Karen Swallow Prior is the author of On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life Through Great Books. In this episode she talks with Jonathan about the instructive power of fictional worlds to shed light on our own, how fiction can teach us to love our enemies, and joy as a courageous act of imagination.

Mentioned in this episode:

Stylish Academic Writing, by Helen Sword

Desiring the Kingdom, by James K.A. Smith

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