This week, Sharifah recommends a 2026 must-read literary thriller and a fast-paced, feminist YA sc-fi novel featuring mechas.

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Books Discussed On the Show:

Whidbey by T Kira Madden

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

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