Pack your umbrellas for a week practically full of rain and storms, ranging from animal dark fantasy and scifi novels reflecting on humans and our humanity to three women's fiction exploring love, loss, and family. Three debut authors balance the inclusion of three war era historical fiction novels — one following a Jewish barman in Nazi-occupied Paris (based on a true story), one featuring two Japanese teens interned in Arizona in WW2, and the last following two academics turned spy to trace a Russian conspiracy at Oxford University. This forecast is packed full of 9 books sure to catch your ears off guard. Tune in for new reading delights as we get back on track after prolonged techical difficulties!

Week: 1 Sep 2026