Tag: Contemporary fiction
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8 Sept 2026 – Endling – Maria Reva
Endling is a darkly comic, politically sharp novel that explores extinction, nationalism and survival in unsettling ways. Maria Reva’s writing is bold, inventive and unafraid to take risks. The novel mixes satire with moments of real emotional weight. It examines what societies choose to protect. It also considers what they are willing to sacrifice. Reva’s…
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13 Oct 2026 – Monstrilio – Gerardo Sámano Córdova
Monstrilio is a novel about grief that takes an unexpected and unsettling form. Blending elements of horror with emotional realism, it explores how love persists after devastating loss. The book asks difficult questions about attachment, transformation and the boundaries of care. Its strangeness is purposeful, giving shape to emotions that resist easy explanation. Rather than…
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10 Nov 2026 – If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller – Italo Calvino
Italo Calvino’s If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller is a playful, challenging classic about the act of reading itself. Structured as a series of interrupted beginnings, it constantly resets expectations. The novel invites readers to consider why they read, how stories work and what it means to be absorbed by a book. It is…
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