The name of the traveling carnival in Steph Post’s Miraculum oversells its attractions, but not […]
Sourdough, by Robin Sloan
Food is life. Food can also be a joy. Sourdough, by Robin Sloan, tells us […]
The Kingdom of Copper, by S.A. Chakraborty
S.A. Chakraborty continues her magical series of djinns, creatures from Middle Eastern folklore, and the […]
Denial, by Deborah Lipstadt
How does one have an argument with someone who doesn’t play by the rules? And […]
This week on the bookish internet
Is one of your New Year’s resolutions to track your reading? Rachel Manwill has the […]
The Golden Tresses of the Dead, by Alan Bradley
The Golden Tresses of the Dead, by Alan Bradley, is the tenth novel featuring precocious […]
Golden State, by Ben H. Winters
Laszlo Ratesic, the protagonist of Ben H. Winter’s thought-provoking alternate history novel, Golden State, has a […]
To Hell with FOMO; Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying About Best of the Year Book Lists
It wasn’t so long ago that I received the flurry of best of the year […]
Mothers, by Chris Power
The short stories in Chris Power’s collection, Mothers, range across the world, from Sweden to Mexico. […]
The Far Field, by Madhuri Vijay
The last place a grieving young woman should go is to a low-level war zone. […]