Of the 48 books I have read so far in 2023, these are my favorites:
Slewfoot by Brom is a dark story about feminine rage and an ancient spirit waking up deep in the forest. || Author website
How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu is a short story collection, where all of the stories are connected. Humanity is trying to cope with a world ravaged by an old disease that woke up again due to the polar ice melting. || Author website
In Foe by Iain Reid we meet a couple, Junior and Hen, who lives in a quiet, remote location. One night they are visited by a mysterious man, informing them that Junior has been randomly selected to travel very far. But Hen won't be alone, because they can offer her very familiar company. What does it mean to be human? || Author website
Death of a Book Seller by Alice Slater is a story about when Roach, a lonely and morbid book seller, meets Laura, who seems like a bright person on the surface, but whom Roach insists contains the same darkness as she does. How far can an obsession go? || Author website
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