Lilith Iyapo has just lost her husband and son when atomic fire consumes Earth—the last stage of the planet’s final war. Hundreds of years later Lilith awakes, deep in the hold of a massive alien spacecraft piloted by the Oankali—who arrived just in time to save humanity from extinction. They have kept Lilith and other […]
When does fear become more dangerous than the thing we are afraid of? Can our desire for safety end up destroying us? Who is the real enemy when fear takes control? Explore these questions and more at the next Read & Riff session on 27 November 2026. Read & Riff is a book club for […]
CIBCA Christmas Social Book Club 📚✨ Love books, good company and a bit of festive fun? Join us for our December Book Club with a Christmas twist! As always, we’ll be chatting about our latest reads, swapping books and sharing recommendations. This time, you’re also welcome to bring along a favourite poem to share with […]
Tara Selter, the heroine of On the Calculation of Volume, has involuntarily stepped off the train of time: in her world, November eighteenth repeats itself endlessly. We meet Tara on her 122nd November 18th: she no longer experiences the changes of days, weeks, months, or seasons. She finds herself in a lonely new reality without […]