
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