“It occurred to me, suddenly, that perhaps this was his twisted attempt at trying to bond. For the first time in all these years, he was letting himself be vulnerable.It was a distinctly uncomfortable experience.” Born out of wedlock and shunned by society, Alma learned to make her peace with solitude, so long as she…
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River Spirit by Leila Aboulela
“Girl, everyone is taking something out of here. Gum, ivory, cattle. And we want things too. It’s called trade. People exchange things. When it’s fair trade, it’s blessed, and when it’s unfair it’s an injustice. That is the way of the world. Everyone wants something and they barter to get it.” When Akuany and her…
Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire
“The world doesn’t stop spinning because you’re sad, and that’s good; if it did, people would go around breaking hearts like they were sheets of maple sugar, just to keep the world exactly where it is. They’d make it out like it was a good thing, a few crying children in exchange for a peace…
Last of the Talons by Sophie Kim
“Truly, Reaper. Must you punctuate your every point with violence?” After the destruction of the entire Talon gang, eighteen-year-old Shin Lina, the Reaper of Sunpo, is forced to become an assassin for the country’s most feared crime lord. All that keeps her from turning on her ruthless master is the love of her darling little…
The Great Book Wyrm 