If you liked The Left Hand of Darkness
Other first contacts, other winters, and books that treat the alien as a person.
Journal
Short notes from the shop: where to start, what is on the table, and books that lead to other books.
This month's table
Eight books we would put by the till in August: not a theme, a mood.
Start here with fantasy
Wizards, wardrobes, and a few books that will not make you train for a trilogy.
Start here with science fiction
A short shelf for people who want other worlds, not a reading list of a hundred novels.