I’m excited to share my latest for Chapter 16—a review of Richard Powers’ new novel, Playground. Last year, also for Chapter 16, I had the chance to write a personal reflection on Powers’ masterwork The Overstory and to participate in this enjoyable virtual discussion on the novel. So, reviewing Playground now is especially meaningful to me. From my review (which you can read here): “In his recent novels, Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Powers invites us to set down the blinkered limitations of human perspectives and connect to the natural world in deeper, more urgent ways. Now, with Playground, Powers brings his inimitable storytelling to Earth’s subterranean depths, illuminating the abundant riches of our oceans and the critical dangers they face.”