A colorful and evocative piece of art, Vignolli's New World is the coming together of three cultures in the Americas. A young Native Indian woman whose spiritual world has been vastly disrupted by the coming of the Europeans. An African slave-musician who has had his magical flute taken and his chance for freedom dashed. A... Continue Reading →
The Book of Lost Saints by Daniel Jose Older
Marisol was lost to her family in the Cuban Revolution... it pains the relatives to try to remember this time in their lives and most just choose not to. Her sister Nilda had moved to the US and is now living in New Jersey. Yet, after the the trauma of the past, she lives as... Continue Reading →
Superman: Red Son by Mark Millar (Author), Dave Johnson (Illustrator), Kilian Plunkett (Illustrator)
Matt Millar turns the Superman mythos on its head. Instead of growing up in the heartland, Superman's ship has landed on a collective in the Soviet Union. Most of the usual suspects are still in the universe: Lois and Lex, but also Batman, The Green Lantern, and Diana (Wonder Woman). These were some interesting and... Continue Reading →
The Light at the Bottom of the World by London Shah
Set in a dystopian underwater world about 100 years in the future, The Light at the Bottom of the World pits a talented young woman against the entirety of the British government. The seas rose and the people adapted. They waterproofed their dwellings and learned to travel in tunnels and submersibles. Yet, all these precautions... Continue Reading →
You Have Arrived At Your Destination by Amor Towles. Summer Frost by Blake Crouch.
You Have Arrived At Your Destination: A seasoned author takes on the high-stakes business of fertility... Sam chose to audit public utilities. He could have taken risks... like his father, who pissed away the family's money on a copper mine. Sam spent most of his college years helping his father through that financial ruin. Now... Continue Reading →