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Feb 14, 20202 min read

Once and Future by Cori McCarthy and AmyRose Capetta

Once and Future by the duo Cori McCarthy and AmyRose Capetta takes the King Arthur mythology, turns it on its head and then flings it...

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Feb 14, 20201 min read

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori

Japanese fiction can, at times, be difficult for me to decipher. I’ll admit that there seems to be something, ineffable, in the aesthetic...

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Feb 14, 20202 min read

The Black God's Drums by P. Djèlí Clark

Set in an alternate version of New Orleans and steeped in magic, The Black God’s Drums is immediately compelling. A Hugo nom in 2019, the...

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Feb 14, 20202 min read

A Beginning at the End by Mike Chen

Mike Chen started thinking about the end of the world way back in 2011. His second book, A Beginning At the End, follows three unlikely...

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