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In most trilogies, the second book picks up right where the first ends, and so on. But not Moses Ose Utomi's fantasy series, "The Forever Desert." As he explains in this exclusive interview about the third and final book, "The Memory Of The Ogisi," they're intentionally spread apart by years.
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In most trilogies, the second book picks up right where the first ends, and so on. But not Moses Ose Utomi's fantasy series, "The Forever Desert." As he explains in this exclusive interview about the third and final book, "The Memory Of The Ogisi," they're intentionally spread apart by years.

𝗥𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 by: Blake Crouch

Reality is broken.

At first, it looks like a disease. An epidemic that's driving its victims mad with memories of a life they never lived, and what’s in jeopardy is not just our minds but the very fabric of time itself.

Detective Barry Sutton is investigating, and so is neuroscientist Helena Smith who is unaware that she holds the key to this mystery

https://bookblabla.com/book/recursion


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My book Drystone – A Life Rebuilt is out in just three weeks.

I really believe in this book. It’s honest about important things, quietly subversive, funny, easy to read, and I’ve poured everything into writing it and getting it into the world as far as I can.

If you can, I’d love your help. A share, a preorder, a message to someone who might love it, it all makes a difference.

Info and links below.

Black and white photo of a woman sitting on a drystone wall in the hills, eyes closed and smiling gently. She wears a dark jumper and jeans, with wild grass and rough stone all around. The light is soft, and the mood is peaceful and quietly powerful. Photo by Christie Hemm Klok

> Australians, especially men, are reading less than ever before
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-14/australians-especially-men-are-reading-less-than-ever-before/105422070

Here we go again, all those macho guys who don't read, what a tragedy. If you need a "Tough Guy Book Club" to lure them in, it may be an issue.

I can't imagine not reading. Though I read more nonfiction, and a lot of these pieces are all about fiction. Then again, I am not a "tough guy" either.

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Book 23 of 2025

Isola by Allegra Goodman

3 stars

I went into this totally blind, and when I discovered it was based on real historical events, I had to resist the urge to research the true story to find out what happened. I'm so glad I did, because for me the plotting and suspense was the best part. The prose felt weirdly shallow and not like a good choice for the 16th century, and the characters were also a little two-dimensional, especially the antagonist. I did love the way Goodman created an explanation for why the surviving historical accounts vary pretty drastically. She handled that ambiguity creatively, and it also tied in nicely with some of her themes.

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The cover of Isola. A woman in a long, old-fashioned dress stands alone on a cliff overlooking the see. The tile is printed vertically in large capital aqua letters.