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Cartographers, The

“Maps are love letters written to times and places their makers had explored.” Author: Peng Shepherd To us, maps may just be a means to an end, a way to navigate from point A to point B. But what are maps, actually? They are visual storytellers, magical doors that go beyond mere navigation to reveal the heart and beauty of a place, even its secrets. This is how Nell Young felt her whole life, learning from her esteemed father, Dr. Daniel Young, who is a legend in the field of cartography and high-up in the map-lovers academic paradise, the New York [...]

Oasis

"The desert . . . . it’ll devour you whole if you display any sign of weakness." Author: Katya De Becerra While I was reading Oasis, Trav and I were housebound by the Snowcrete, so a book set in a lovely hot desert with supernatural overtones sounded like the perfect way to break the ice and free me to adventure, if only in my mind. It starts, as these things inevitably do, with a band of young friends, freshly graduated from high school and looking for their last hurrah before going off to separate colleges. Alif is our main character. Her [...]

2026-04-09T17:50:16-07:00April 9th, 2026|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Next to Heaven

Can AI Write Junk-Food Fiction? Author: James Frey In New Bethlehem, Connecticut, the richest of the rich live and play. And they’re bored. They’re ready to spice things up, but when the party gets out of hand, the police are left with a body and endless motives. Was it the married girlfriend, her gangster/killer husband, the betrayed wife, the former boss, or any of a number of other potential killers? Because when the rich get bored, things go very bad very quickly. When I first bought Next to Heaven from Book of the Month, I admit I wasn’t paying attention. I [...]

2026-02-08T11:23:32-07:00February 8th, 2026|Tags: , , , , , , , |
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