Books that
Fuck With Time

Public Access Afterworld

Jane Schoenbrun

“Adroitly beautiful, funny, and scathing, Public Access Afterworld is a book from a talented storyteller with much to say, who’s not afraid to say it.”

SenLinYu, #1 New York Times bestselling author of AlchemisedPublished endorsement

This Is How You Lose the Time War

Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone

“A twisting, sapphic time travel fantasy love story that never stops surprising: El-Mohtar and Gladstone have written the ultimate in enemies-to-lovers romance.”

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Homebound

Portia Elan

Kindred

Octavia Butler, Janelle Monáe

The Order of Time

Carlo Rovelli

“Rovelli’s new story of time is elegant and lucidly told, whether he is revealing facts or indulging in romantic-philosophic speculation about the nature of time.”

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A Line You Have Traced

Roisin Dunnett

Switzy

Emma Cline

Destination Funeral

Paige Harbison

“Harbison's prose effectively walks the line between emotional catharsis and humor, with characters that feel real and choices that feel believable.”

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On the Calculation of Volume (Book I): Shortlisted for the 2025 International Booker Prize

Solvej Balle, Barbara J Haveland

Slaughterhouse-Five

Kurt Vonnegut

But What If We're Wrong?

Chuck Klosterman

“This book will become a popular book club selection because it makes readers think.”

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How We Disappear

Thomas S Mullaney

“A fascinating, eloquent study of humanity, what we leave behind, and the uncertain fate of what might endure after we are gone.”

Lucy Roehrig "BooklistReview excerpt