I don’t quite know what to make of Naomi Alderman’s intricate book The Future! There are biblical references alongside discussion of users, algorithms and data streams. A heady mix of ideas to be sure. This book certainly begins with a bang and rockets from there to the end of the world – or is… Keep Reading
Book Review: My Name is Iris by Brando Skyhorse
WHY ISN’T EVERYONE TALKING ABOUT THIS BOOK?! Set in an all-too-real dystopian future in an unnamed border state, this absolutely chilling book explores the dark side of America and the horrific effects of racist immigration policies. Chilling because so many of the terrible events in this fictional book are very real. Our main character… Keep Reading
Shark Heart: A Love Story by Emily Habeck
This book is fundamentally about a man named Lewis who has a condition that causes him to change into a shark. It is a magical, fantastical, funny and emotional novel that has one of the most original plots I’ve ever read. The sorry is divided into three parts, each telling the story of… Keep Reading
My Murder by Katie Williams
“𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙮, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙢𝙮 𝙢𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧.” What a knockout first line! The premise of MY MURDER is unique: a young wife and mother named Lou has been brought back to life (along with other victims of a serial killer) by a so-called government… Keep Reading
POSTER GIRL by VERONICA ROTH
I love dystopian fiction, so I was so very intrigued by the premise of this book. It’s certainly a cautionary tale about the role of technology in our society and the evils of totalitarianism. There’s also an engrossing mystery and a very captivating main character. Although this is somewhat of a dark and gritty… Keep Reading
THE MEASURE by NIKKI ERLICK
About the Book: Eight ordinary people. One extraordinary choice. It seems like any other day. You wake up, pour a cup of coffee, and head out. But today, when you open your front door, waiting for you is a small wooden box. This box holds your fate inside: the answer to the exact… Keep Reading
UPGRADE by BLAKE CROUCH
About the Book: “You are the next step in human evolution.” At first, Logan Ramsay isn’t sure if anything’s different. He just feels a little . . . sharper. Better able to concentrate. Better at multitasking. Reading a bit faster, memorizing better, needing less sleep. But before long, he can’t deny it: Something’s… Keep Reading
THIS TIME TOMORROW by EMMA STRAUB
About the Book: What if you could take a vacation to your past? With her celebrated humor, insight, and heart, beloved New York Times bestseller Emma Straub offers her own twist on traditional time travel tropes, and a different kind of love story. On the eve of her 40th birthday, Alice’s life isn’t… Keep Reading
THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD MOTHERS by JESSAMINE CHAN
About the Book: In this taut and explosive debut novel, one lapse in judgement lands a young mother in a government reform program where custody of her child hangs in the balance. Frida Liu is struggling. She doesn’t have a career worthy of her Chinese immigrant parents’ sacrifices. She can’t persuade her… Keep Reading
NEW RELEASES – WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
Here are some of the incredible new releases this week! Pre-Orders Releasing Later This Week: