Review: Few and Far Between by Jan Carson 🌊 “A brilliant alternate history and a cracking read...between the dry humor, the family drama, and the unique island setting, Carson hits all the right notes.” 📚 speculativeshelf.com/2026/03/03/r...
@scribnerbooks.bsky.social @jancarsonwrites.bsky.social
Review: Hunger: A Novel (May 2026) by Choi Jin-Young (t. Soje) 🇰🇷 "A moving, melancholic love story – tender and full of heart, with just a dash of cannibalism." 🧑🍳 speculativeshelf.com/2026/02/22/r... via @europaeditions.bsky.social
Review: The Republic of Memory by Mahmud El Sayed (May 2026) 🌌 “A fantastic conceit, executed beautifully…an expansive, living tapestry of cultures…a terrific start to the series.” 🪐 speculativeshelf.com/2026/02/21/r... via
@sagapressbooks.bsky.social @mahmudelsayed.bsky.social
Review: Earthly Playing Field (May 2026) by Radhika Singh 🌱 "Engrossing and vibrant...an impressive, timely, and gripping debut." 💜 speculativeshelf.com/2026/02/13/review-earthly-playing-field/ via @commonnotions.bsky.social
Review: Ode to the Half-Broken (April 2026) by Suzanne Palmer 🤖 "...the heart and humanity at its core make it a refreshing and winsome read." 🛜 speculativeshelf.com/2026/02/09/review-ode-to-the-half-broken/ via
@dawbooks.bsky.social
Review: Rabbit Test and Other Stories (April 2026) by @samtasticbooks.com 🐇 "A diverse array of stories, each engaging and lively, brimming with heart and an urgent sense of purpose." 🪄 speculativeshelf.com/2026/01/21/r... via
@tachyonpub.bsky.social
Top 10 Books of 2025 featuring @thelincoln.bsky.social, @rjbennett.bsky.social, @jonathanreeder.bsky.social, @ginnytkmr.bsky.social, and more! speculativeshelf.com/2025/12/02/top-10-books-of-2025/
Review: The Antidote (2025) by Karen Russell 🌪️ "Russell's dust-choked world is perfectly rendered with beautiful prose and well-researched detail..." 🏀 speculativeshelf.com/2025/12/01/r...
Review: Slow Gods (November 18, 2025) by Claire North
🌌 "Imaginative and fresh... a high-stakes drama filled with expansive ideas and a singular protagonist." 🚀 speculativeshelf.com/2025/11/18/r... via @orbitbooks.bsky.social
Review: The Emergency (November 2025) by George Packer via @fsgbooks.bsky.social
🐷 "A compelling and creative spin on dystopian fiction...a prescient fable." 🧑⚕️ speculativeshelf.com/2025/10/17/r...
Review: Cape Fever (December 2025) by Nadia Davids via @simonbooks.bsky.social
🖼️ "Engaging prose and a mysterious, claustrophobic setting create tremendous suspense in this excellent historical thriller." 🏚️ speculativeshelf.com/2025/10/07/r...
Review: Sunset at Zero Point (December 2025) by
Simon Stålenhag via @sagapressbooks.bsky.social
☣️ "A cohesive, cinematic story anchored by a compelling sci-fi hook and a tender romance..." 🇸🇪 speculativeshelf.com/2025/10/07/r...
Review: Lightbreakers (November 2025) by @ajagabel.bsky.social
🌵 "Emotionally resonant and deeply felt ... I greatly enjoyed my time with Lightbreakers and found Gabel's prose quite lovely." 🧂 speculativeshelf.com/2025/09/26/r... @riverheadbooks.bsky.social
Interview: An Oral History of Atlantis author Ed Park joins
@speculativeshelf.bsky.social to discuss his short story collection (out today from @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social) — on story order, interconnections, and the ever-floundering Buffalo Sabres — speculativeshelf.com/2025/07/29/i...
Review: The Lucky Ride (October 7, 2025) by Yasushi Kitigawa (t. Takami Nieda) 🚖 "I was utterly charmed by this heartwarming tale. What a lovely book." 🚕 speculativeshelf.com/2025/06/07/review-the-lucky-ride/ via @harperonebooks.bsky.social
Review: Sympathy Tower Tokyo (September 2, 2025) by Rie Qudan (t. Jesse Kirkwood) 🗼 "Surreal and conceptually fascinating, but ultimately left me cold" 🏙️ speculativeshelf.com/2025/05/31/r...
