“The Fifth Season” by N. K. Jemisin enticed me from the moment I read the first page. A stunning example of in media res, the main character’s husband has just murdered her son and fled with their...

Caline “What are you here for?” I watched his oval fingernails tap in a small, dull melody on his tin table. This was the only sound in the room. But in my head…. well, that was a different...