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Nancy Drew & Asking if Our Childhood Characters Should Grow Up With Us

Emeri Glen takes a look at the CW's Nancy Drew compared to the character's personas of the past to examine if it does a disservice to the character and the fans to have classic characters grow up.

Bear Knight and New Faith That Wavers

Donnesa McPherson shares a great lesson learned in the second book of the Lightraider Academy series by James R. Hannibal.

LTN Advent Calendar 2021: Christ and The Wheel of Time

Each week, as we make our way through this Advent season, LTN Writers will provide short nerdy devotionals for you and your family to enjoy. You can find them all here. Also, if you want more nerdy advent content, check out our Advent Calendar from 2018. Our final Advent devotional centers on parallels between Christ and the […]

Trusting the Force and Each Other in Star Wars: The Rising Storm

The Jedi in Star Wars: The Rising Storm are stronger when they are open and honest with each other. Shouldn't we do the same?

How to Read, Watch, and Play with Less Guilt and More Care

Many Christians only ask whether a piece of fiction is ok, but maybe there are other, better questions we might ask ourselves to get more out of the stories we consume.

Flesh and Light in Shadow and Bone

Subtle changes in the way the Netflix series Shadow and Bone told its story makes this series an excellent adaptation.

Black Creators You Should Know

The LTN Writers catalog some of our favorite Black creators of nerdy media.

19 Good Things About 2020

The writers of LTN want to highlight some of their favorite nerdy things about 2020 that helped them get through all their unfavorite things about 2020.
Cover of Dawnshard with larkin symbol darkened to use behind title.

Honoring Disability in Dawnshard

Sanderson builds his world and lore beautifully in Dawnshard while also giving his readers a glimpse into disabled life through Rysn's eyes.

The Good, the Bad, and the Holy

The writers of LTN share some of the most powerful examples of faith in popular media—both prescriptive and problematic.