For The Book Obsessed
[ad_1] Ada’s holiday trip to meet her girlfriend’s family becomes a bit more fraught than usual when she discovers the family’s unusual Christmas Eve tradition… The first thing Ada Cirillo noticed on the way to her girlfriend’s family’s Christmas Eve party was the way Lil looked out the window. Usually Lil was the … Read more
[ad_1] A contentious election and radicalized locals interfere with Canadian recovery workers’ efforts at the site of a catastrophic flood in near-future Mississippi. This story is set in the same future as The Lost Cause, Cory Doctorow’s new novel, available everywhere on November 14, 2023. Look for the helpers. You will always find people … Read more
[ad_1] While learning the ropes from a crafty Jazz Age bank robber, a young stowaway discovers their authentic self, a hidden gift, and that there are no straight lines when you run the fox roads… I. The fox roads run through October, no matter where you start or where you end. It doesn’t … Read more
[ad_1] To celebrate Tor.com’s 15th Anniversary, we’re reposting some gems from the more than 600 stories we’ve published since 2008. Today’s story is “The City Born Great” by multi Hugo Award-winning author N. K. Jemisin, edited by Liz Gorinsky and illustrated by Richie Pope. “The City Born Great” originally published in 2016 and was a … Read more
[ad_1] There are worse things than a local gangster’s cronies lurking in New Jersey’s wetlands… It was a June night, warm but breezy. Lynn and the kids had gone to bed, and I was sitting out next to the giant rose bush with my neighbor Phil. The back of our house faced across … Read more
[ad_1] A banished warrior teaches her treacherous uncle that once made, some oaths cannot be broken…and some monsters cannot be chained. Uduak IX may have ordered an assassin to gut his niece in a holy monastery, but he is still a man of honor. As emperor of Johari IX, the greatest human-ruled planet … Read more
[ad_1] Commander Niaja vrau Erezeng is up against an enemy that doesn’t just destroy all the beings, ships, and planets in its path, but also consumes their greatest arts, somehow scratching them from existence everywhere… The Coalition highship’s face changed its name from grace under gunfire to counting casualties when our fleet … Read more
[ad_1] While all her friends’ fish are changing into mermaids, is 12-year-old Anissa’s fish becoming something else? Anissa touches the small round bone sprouting from the fish’s back. The fish is a small, electric blue acara, with black eyes. It’s cute but it’s only a fish. Anissa feeds pellets to the fish as … Read more
[ad_1] We’re delighted to share “The Stars We Raised” by Xiu Xinyu, translated from Chinese by Judy Yi Zhou, reprinted from the groundbreaking anthology The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories, edited by Yu Chen and Regina Kanyu Wang, now available in paperback! “The Stars We Raised” was originally published as 逃跑星辰 in March 2017 … Read more
[ad_1] A night of food, fun, and festivities quickly turns sour. But what else can you expect when your ancestors say you will choke? International Friends offers foreign students the opportunity to bond with local hosts and develop a mutual appreciation for one another’s cultures. Are you an international student? Apply today to … Read more