Epoch Booklist: Recommended Reading for May 12–18

This week, we feature an urban planner’s engaging guide to building on Mars and a suspenseful novel about eight strangers who meet one fateful day.
Fiction

‘The Time Has Come’
By Will Leitch
This is contemporary fiction that takes place in Athens, Georgia. The specific setting is a beloved pharmacy—Lindbergh’s—that’s reminiscent of nostalgic drugstores of decades past. The main protagonist is a fourth-grade teacher convinced that something sinister lurks in its history. She plans drastic action to prove that she’s correct. On a hot June evening, her path crosses with those of seven other individuals. Choices, consequences, and connections (and humor) coalesce in a fateful and tense encounter….



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