The Sirens of MarsRight now, spacecraft are circling Mars, sweeping over Terra Sabaea, Syrtis Major, the dunes of Elysium and Mare Sirenum on the brink, perhaps, of a discovery that would inspire humankind. With poetic precision, Sarah Stewart Johnson traces the evocative history of our explorations of Mars, interlacing her personal journey as a scientist with tales of other seekers who have scoured the planet for signs of life. Ultimately, she shows how its story is

'Dear Edward' depicts Edward's life in the crash's aftermath as he struggles to make sense of the meaning of his survival

Forget hurrying

It's probably socially irresponsible even to try to cheer up

But Hal knows that the cold-reading techniques she's honed as a seaside fortune teller could help her con her way to getting the money

they were newly pregnant

Once a celebrated author of short stories now in his twilight years

Stevie's search for Simon's killers takes her in the opposite direction

but is now a haunted place

new tricks

It's tribal

Britain is countryside - drystone walls

with a busted ankle and the finish line nowhere in sight