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Beyond a Book Review May '25: Charlie Jane Anders and Character Buffets
Charlie Jane Anders is asking big questions in both YA and adult fiction.
Beyond a Book Review: The removal of the male threat in Gabrielle Korn’s Yours for the Taking
Yours for the Taking follows Ava’s journey as the world faces crisis climate change.
Beyond a Book Review March ’25: Writing Revolution in Blood Over Bright Haven
This fantasy novel explores systemic privilege and the nuance of making tough decisions.
Beyond a Book Review: Erasing History in The Reformatory
Black speculative fiction writer Tananarive Due's historical horror novel tackles hate, privilege, and erasure.
Beyond a Book Review: Finding comfort in the dystopian present of Parable of the Sower
This speculative novel explores an alternate future beginning with the election of a new president in 2024.
Beyond a Book Review: Planning for what’s real in Our Wives Under the Sea
Julia Armfield's novel, Our Wives Under the Sea, is a shorter read that stays with you.
Beyond a Book Review: Reality as horror in Out There Screaming
Out There Screaming is a thoughtful collection of psychological horror and speculative fiction that examines the expectations of the world on Black bodies.
Beyond a Book Review: Risking it all in Fault
Who or what could make you risk it all?
Beyond a book review: Writing other languages in Vampires of El Norte
Isabel Cañas is a Mexican American writer and author of Vampires of El Norte, a historical fantasy with a speculative take on vampires.
Beyond a Book Review: The uncertain futures of How High We Go in the Dark
Sequoia Nagamatsu's How High We Go In the Dark, is an exploration of hope when humanity uncovers an ancient virus that threatens its existence.
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