This month's titles feature Dystopias, Dreams, and Time Machines.
The Tatami Time Machine Blues
Tomihiko Morimi
A group of college students stumble across a time machine and debate its effect on past, present, and future.
For readers of When the Coffee Gets Cold and The Escapement
The Future
Naomi Alderman
In a very plausible near future where billionaire tech giants control our lives, a handful of people hatch a plan to turn the technology that is leading us to an impending collapse into something good.
For readers of Severance and Land of Milk and Honey
The Mystery Guest
Nita Prose
In Molly the Maid's second installment, a famous author she has personal ties to is murdered at the hotel. The book focuses a lot on Molly's backstory and didn't feel like much of a mystery.
For readers of The Socialite’s Guide to Murder and The Marlowe Murder Club
The Liberators
E.J.Koh
A family saga sprouting from a Korean couple who moves to the United States at the height of Korea's military dictatorship.
For readers of Skull Water and Same Bed, Different Dreams
Same Bed, Different Dreams
Ed Park
A sprawling, unconventional novel that ties a dog-chewed manuscript read in pieces, the history of the Korean Provisional Government, a big brother tech company, and a Korean veteran science fiction writer.
For readers of the Yiddish Policemen’s Union and The Immortal King Rao
A Grandmother Begins the Story
Michelle Porter
An intergenerational saga of Metis women and bison struggling against addiction and a changing world.
For readers of A Council of Dolls and Of Women and Salt
The New Naturals
Gabriel Bump
This novel addresses mental health from a number of different angles while still being propulsive and entertaining: a couple mourning the loss of their baby white trying to found a new society, a pair of twenty-somethings suffering from depression, and people who are experiencing homelessness because of their mental health conditions.
For readers of The Sellout and Black Buck
