Outside of a Dog

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John Chu: The Subtle Art of Folding Space (EBook, 2026, Tor Books) No rating

The Subtle Art of Folding Space

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The Subtle Art of Folding Space is the exhilarating debut science fiction novel from Nebula and Hugo Award-winning author John Chu which channels unhinged physics, generational trauma, and the comfort of really good dim sum. This isn't your usual jaunt through quantum physics.

Ellie’s universe—and this one—is falling apart. …

Ramon Pacheco Pardo, Victor Cha: Korea (2023, Yale University Press)

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Ramon Pacheco Pardo, Victor Cha: Korea (2023, Yale University Press)

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Emily Wilson, Homer: The Iliad (Hardcover, 2023, Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.)

The Iliad

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The greatest literary landmark of classical antiquity masterfully rendered by the most celebrated translator of our time.

When Emily Wilson’s translation of The Odyssey appeared in 2017—revealing the ancient poem in a contemporary idiom that was “fresh, unpretentious, and lean” (Madeline Miller, Washington Post)—critics lauded it as “a revelation” …