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This Month’s Best New Science Fiction
 
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Book cover for Exiles by Mason Coile
Three humans are about to colonize Mars — but are they prepared for the dangers that await?
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • On a remote outpost, robots are going rogue. Could an alien threat be behind it all?
  • This “nerve-shredding space whodunnitry” set against an eerie, out-of-this-world backdrop is “lean, mean, and propulsively paced” (Kirkus Reviews)
  • Exiles is a white-knuckle read that you’ll want to devour without stopping,” promises Simone St. James
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Media mentions for Exiles by Mason CoileMEDIA MENTIONS:The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, New Scientist, People, The Guardian, Reactor, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews
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Book cover for The Book of Lost Hours by Hayley Gelfuso
The Midnight Library meets The Ministry of Time in Good Morning America’s latest book club pick
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • Two women across decades race to protect the mysterious time space — a library of books holding the memories of those who witnessed history
  • “A magnificent and complex feat of imagination… You’ll never look at time the same way again” (Patti Callahan Henry)
  • Blends a complex speculative plot with found family, “and packs excitement into every page” (Publishers Weekly)
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Media mentions for The Book of Lost Hours by Hayley GelfusoMEDIA MENTIONS:Good Morning America Book Club, Book of the Month, People, Indie Next List, Library Reads, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist
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Book cover for The End of the World as We Know It by Collected Authors
Postapocalyptic fiction at its absolute best, in a must-have instant New York Times bestseller
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • If you love Stephen King’s classic The Stand, snag this “vital anthology” (Vulture) set in his memorable world
  • Brand-new content from top genre writers like Paul Tremblay, Alma Katsu, and S. A. Cosby — and “every entry hits the mark” (Publishers Weekly)
  • “An incredible achievement that manages to expand, enrich, and improve its source material” (Library Journal starred review)
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Media mentions for The End of the World as We Know It by Collected AuthorsMEDIA MENTIONS:Locus, New Scientist, People, Associated Press, USA Today, Paste, Variety, Reactor, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist, Literary Hub
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Book cover for A New New Me by Helen Oyeyemi
One woman, eight unique identities, and a mysterious man tied up in their apartment…
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • Could one of King’s identities be plotting their destruction?
  • “An existential farce” (Publishers Weekly) from a celebrated literary voice who tackles complex concepts with thoughtfulness and wit
  • “There is hardly a sentence here that won’t make you smile” (The Observer)
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Media mentions for A New New Me by Helen OyeyemiMEDIA MENTIONS:The New Yorker, NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Financial Times, Harper's Bazaar, Good Housekeeping, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, Kirkus Reviews, Literary Hub
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Book cover for The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey
This gripping alternate history is ‘an emotional and intellectual tour de force’ (Kirkus Reviews)
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • Decades after World War II ended without a victor, orphaned triplets struggle to survive a mysterious illness — and discover the horrifying truth of their past and future
  • Fans of Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go will be thinking about this twisty novel long after it ends
  • “Tense, inventive, mysterious, and moving, The Book of Guilt poses big questions in the context of a rocketing plot” (Karen Joy Fowler)
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Media mentions for The Book of Guilt by Catherine ChidgeyMEDIA MENTIONS:Book of the Month, Good Housekeeping, The Guardian, The Times, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, BookPage, Literary Hub
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Book cover for The Man Who Died Seven Times by Yasuhiko Nishizawa
A mischievous mystery that’s even more fun than Groundhog Day
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • A USA Today bestseller that’s “by turns funny, quirky, and diabolical, with film adaptation writ large all over it” (BookPage)
  • Hisataro’s ability to live in a single-day time loop proves useful after his grandfather’s mysterious death…
  • Featuring a wealthy, dysfunctional family, inheritance drama, and plenty of mayhem
  • Translated from Japanese 30 years after its original publication, it remains “timeless entertainment” (Shelf Awareness)
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Media mentions for The Man Who Died Seven Times by Yasuhiko NishizawaMEDIA MENTIONS:The Guardian, The Times, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, BookPage
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Book cover for Sunward by William Alexander
Discovering a derelict spaceship draws a humble courier into an interplanetary conflict
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • A propulsive space opera from a New York Times bestselling, National Book Award–winning author
  • Follow Captain Tova Lir and her loyal bot charges on page-turning adventures among the stars
  • Cozy, action-packed science fiction for fans of Becky Chambers’s The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
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Media mentions for Sunward by William AlexanderMEDIA MENTIONS:Reactor, Library Journal, Booklist, Literary Hub
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Book cover for Sympathy Tower Tokyo by Rie Qudan
The construction of a revolutionary skyscraper raises profound questions in an alternate Tokyo
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • A prizewinning Japanese bestseller and “contemporary gem” (The Spectator) that’s generating conversation across the literary world
  • Thought-provoking science fiction with echoes of The Memory Police and 1984
  • “Brilliantly ambitious… A wondrous book” (Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, author of Chain-Gang All-Stars)
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Media mentions for Sympathy Tower Tokyo by Rie QudanMEDIA MENTIONS:The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, Financial Times, The Guardian, Reactor, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal
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Book cover for A Mother’s Guide to the Apocalypse by Hollie Overton
One mother is forced to make an impossible sacrifice as world-ending floods approach
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • Decades after the collapse of the US, three sisters discover a box of their mother’s letters and set out to unravel the truth
  • Speculative fiction that examines family bonds, climate change, and survival
  • From an author who “throws in enough twists, turns, and surprises to keep the reader wondering what on earth can happen next” (Publishers Weekly)
  • A dual-timeline tale with a shocking final twist