Another delightful addition to Usborne’s cherished touch-and-feel series, That’s Not My Reindeer…, is ideal for the holiday season. This book, which was created with infants and young children in mind, combines simple, repetitive storytelling with sensory exploration, making it both entertaining and developmentally beneficial. Image Source: https://usborne.com/gb/that-s-not-my-reindeer-9781409556046 The tactile variety of the book is what…
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Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow is a compelling and thought-provoking techno-thriller that combines young rebellion with pressing political critique. The protagonist of the book is Marcus Yallow, a tech-savvy teenager who, in a near-future San Francisco shaken by a major terrorist assault, becomes an unlikely freedom fighter after he and his friends are detained by…
Feed by M. T. Anderson
The terrifying work of speculative fiction Feed by M. T. Anderson (2002) imagines a near-future civilization in which technology has permeated not only daily life but also the human mind. The book centers on Titus and his friends, who are teens with “feeds”—direct cerebral connections to the internet that continuously transmit entertainment, ads, and information—implanted…
The Circle by Dave Eggers
The Circle, Dave Eggers imagines a near-future dystopian future in which a software business named the Circle unifies identity verification, social networking, search, and other functions into a single digital ecosystem. Mae Holland, the main character, starts working at the Circle and is progressively sucked into its culture of radical transparency, pervasive surveillance, and the…
Seascraper by Benjamin Wood
Benjamin Wood’s 176-page short novel Seascraper was released on July 17, 2025. The book made the 2025 Booker Prize long list.The plot, which takes place in the made-up northern English coastal town of Longferry, revolves around Thomas Flett, a young man who works as a “shanker” (horse-cart-dragging the seashore for shrimp) and secretly dreams of…
Jackdaw by Tade Thompson
British-Nigerian novelist Tade Thompson’s novella Jackdaw veers between psychological drama, dark comedy, horror, and metafiction. The main character, also known as “Tade Thompson,” is a writer and psychiatrist who has been hired to write a biography of Francis Bacon, a painter. Thompson’s own mind unravels as he tries to analyse Bacon’s life: hallucinations, apparitions (including…
My Education by Susan Choi
My Education by Susan Choi is a witty, intense book that examines obsession, desire, and the intricacies of interpersonal relationships. The book is fundamentally a coming-of-age tale that challenges our understanding of love as well as the ways in which memory rewrites and reinterprets our past. In the early 1990s, Regina Gottlieb, a 21-year-old graduate…
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2019, is a heartbreaking and exquisitely written book that addresses two of America’s most sinister realities: the pervasive brutality of reform schools and the lingering effects of racial injustice. The novel, which draws inspiration from the real-life Dozier School for Boys…
Educated by Tara Westover
More than just a tale of a young woman’s quest for knowledge, Tara Westover’s book – Educated delves deeply into the themes of identity, personal development, and perseverance in the face of hardship. Westover was born into a survivalist household in rural Idaho, far from access to modern healthcare and education. Her father’s strict views…
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman — A Journey of Personal Growth and Connection
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman is a moving examination of human growth, resiliency, and the transformational potential of interpersonal relationships. It is much more than a tale of a sullen, reclusive man who is set in his ways. Backman tells a story that reminds readers that personal development frequently occurs in the most…
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