Liz Busby @lizbusby.bsky.social · 11/08/2026My goal for Further Light was to find not only stories that explicitly feature Mormon representation but those that rely on a Mormon worldview in the way that Middle Earth relies on Catholic ideas. This is one of those second types of stories. 010
Reposted by Liz BusbyAndy Famiglietti @afamiglietti.org · 09/08/2026Finally, a viable alternative to the Turing Test 032
Reposted by Liz BusbyFurther Light Magazine @furtherlightmag.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Aliens visit Salt Lake City, Sanderson comments on why Mormons write SF, and more in our August newsblotter. www.furtherlightmag.com/p/august-202...furtherlightmag.comAugust 2026 NewsblotterAs part of Further Light’s mission to gather together a community who is interested in the conversation about LDS speculative fiction, we publish a free monthly-ish roundup of news, events, and intere... 112
Liz Busby @lizbusby.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Ward women's book clubs have been a huge influence on my life. I've made some of my best cross-generational friends in them. I absolutely love the idea that this practice might continue in heaven. 010
Reposted by Liz BusbyTheric Jepson @thmazing.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Flip to 10:15 for the interview with my friend Steve Peck and his astonishing book.bbc.comBBC Audio | Sunday | Gaza deal, C of E in Africa, Podcasting nunsA look at the ethical and religious issues of the week with William Crawley. 021
Reposted by Liz BusbyDavid Sims @davidlsims.bsky.social · 01/08/2026if I ever taught film criticism lesson one would be “you being smarter than the movie is not interesting to anyone” 201120992632
Liz Busby @lizbusby.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Not only does Theric make some great points about the influence (or lack thereof) of Whitney on Mormon authors, he has some really charming footnotes (which were a pain to typeset but a delight to read). 000
Liz Busby @lizbusby.bsky.social · 28/07/2026I finally read this two years ago and I believe you shouldn't wait as long as I did to try out the epic of Mormonism. 000
Reposted by Liz BusbyRachel Cordasco @rachelcordasco.bsky.social · 25/07/2026I've thoroughly enjoyed reading these essays about writing while trying to make a living and juggling all of the things that come with life, but I was disappointed that not one of these essays was about writing while being a primary caregiver... 2112
Liz Busby @lizbusby.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Some thoughts on the (un)importance of faithfulness in adaptations. Only a tiny spoiler for Nolan's Odyssey, so you're safe to read this if you haven't seen the film yet. lizbusby.substack.com/p/on-treason...lizbusby.substack.comOn Treason, Adaptation, and The OdysseyWhy do we need correctness in some adaptations and not others? 000
Liz Busby @lizbusby.bsky.social · 21/07/2026This week and next week, we have some Pioneer Day related pieces at Further Light. Subscribe today so you don't miss them! Paid subscribers can not only read the stories online but receive a print copy of the magazine in the mail! 000
Reposted by Liz BusbyKen Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Why didn't the eagles just fly Odysseus straight to Ithaca 29595641527
Liz Busby @lizbusby.bsky.social · 19/07/2026My tiny review of The Odyssey film is an absolutely, unqualified go see it! 120
Reposted by Liz BusbyKen Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 19/07/2026I don’t think AI is the future and I’m 100% basing this on how nobody likes those kitchen trash cans with the powered lids. 743191232
Liz Busby @lizbusby.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Worth a read! I reviewed it on my blog as part of my June reads. open.substack.com/pub/lizbusby... 021
Reposted by Liz BusbySpencer Greenhalgh (he/him) @spencergreenhalgh.com · 13/07/2026Hey, Mormon-adjacent Bluesky! @sdstewart.bsky.social, Rosemary Avance, and I are editing an issue of the Journal of the Mormon Social Science Association on "Platformed Mormonism." We're looking for submissions—maybe from you—that go beyond the traditional "research study." jmssa.org/cfp-platform...jmssa.orgCFP: “Platformed Mormonism” – Journal of the Mormon Social Science Association 1156
Reposted by Liz BusbyFurther Light Magazine @furtherlightmag.bsky.social · 14/07/2026What happens when a rational society of artificial beings runs into the emotional connections between mother and child? Today's story by @sciencehoroscope looks the definitions of individuality, rationality, and family, among other things. #fiction #latterdaysaint #sciencefiction #shortstories #AI 161
