Iz Wilby is adamant that she will never work for the Crown. And, in Josiah […]
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Trigger warning for rape. Shelley Parker-Chan concludes her fantastical account of the meteoric rise of […]
Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers, by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Few friends can say, like the characters in Jesse Q. Sutanto’s highly entertaining novel Vera […]
Lost Believers, by Irina Zhorov
All of the plots in Irina Zhorov’s affecting novel, Lost Believers, tell stories of faith […]
Sparrow, by James Hynes
Trigger warnings for rape, forced sex work, physical abuse, and child sexual abuse. I was […]
The Apology, by Jimin Han
There’s something about people—and characters—who insist that their way is the best way that absolutely […]
The Water Outlaws, by S.L. Huang
There are some stories that are just so good that, even centuries later, we still […]