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Seven pilgrims, one mystery and a war across the galaxy, with Dune's sweep and politics.
A whole culture shaped by its climate, the way Arrakis shapes the Fremen.
Evolution over thousands of years, with ecology as big an idea as the spice.
A brutal world that shapes everyone in it, and a story about who holds power.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Party PooperJeff KinneyOctober 21, 2025
King of GluttonyAna HuangApril 28, 2026
Tempting VenomRina KentJanuary 2026
Nobody's GirlVirginia Roberts GiuffreOctober 21, 2025
Dear DebbieFreida McFaddenJanuary 27, 2026
StarsideAlex AsterMarch 24, 2026
A Parade of HorriblesMatt DinnimanMay 15, 2026
Half His AgeJennette McCurdyJanuary 20, 2026Leonora Carrington
This is one the better books I’ve read in recent memory. The narrator, Marian Leatherby, is a 92-year old English woman who has lived in Mexico for most of her life. Marian bears an un unmistakable resemblance to two of my favorite characters: Janina Duszejko of Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead an Lenore…
David Markson
I am a bit ashamed to give only three stars to Wittgenstein's Mistress. In an interview in the afterword Markinson refers to the "C students," and "semiliterates" who rejected the novel 54 times before it was finally accepted. Maybe I’m one of them, or maybe he’s an ass.
Amanda H. Podany
I really liked Weavers, Scribes, and Kings. I was surprised at how much we know about the ancient near east based on archeological evidence. It seems like far more written records survive from the Assyrian, Babylonian and Egyptian empires than from later civilizations. This is in large part because they wrote on stone…
