Another Now
A Novel

2020’s masterpiece maps out today’s capitalism and, step-by-step, an alternative postcapitalism. --The writers I find most inspiring are ones who can take concepts that require a lifetime of learning and present them in such an accessible, engaging manner (another is David Graeber, RIP). --If you’re......more

Hello there! Are you worried that the pre-pandemic panic (or lack thereof if you're from the US), and the post-pandemic lethargy is here to stay? Do you find yourself constantly battling with episolatory anxiety and wake up several times in the night to check if you really accepted all those cookies......more

Yanis varoufakis, the economist has written an enjoyable novel! I’m not surprised, I always enjoy listening to him talk. He has a way of simply presenting information so it’s easily understandable. In this book one of his characters, Costa invents a machine that enables him to contact an alternative......more

TLDR: I'm of three minds: (1) The lit bro didn't want to be seen having read it in public (2) The Yanis-fanboi wanted more economic debate, less fictional scaffolding (3) The eternal 12 year-old was absolutely thrilled (view spoiler)[Two stars, maybe, if you are a yarn-dyed high-brow lit-type, with a number of non-ne (hide spoiler)]......more

El profe Yanis se avienta una novela de ciencia ficción económica en la que explora la premisa: ¿Qué hubiera pasado si en 2008 se hubiera muerto el capitalismo como lo conocemos en lugar de haber sido salvado por dinero del Banco Central? La historia de los personajes es un pretexto nomás, no rifa ta......more