August 2026: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
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August 2026: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead

August 2026: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead

In a remote Polish village, Janina Duszejko, an eccentric woman in her sixties, recounts the events surrounding the disappearance of her two dogs. She is reclusive, preferring the company of animals to people; she's unconventional, believing in the stars; and she is fond of the poetry of William Blake, from whose work the title of the book is taken. When members of a local hunting club are found murdered, Duszejko becomes involved.

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April 2026
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April 2026

The Memory Police (1994)

Set on an island where the Memory Police take things away, along with your memories of them. But the narrator’s friend doesn’t forget, putting him at risk of being taken by the Memory Police.

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April 2025: Women in Japan, Part One
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April 2025: Women in Japan, Part One

Butter (2017) by Asako Yuzuki

A Japanese bestseller about a female gourmet cook and serial killer and the journalist intent on cracking her case, inspired by a true story. Translated into English.

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February 2025: Classics Month
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February 2025: Classics Month

Lysistrata (411 B.C.) by Aristophanes

An Ancient Greek comedy about a group of women who pledge to deny their husbands sex until they end the wars between the Greek city-states.

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