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Murdle Volume 1 Book Review: Why I Cried Over a Deduction Grid
A logic puzzle book that made me care about a fictional detective's love life. The answers don't matter—what matters is having someone to figure them out with.
Read storyMy Good Bright Wolf: The Body Is Not a Prison
This is not a book about eating. It is a book about who gets to speak for your own skin.
Read storyQuestion 7 Book Review: The Father You Never Met
Your father had a life before you. This book will make you realize you never asked.
Read storyWards of the State: The Children Who Stopped Unpacking
One question haunts this book: How many times can a child be abandoned before they stop believing in love?
Read storyA Guardian and a Thief Book Review: The People We Become
A family's fight for food reveals the terrifying truth: there is no good or evil, only who you love.
Read storyFree Ride Book Review: The People We Become When No One Is Watching
What happens to your sense of self when nobody knows your name? This review explores that question.
Read storyProject Hail Mary Book Review: Why Friendship Saves Us
An amnesiac science teacher, a spider-like alien, and a desperate mission to save Earth. Not about science—about choosing to die for each other.
Read storyRocket’s Red Glare Book Review: When Your Team Might Have a Traitor
A retired Special Forces operator leads his private team into a trust crisis after a presidential candidate is murdered. Someone on his team is leaking intel, and he must find them before more die.
Read storyThe Midnight Train Book Review: A Gentle Gut-Punch About Missing Your Own Life
A dying man rides a train through his own life. He sees everything he missed. This book won't make you wake up—but it might make you pause.
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