On a world where robots abandoned human settlements long ago, a traveling tea-maker meets a robot who has returned and seeks to understand human purpose. Their low-stakes dialogue and small, everyday interactions become the site for questions about work, meaning, and how people live now that high technology is gone.

A contemporary romance centered on Eve Brown, a high-energy, impulsive woman whose chaotic choices collide with a more controlled partner.

A series of personal essays by George M. Johnson that trace growing up as a Black queer youth in the U.S., linking autobiographical scenes to direct address to younger Black queer readers.

A guided tour of nonhuman perception: the book documents how different animals experience the world through vision, smell, hearing, electroreception and other senses, and shows how those sensory systems reveal distinct "realms".

Mackenzie, a Cree woman, copes with the aftermath of family deaths while her nightmares begin to leave physical traces in waking life.

Two authors with opposing careers—one a bestselling romance writer, the other a literary novelist—reconnect while staying in the same beach house.

A first-person memoir by Qian Julie Wang about arriving in the United States as a child with her parents and living undocumented. The narrative follows her family's struggle with poverty, precarious work, and the constant fear and limitations that come with noncitizen status.

A contemporary romance centered on a married couple whose relationship is strained by loss and psychological pressure. The story follows their attempts to navigate grief, miscommunication, and the decision points that will determine whether the marriage endures or falls apart.

A first-person account by Suleika Jaouad of surviving serious illness and the aftermath, tracking the author's time as a patient and the challenges of rebuilding life afterward. The book situates medical experience within social and psychological questions about identity, belonging, and self-recovery.

A small collective of guerilla gardeners called Birnam Wood accepts backing from a charismatic tech billionaire to undertake a project on neglected farmland.

Set in a richly imagined fantasy world inspired by Indigenous mythic traditions, the novel focuses on an approaching solar eclipse that catalyzes political and prophetic forces.

After returning to her birth country from the United States, a recent graduate begins receiving the voice of her dead grandmother—a former medium tied to a local deity.

A seasoned mechanic with a criminal past tries to keep his family and failing auto shop afloat by attempting one last heist; the job brings him back into violent, high-risk territory and forces urgent choices about loyalty, survival, and identity.

Luc O'Donnell, the son of famous 1980s rock stars, faces renewed public scrutiny when his parents' spotlight returns; to repair his image he agrees to a staged relationship with Oliver Blackwood, a principled barrister.

A contemporary story about witches and everyday life that places supernatural elements inside familiar social settings. The central pressure comes from a character's collision with witchcraft and its consequences for relationships, reputation, and safety within a community.

Set in an imagined America where the state offers convicted people a brutal alternative—participation in televised death matches run by the CAPE program—the novel follows top combatants whose lives and identities are shaped by that system.

A murder investigation unfolds within a Japanese American community where a sleuth—rooted in local knowledge and relationships—follows clues through neighborhood networks and historical threads. The central pressure is solving the crime while navigating social ties and community memory.

A personal memoir about the author's relationship with her mother and how food—especially shopping and cooking at a Korean grocery—carries memory and cultural connection.

A contemporary romance centered on a queer woman navigating a return to—or life within—a small-community context while forming a romantic and sexual relationship that forces emotional reckonings.

An exploration of fungi and their roles across ecosystems and human life, surveying fungal biology, ecological relationships, and practical implications.

Suzanne Simard recounts her career as a forest ecologist and presents her research showing that trees connect and exchange resources through fungal mycelial networks.

Godkiller is a 2023 fantasy novel by Hannah Kaner that focuses on friendships tested within an adventurous, high-stakes conflict. The setup orients around a group relationship dynamic driving a dangerous mission or confrontation, with emotional loyalty and survival pressure forming the central tension.

Set among college students, the novel follows a young woman navigating romantic choices and the pressures of attraction, commitment, and reputation. Social life, flirtation, and the consequences of dating decisions create the central interpersonal tension that drives scenes and character decisions.

A contemporary coming-of-age romance about a Black woman navigating life after a major relationship and the pressures of adulthood. The novel follows her emotional recovery, shifting priorities, and evolving sense of self as she confronts family expectations, professional identity, and new romantic possibilities.