Liz Busby @lizbusby.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Lots of podcasting and reading went on during June. I'm especially proud of finishing a book I've been nibbling away at for six months! Reviews on my Substack. lizbusby.substack.com/p/what-i-rea...lizbusby.substack.comWhat I Read: June 2026Winning a podcast award and finally finishing a book that took six months to read 000
Reposted by Liz BusbyChristopher Lewis @cristovaotluiz.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Always on the reading list when I teach Mormon Literature. 061
Reposted by Liz BusbyTheric Jepson @thmazing.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Tolkein predicted what you are doing RIGHT NOWericfalden.substack.comDenethor, Lord of Doom-ScrollingWhat Tolkien can teach us about social media, information paralysis, and the erosion of hope. 031
Liz Busby @lizbusby.bsky.social · 07/07/2026I'm really excited to build on what we did for issue 1 with this stellar line-up for issue 2! If you're a Latter-day Saint who loves science fiction and fantasy, you can't afford to miss this. 020
Reposted by Liz BusbyPaul Reeve @wpaulreeve.bsky.social · 05/07/2026"Certainly, one lesson from Latter-day Saint history is that it offers no room for Christian nationalism." A brief history on religious liberty among Latter-day Saints as members of the faith around the globe share in a fast on the subject. www.deseret.com/faith/2026/0...deseret.comLatter-day Saint defense of religious freedom goes back to the beginningEven after being driven from their homes, Joseph Smith and other early leaders insisted on protecting religious liberty for any believer, whether they were Christian or not. 041
Liz Busby @lizbusby.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Issue 1 finish publishing on Substack today! Next Tuesday, we'll be announcing the contents of issue 2. See you there! 000
Liz Busby @lizbusby.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Almost from the moment I got the idea for Further Light, I knew that I wanted to end each issue with a Screwtape-type letter. There's a reason Lewis's book is a classic: the combination of the almost parodic reversed perspective tempers the saccharine nature of direct theological commentary. 000
Reposted by Liz BusbyTheric Jepson @thmazing.bsky.social · 30/06/2026"We can’t expect others to treat us with a respect we don’t offer ourselves."wayfaremagazine.orgMormon Literature Is ArrivingAnd it’s time for literary critics to catch up 031
Liz Busby @lizbusby.bsky.social · 24/06/2026What's this? Posting twice in a month? Actually catching up on book reviews? The audacity! open.substack.com/pub/lizbusby...open.substack.comWhat I Read: May 2026End of school chaos and vacations, plus two interviews 000
Reposted by Liz BusbyFurther Light Magazine @furtherlightmag.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Today's piece from Chanel Earl is a chorus of voices from the background figure in many tales: the mother. We love how this piece blends fairy tales and biblical narratives into one great story of the nature of motherhood. #latterdaysaints #fiction #motherhood #fairytales 141
Reposted by Liz Busbyel @elcall.info · 21/06/2026@stormingjourney.com is now an award-winning podcast! Huge thank you to @lizbusby.bsky.social and @adamjmclain.bsky.social for joining me on this adventure. Here's to the remaining 4.5 books and 11 years of the first arc! youtu.be/W1LbOohFy3g?...youtu.beAML Award Ceremony, June 2026YouTube video by Association for Mormon Letters 052
Liz Busby @lizbusby.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Yay! I've been anticipating listening to this for a month! 020
Liz Busby @lizbusby.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Forgot to put this up on socials, but I'm catching up on book reviews and updates for the last 2.5 months. Hopefully May comes out next week, just in time for the end of June. 😅 lizbusby.substack.com/p/what-i-rea...lizbusby.substack.comWhat I Read: April 2026I’m quite a bit behind on these book-review-and-what-I’m doing posts. 000
Liz Busby @lizbusby.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Name a TV show you’re positive no one remembers but you. 110
Reposted by Liz BusbyFurther Light Magazine @furtherlightmag.bsky.social · 11/06/2026A Latter-day Saint won a Tony Award for an (arguably) speculative musical. Plus thoughts about AI and a sneak peek at what we're working on for our print issue, all in this month's newsblotter. Become a free subscriber so you don't miss one! 101
