Soft Star Recommended Reading: Volume II

Two more optimistic nonfiction works to chew on between issues

Dear readers,

When I first started Soft Star back in 2022, I anticipated that these Recommended Reading posts would be a more regular occurrence — and unfortunately, I misjudged. However, two years later, I’d like to add another installment to the series to tide you over between issues.

Below, you’ll find two short works of nonfiction that reminded me of Soft Star and its ethos of optimistic futurism. I hope you’ll enjoy them as much as I did. Along with each piece, I’ve also included a couple of links to Soft Star stories that I think strike a similar chord.

Have a suggestion for a future piece of recommended reading? Comment on this post or email me at softstarmag@gmail.com.