What will we tell our descendents about how we handled COVID-19 and what followed? What will be the canon of the story we spin for ourselves?
In considering the problem of the forgotten woman label in historical books about women leaders of the past, a reader calls for women to be remembered.
Love Dickens, Hugo, and Stendhal? Read these women of color.
Yes, the canon matters. It's a conversation across time that all readers benefit from being a part of, whether or not they subscribe to its criteria.