Reposted by Liz Busbymythsoc.bsky.social @mythsoc.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Congratulations to the 2026 Mythopoeic Awards Finalists! The winners of this year’s awards will be announced at Mythcon 54, “Get Your Fantasy Kicks on Route 66,” which runs July 24-27, 2026, in Weatherford, Oklahoma. 1157
Reposted by Liz BusbyFurther Light Magazine @furtherlightmag.bsky.social · 02/06/2026"First Light" is our reoccurring feature that highlights speculative writing by early Latter-day Saints. Nephi Anderson uses the same kind of casual accidental time travel that you may have read in "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" to encourage gratitude for the sacrifices of the past. 021
Liz Busby @lizbusby.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Today over on Dr. Blythe's Lost Library, I'm talking about the history of Latter-day Saints writing science fiction as well as giving you a behind the scenes look at Further Light magazine! youtu.be/blvpJOMtHsY?...youtu.beFurther LightYouTube video by Dr. Blythe's Lost Library 020
Liz Busby @lizbusby.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Here's hoping our booth is near the Beth Brower line, because you know that line is gonna be loooong. 000
Liz Busby @lizbusby.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Today I'm writing about what CS Lewis might say about the "modern writing is bad" conversation. What are your thoughts about modern book trends? open.substack.com/pub/lizbusby... 000
Liz Busby @lizbusby.bsky.social · 05/05/2026What if the frame narrator of Frankenstein wrote to Joseph Smith about his experiences? 000
Liz Busby @lizbusby.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Teaching my persuasive writing students to practice their oral presentations until they can do them without notes, then going home and writing my speech the night before I have to present... 020
Reposted by Liz BusbyMatthew Downhour @matthewdownhour.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Socrates: and what is the purpose of a screen? Gloucon: to look at S: just so. And where does one look when driving? G: at the road S: and does a man’s gaze best view object at a time, or two? G: surely just one S: indeed - thus it cannot be proper for a car to have a screen 16977226
Liz Busby @lizbusby.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Over the last two months, I speed-ran the Tales of Alvin Maker series so that I could prepare for the final book releasing next week. Read this post for my observations about the series and my predictions for what's next. open.substack.com/pub/lizbusby...open.substack.comMore than Just a Joseph Smith RetellingReviewing The Tales of Alvin Maker 241
Liz Busby @lizbusby.bsky.social · 22/04/2026This week’s episode of The Storming Journey looks at Kaladin’s experience with the apothecary through the theme of Honesty. What does it mean for us to be honest in our business dealings? What about in our personal life? Is honesty always the best policy? youtu.be/yf3DfYCntcM?...youtu.beS1E26 - Honesty: It’s All Circumstantial (WOK, Ch. 27)YouTube video by The Storming Journey 000
Liz Busby @lizbusby.bsky.social · 21/04/2026I love slant-wise religious speculative fiction like this one. It's still our world, still the gospel, but it happens slightly differently. 010
Reposted by Liz BusbyFurther Light Magazine @furtherlightmag.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Elijah said the spirit sounded like a still small voice; in today's story, it's more likely to sound like the theme from the Pink Panther or a telenovella. @annalieselemmon.bsky.social takes us into a world only slightly different from our own. #latterdaysaints #HolyGhost #magicalrealism 142
Reposted by Liz BusbyFurther Light Magazine @furtherlightmag.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Religion in Project Hail Mary and a college course on Mistborn and more in our free monthly newsblotter. If we missed something that you think should be included, please drop us a note!furtherlightmag.comApr 2026 NewsblotterAs part of Further Light’s mission to gather together a community who is interested in the conversation about LDS speculative fiction, we publish a free monthly-ish roundup of news, events, and intere... 011
Liz Busby @lizbusby.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Updates on Stormlight Archive scholarship and reading some unexpected Mormon lit. lizbusby.substack.com/p/what-i-rea... 000