While Justice Sleeps , by Stacey Abrams. This is a thriller in the "ordinary person gets pulled into a sinister conspiracy" vein. Avery Keene, clerk to a Supreme Court judge, is stunned to learn that....

The Beginning Comes After the End: Notes on a World of Change , by Rebecca Solnit. This essay collection returns to a couple of Solnit's favorite themes. One is the interconnectedness of all life,...

You're Married to Her? by Ira Wood. ​This is a sorta-memoir with a few slices of writer Ira Wood's life. The "Her" in the title is his wife, Marge Piercy, and the question came up because they're a...

When the Moon Hits Your Eye , by John Scalzi. On day one of this story, the moon turns to cheese. That's the whole premise of this science fiction comedy, and it's not just the moon, but all the bits....

The Black Bonspiel of Willie MacCrimmon , by W. O. Mitchell. As every fan of The Cosmic Turkey knows, curling is the greatest sport in this galaxy or any other. It's also the greatest sport in the...