Bewilderment

What if you could connect with your child on a level beyond words? Explore the profound, heart-wrenching bond between a father and his neurodivergent son as they turn to the cosmos for answers and find a radical, experimental treatment that could change everything. This journey will take you through the wonders of astrobiology and the fierce, protective love of a parent. You'll discover how one family confronts grief and a planet in crisis, using otherworldly explorations to heal their own world and find hope in the most bewildering of places.

Richard Powers is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist whose work explores the connections between science, technology, and humanity, earning him a MacArthur Fellowship and a National Book Award. A longtime professor and a passionate amateur astronomer, Powers draws on his deep engagement with the natural world and the frontiers of neuroscience to craft his profoundly moving stories. His unique perspective allows him to translate complex scientific ideas into intimate, heart-rending narratives about our place in the cosmos.