About Parallel Author

Parallel Author is a newsletter focused on philosophic and cultural commentary.

Parallel Author is a newsletter on cultural reform through the creation of parallel structures. Penned by epic fantasy author Tony Andarian (me), its focus is on countering the totalitarian trends threatening the 21st century. It’s a forum to offer philosophic and political commentary on the crucial issues facing today’s world, but in a context separate from my creative work.

The name Parallel Author reflects my conviction that the dangerous social and political trends of today are a direct result of a decades-long corruption of our cultural institutions. These have been undermined by ideas that are at root antagonistic to reason and individualism, and thus to the political values of human dignity and freedom. Reconciliation is not possible in the face of such a fundamental conflict; those institutions must either be reclaimed, or abandoned and new ones built to replace them. The path from today’s proto-totalitarianism back to a healthy culture of human flourishing thus lies in the creation of the parallel structures required to mediate that evolution.

The Parallel Author Newsletter is an outgrowth of the Parallel Author Blog. Subscriptions to The Sanctum and Parallel Author newsletters can be managed separately from Andarian Publishing’s subscription page.