Prof. Jenn Rossmann reviews the novel Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch by Rivka Galchen in the 21st installment of her series An Engineer Reads a Novel for the digital magazine Public Books. In the series, she examines representations of science and technology in new works of fiction.
“As we reckon with pandemics, climate catastrophe, and other challenges, Galchen offers a reminder not to let mistrust and fear get the best of us—to respect and value our differences, to communicate in good faith rather than bad, and to share our scientific stories widely,” Jenn writes.