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The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison

Warm-hearted and fun without being simple or predictable.

Waist Deep

Sexy, Scandinavian, a hit for a reason. Nice end-of-summer read, get it in before it’s officially fall!

Ancillary Justice

I wish more people I knew would read this series so I could grab them by the shoulders and say, “Right??!” It’s just so good — in the tradition of Le Guin, absorbing, a little dark, more fun, a gem of a narrator.

Barbarian Days by William Finnegan

Is it cheating to recommend something that has won a Pulitzer, like, duh? But seriously I reread this one every year — banger of a memoir! The pull quote from the NYT describes it as the finest surf book (true), but I would say it is also a beautiful exploration of what it means to be good at something. Plus all the amazing surfing vernacular…

The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison

Warm-hearted and fun without being simple or predictable.

Waist Deep

Sexy, Scandinavian, a hit for a reason. Nice end-of-summer read, get it in before it’s officially fall!

Ancillary Justice

I wish more people I knew would read this series so I could grab them by the shoulders and say, “Right??!” It’s just so good — in the tradition of Le Guin, absorbing, a little dark, more fun, a gem of a narrator.

Barbarian Days by William Finnegan

Is it cheating to recommend something that has won a Pulitzer, like, duh? But seriously I reread this one every year — banger of a memoir! The pull quote from the NYT describes it as the finest surf book (true), but I would say it is also a beautiful exploration of what it means to be good at something. Plus all the amazing surfing vernacular…