From The Nation, two writers explore the perversion of our collective imagination and the ways that science and myth shape our understanding of spirituality: A review of Phantasmagoria by Marina Warner and Muses, Madmen, and Prophets: Rethinking the History, Science, and Meaning of Auditory Hallucination by Daniel B. Smith. An interview with Taner Edis, author of An Illusion of Harmony: Science and Religion in Islam. The introduction to The Mathematics of Egypt, Mesopotamia, China, India, and Islam: A Sourcebook. The first chapter from A Certain Ambiguity: A Mathematical Novel by Gaurav Suri and Hartosh Singh Bal. How to write the best novel in the world, ever: First, you must believe you are the best writer in the world ... And then vanquish the green-eyed monster, status envy. The sweet taste of trash lit:

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