Book ReviewsDecember 17, 2024
Book Review: In a Drowning New York City, Can All of Natural History Be Saved?
In the often-gloomy genre of climate fiction, a new novel hits a high-water mark for its empathy
Stories by Alan Scherstuhl
Alan Scherstuhl is a reviewer and editor who covers books for a variety of publications and jazz for the New York Times.
Book ReviewsOctober 15, 2024
Book Review: Fifty years later, Ursula K. Le Guin’s Novel about Utopian Anarchists Is as Relevant as Ever
In The Dispossessed, a physicist is caught between societies
Book ReviewsSeptember 17, 2024
Book Review: Powerful Myths Shape a Postapocalyptic World
In a postapocalyptic world on the verge of its next crisis, history gets rewritten
Book ReviewsMay 14, 2024
Rats, Gardens, and Stories from a "Post-Impact" Future
Rats as you’ve never seen them; the journey of restoring a garden; stories from a “post-Impact” future
Book ReviewsMarch 1, 2024
A Sexbot Gains Sentience in an Eerie New Novel
In a dark thriller, a sexbot questions her owner's demands for love