Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s latest horror novel is a witchy tale exploring the story of women from three different areas who get caught up in witchcraft. Minerva is a graduate student, studying the history of horror. When she discovers that horror author Beatrice Tremblay’s most famous novel was inspired by a true story, Minerva becomes obsessed with finding out the truth behind the manuscript. Decades earlier, when Tremblay attended the same university as Minerva, a girl went missing under mysterious circumstances. —Emily Martin

Reid is, of course, the mega bestselling author of books like The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones & The Six. In her latest, Joan Goodwin joins the space race in the 1980s after a satisfying life as a physics professor. As one of the first women scientists to join NASA’s Space Shuttle program, she trains in Houston’s Space Center with other candidates like pilot Hank, scientist John, mission specialist Lydia, and aeronautical engineer Vanessa. They become friends, and some among them even more than that. But then, in December 1984, an instant during a mission changes everything forever.—Erica Ezeifedi

The first time I read this title, I had a good idea what it was referring to. And I was right. If you’re thinking Omar El Akkad’s title is referencing Gaza, you’re also right. You’re also probably hoping we could skip to the time when we are all already against what’s already happened and is currently happening. —Erica Ezeifedi

I haven’t come across anyone who’s read Braiding Sweetgrass by Kimmerer who doesn’t recommend it emphatically. Here, the Indigenous scientist considers the gift economy and how we can better position ourselves when it comes to reciprocity and community, based on lessons from nature. Which is, of course, in direct contrast to the capitalist-driven culture of scarcity we currently live in.—Erica Ezeifedi