The Employees describes itself as “a workplace novel of the 22nd century.” It consists of statements from employees on the Six Thousand Ship. Some are human, while others are humanoid. They interact with strange alien forms known as “objects.” These objects come from a colonised planet called New Discovery. The crew places them in various… Continue reading

Some books welcome you in by explaining their worlds. Others, like Yoko Ogawa’s The Memory Police, sweep you off your feet. You only realise the world you’ve entered after you start falling. When I began reading, the ideas felt so strange. For the first twenty-five pages, I felt lost in an unanchored universe. It was… Continue reading