On the eve of the ISS’s 25th anniversary, humanity stares down a gap in its presence in space
On Nov. 2, 2000, the Soyuz TM-31 spacecraft docked with the Zvezda module of the International Space Station.…
The Other Girl by Annie Ernaux review – grief’s rippling effects
Annie Ernaux’s The Other Girl might be the latest of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s works to be published…
Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon review – conjuring an unhinged world
If Thomas Pynchon, the reclusive, revered American novelist, were to have a moment, this, as he nudges 90,…
Saraswati by Gurnaik Johal review – connections across the Indian diaspora
Saraswati is Gurnaik Johal’s first novel, named for the river goddess, who, following myth, once rippled across Northern…
Small Rain by Garth Greenwell review – reflections from a hospital bed
Garth Greenwell’s Small Rain garnered worldwide praise on its release last year. Its paperback release should do wonders…
Japanese space companies embrace IPOs
Space companies are going public again. In June, Voyager Technologies conducted an initial public offering (IPO) on the…
Use the Words You Have by Kimberly Campanello review
Kimberly Campanello’s work has always been uniquely difficult to define. Her most significant work, MOTHERBABYHOME, was a 796-page…
Stone & Sky by Ben Aaronovitch review – weird happenings in the Granite City
Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers of London books have been massively successful, blending police procedural elements with urban fantasy to…
Top 5 spy books for kids, chosen by Cecily Sawyer author Iona Rangeley
Author of Einstein the Penguin and Cecily Sawyer: How To Be A Spy, Iona Rangeley is a former…