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Death of the Author

We can never resist a book within a book, and Nnedi Okorafor (Who Fears Death, She Who Knows) has pulled one off brilliantly here: Though Death of the Author begins as the near-future story of a Nigerian American writer’s rise to fame, embedded within it is a sci-fi tale about a robot and AI-ruled Earth. This clever expansion beyond her usual hard sci-fi and fantasy will surely introduce the highly lauded Africanfuturist author to legions of new fans.

Mother of Rome

By Lauren J.A. Bear

Cathartic and moving, Mother of Rome reimagines the myth of Romulus and Remus by placing their mother, Princess Rhea Silvia, center stage.

The Secret History of the Rape Kit

By Pagan Kennedy

Part engrossing memoir, part page-turning detective story and part mesmerizing biography, The Secret History of the Rape Kit is a bold, feminist history of a game-changing innovation.

Chickenpox

By Remy Lai

Laughter about the Lai siblings’ antics in Remy Lai’s semi-autobiographical novel Chickenpox will be as contagious as chickenpox was in the ’90s.

Laughter about the Lai siblings' antics in Remy Lai’s semi-autobiographical novel Chickenpox will be as contagious as chickenpox was in the '90s.

Vantage Point

By Sara Sligar

Sara Sligar’s Vantage Point is an entertaining literary companion to shows like Succession, but also a chilling warning about the rise of deepfake technology.

African History of Africa, An

By Zeinab Badawi

Zeinab Badawi’s incredible An African History of Africa should be studied in every school across the West.

Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old

By Brooke Shields

At 14, Brooke Shields was the youngest model ever to appear on the cover of Vogue. She grew up in public, and now, at 59, she’s aging in public. In Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old, Shields pens a manifesto against the myths that accompany aging as a woman, and claims the power that comes with experience and perspective.

At 14, Brooke Shields was the youngest model ever to appear on the cover of Vogue. She grew up in public, and now, at 59, she’s aging in public. In Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old