2024 Reading Pleasures
by Sofía Rhei
A book that I think almost every reader can enjoy is Island of Whispers, by Frances Hardinge, gorgeously Illustrated by Emily Gravett. It’s about life and death, with the sea playing the part of one of the characters, and is a unique style of fantasy. As with other books by Hardinge, it really feels like a classic.
I loved Comet Weather by Liz Williams, first in the Fallow Sisters series. I had high expectations, wishing to find fantasy rooted in folklore and vivid characters, which the novel delivered big-time. I am looking forward to reading the next three books in the series, which have already been published by Newcon Press.
The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown was satisfying and very clever reading. I couldn’t resist a premise involving portals and books. It’s fast-paced and beautifully hinged.
Fans of weird fiction and short stories will enjoy the eclectic and wonderfully creative collection Out of the Window, into the Dark by Marian Womack. Its themes are inequality, social and eco urgency in a literary and uncanny style of writing. Its short stories and poem span the speculative genre spectrum.
ChloroPhilia by Cristina Jurado and translated by Sue Burke engages with climate change in an evocatively imagined future. The unique voice of the author gives a distinctive quality to her fiction.
Sofía Rhei is an author, experimental poet, and
translator. As a poet she has published ten books. She has edited the
anthology Sextinas (Hiperión). For her poetry, she won the national
prize "Javier Egea" and was shortlisted for the Dwarf Stars and
Rhysling awards. She was one of the winners of the Dwarf Stars award
in 2019, with a translation byLawrence Schimel. Aqueduct Press published her collection Everything is Made of Letters in 2019 and will be releasing her amazing The Deep Forest in Spring 2025.
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