Fiction

by Hilary Mantel. It is the first book of a trilogy about Thomas Cromwell and the English Reformation, as ushered in my Henry VIII.

It won the Man Booker prize. The book is witty and extremely well written. If you like historical fiction, try this.

I am thinking about going back to revisit some early Asimov. The Naked Sun and The Robots of Dawn have a theme about social distancing brought to extremes. It might be interesting to read those again.

When I was a kid, I read a story in the Child Life magazine, called, "The Fun They Had." I did not know until years later that Asimov had written it. It stuck with me all my life. That is how good he was. The protagonists are two children who are educated through remote learning. This is the norm in their future society. They are amazed that children used to congregate in classrooms. I would like to see how I react to that story now.

Happy reading, everyone.