It feels a bit anticlimactic to post an end-of-month book collage when everyone else is doing year-end wrap ups, but here we go… Some really great reads this month.
Best wishes for 2022, everyone.

Aurora Rising, by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
Iron Widow, by Xiran Jay Zhao
The Last Graduate, by Naomi Novik
Declare, by Tim Powers
Hummingbird Salamander, by Jeff VanderMeer
Nightbitch, by Rachel Yoder
A Gentleman in Moscow, by Amor Towles
Trickster Drift / Return of the Trickster, by Eden Robinson
Skyward Inn, by Aliya Whiteley
Composite Creatures, by Caroline Hardaker
The Actual Star, by Monica Byrne
Termination Shock, by Neal Stephenson
The Red Threads of Fortune, by Neon Yang
Cooking at Home, by David Chang and Priya Krishna