Jacqueline Nyathi

2 months ago | strangehorizons.com | Jacqueline Nyathi |Aishwarya Subramanian |Dan Hartland |Paul Kincaid

Thinking about the future—prospection—is supposed to be a sign of our intelligence, something that sets us apart from “lower” forms of life. But has anyone asked those forms what they’re thinking about? In fact, humans are not unique in this: Many animals seem to plan ahead, or at least anticipate things that may be coming. And as humans we’re thinking about the future all the time: when we’re planning, fantasizing, making predictions, imagining.

Sep 17, 2024 | mg.co.za | Jacqueline Nyathi

Bonnie and Mansour meet in mid-century New York in the novel They Dream in Gold. They have things in common: messy childhoods and time spent in France. But how they meet comes about through unusual circumstances, perhaps destiny: Bonnie is adrift in the world, toiling away for now in the basement of a record company where she comes across liner notes for Mansour’s debut album. Intrigued, she later creates album art for it and sneaks it into the pile going out for printing.