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Thought-provoking fiction about the reality of government rule Alina Rodriguez, a woman in her fifties, likes to take care of herself. Or perhaps it’s more accurate to say: She was diagnosed with a serious heart condition in her thirties, and gambling with her health isn’t something she particularly enjoys. This all comes to a crashing […]

Two seventh-years stand barefoot in a school fountain in the near-freezing dusk, daring each other to be the first to climb out. Then a scream comes from the forest beyond the walls, and Vesper Fontaine loses the bet on purpose. She leaves her buckled school shoes in a heap by the water, grabs her scythe […]

Under changing flags, through burning streets: A journey of two souls, distinct yet bound together against the backdrop of a nation’s unmaking Those Who Fled is historical fiction full of resonant grace, prose so immersive you can feel the ashes on your skin and hear the gunfire. The characters show how ordinary people can falter […]

A fascinating, important book on trust and freedom in the age of AI Trust is a word we use constantly without necessarily stopping to consider what it actually means. We trust our doctors, our banks, our governments, our technologies, and increasingly, the systems that decide what we see and hear online. But what happens when […]

An ambitious investigation that invites us to reconsider what we think we know about UFOs Gary S. Moshier isn’t relitigating the possibility that UFOs exist. They’re Here: UFOs and Their Occupants approaches existence as a foregone conclusion and jumps right into bigger questions. For Moshier, these are: What are UFOs? Who is running them? Why […]

Before she apologises, Taryn tells her twin a story. A clever bride-to-be visits her suitor’s castle, reads a warning carved over each door, finds a room full of murdered brides, and escapes holding a severed hand that wins her the argument the next morning. Then Taryn asks whether Jude thinks those dead girls were simply […]

A powerful coming of age story that invites a wider understanding of women, sexuality, and cultural traditions Rim Battal’s autobiographical novel, I’ll Look Myself in the Eyes, is a stark commentary and sharp exploration of the causes and effects of the private violence among women, often disguised as rituals. Interspersed with moments of striking tenderness […]