Aug 6, 2024 · Written in taut, urgent prose, Hum is a work of speculative fiction that unflinchingly explores marriage, motherhood, and selfhood in a world compromised by global warming and …

Aug 19, 2024 · Helen Phillips’s new novel takes place in a dystopian world where the environment has been devastated and humans have outsourced their best selves to tireless, empathetic …

In a near-future world addled by climate change and inhabited by intelligent robots called “hums,” May loses her job to artificial intelligence. Desperate to resolve her family’s debt and secure …

Hum is a work of speculative fiction that unflinchingly explores marriage, motherhood, and selfhood in a world compromised by global warming and dizzying technological advancement, …

Aug 2, 2024 · Imagine a city like New York, but where intelligent robots, known as hums, walk, talk and perform all kinds of jobs. Here, young children universally wear smart watches that …

Aug 9, 2024 · A claustrophobic story of motherhood in a near-future dystopia, Hum follows an eventful week in the life of May Webb and her young family. Sparing on plot but rich in texture, …

Jan 22, 2025 · In a near-future world ravaged by climate change and dominated by AI, May Webb is a mother struggling to navigate a society where humans are increasingly sidelined by …