Review: Lucky Day (August 12, 2025) by
@chucktingle.bsky.social
🎰 "Tingle’s twisted imagination shines brightest in the breathless sequences of gore and surreal terror...'twas a bloody good time!" 🕳️ speculativeshelf.com/2025/05/17/r...
Review: Chilco (July 2025) by Daniela Catrileo via @fsgbooks.bsky.social 🥀 "Catrileo’s writing is tender and quite lovely – more a breeze than a gale force wind. Subtle yet deeply moving." 🇨🇱 speculativeshelf.com/2025/03/31/r...
Review: Dengue Boy (2025) by Michel Nieva (t. Rahul Bery)
🦟 "This gross, engrossing, and absurd phantasmagoria is a feast for the senses." 🇦🇷 speculativeshelf.com/2025/03/18/r...
Review: An Oral History of Atlantis (July 2025) by Ed Park 📀 "No two stories are alike, yet each delivers Park’s acerbic wit, sharp sense of irony, and keen eye for riffing on the mundanities of everyday life.” 🏝️ speculativeshelf.com/2025/03/10/review-an-oral-history-of-atlantis/
Review: Weepers (June 2025) by Peter Mendelsund from
@fsgbooks.bsky.social
🥹 "A melancholy and surreal neo-Western about a band of professional mourners who offer their tear-laden eyes to a desiccated world." 😭 speculativeshelf.com/2025/02/25/r...
Review: Written on the Dark (May 2025) by Guy Gavriel Kay (@guygavrielkay.bsky.social) 🌑 "...an engaging and satisfying story that longtime fans of GGK and newcomers alike will certainly enjoy." 💘 speculativeshelf.com/2025/02/13/r... @acebookspub.bsky.social
Review: The Book of Records (May 2025) by Madeleine Thien 🌊 "Thien deftly explores the power of stories and their telling, the transient nature of time and memory, and the permanence of love and connection." 🌊 speculativeshelf.com/2025/01/29/review-the-book-of-records/
Review: Strange and Perfect Account from the Permafrost (May 2025) by Donald Niedekker (t. Jonathan Reeder) 🗺️ "Such an odd and fascinating premise gives way to a richly imagined, beautifully translated, and appropriately wry tale." ⚓️ speculativeshelf.com/2025/01/21/r... @sandorfpassage.bsky.social
Review: Portalmania: Stories (May 13, 2025) by Debbie Urbanski 🚪 "Urbanski’s prose shines as a compulsively readable beacon, propelling us from one uncanny world to the next." 🪟 speculativeshelf.com/2025/01/10/r... @debbieurbanski.bsky.social @simonbooks.bsky.social
Review: The Country Under Heaven (May 2025) by Frederic S. Durbin 🤠 "Evoking the majesty and grandeur of the Old West, Durbin spins a stirring yarn about the aftershocks of battle and the struggle to overcome what haunts us." 🐎 speculativeshelf.com/2024/12/29/review-the-country-under-heaven/
Review: Exit Zero: Stories (April 22, 2025) by Marie-Helene Bertino 🦄 "Bertino tackles heavy themes like grief, estrangement, divorce, and disconnection with the winning charm and dry wit that made her 2024 novel Beautyland such a standout." ☔️ speculativeshelf.com/2024/12/19/r...
Review: Vanishing World (April 15, 2025) by Sayaka Murata (t. Ginny Tapley Takemori) 👶 "An off-kilter and unsettling page-turner..."🫃 speculativeshelf.com/2024/12/17/r...
Review: A Drop of Corruption (April 1, 2025) by @robertjbennett.bsky.social "Unshackled by the need for extensive world-building, Bennett has room in this sequel to craft a more complex and satisfying mystery, centered around his winning duo of lead characters." speculativeshelf.com/2024/12/12/r...
1️⃣ OURS by Phillip B. Williams 🏘️
"An absolute masterclass in storytelling. Ours is a tour de force and one of the best novels I’ve read in ages...each and every page is infused with magic, wonder, and heart." 🕰️
speculativeshelf.com/2024/03/12/r... @vikingbooks.bsky.social
