Glass Houses

Glass Houses, by Madeline Ashby, blends a lot of elements I like into a thriller, set (mostly) on a deserted…

The Incredible Story of Cooking

The Incredible Story of Cooking: From Prehistory to Today, 500,000 Years of Adventure is written by Benoist Simmat and illustrated…

The Secret People

The Secret People is John Wyndham's first novel, a pulpy adventure story about the civilization living under the Sahara Desert. …

Yevgeny Zamyatin’s We

Written about 100 years ago, We, by Yevgeny Zamyatin, is often considered the first dystopian novel. I'd read We back…

Black Stars: The Visit

The Visit is a specfic short story by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie as part of the Black Stars collection. In this…