October 2025 newsletter

10/14: All That We See or Seem - K. Liu A brand-new series following former “orphan hacker” Julia Z as she is thrust into a highstakes adventure where she must use her AI-whispering skills to unravel a virtual reality mystery, rescue a kidnapped dream artist, and confront the blurred lines between technology, selfhood, and the power of shared dreams. Bog Queen - A. North When a body is found in a bog in northwest England, Agnes, an American forensic anthropologist, is called to investigate. But this body is not like any she's ever seen. Though its bones prove it was buried more than two thousand years ago, it is almost completely preserved. O, Deadly Night - V. Delaney Shop owner Merry Wilkinson has decided to decorate her Christmas float as Santa’s elves' workshop and invite her landlady, Mabel D’Angelo, to help supervise the excited children playing the elves. But when Mrs. D’Angelo doesn’t show up, Merry begins to worry. The Tourists - C. Reich A heart-stopping thriller about a man who returns to a life of espionage to save the woman he loves and the City of Light. 10/21: Bad, Bad Girl - G. Jen An engrossing, blisteringly funny-sad autobiographical novel tracing a tumultuous motherdaughter relationship in a Chinese immigrant family. The Best American Short Stories 2025 - selected by C. Ng Celeste Ng, Pushcart Prize winner and bestselling author, selects twenty stories out of thousands that represent the best examples of the form published this year. The Land of Sweet Forevers: stories and essays - H. Lee From one of America’s most beloved authors, a posthumous collection of newly discovered short stories and previously published essays and magazine pieces, offering a fresh perspective on the remarkable literary mind of Harper Lee.

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