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“Babel: An Arcane History” by R.F. Kuang
R.F. Kuang’s “Babel: An Arcane History” follows Robin Swift, an orphan brought to London from Canton by Professor Lovell, a translation professor. Professor Lovell trains Robin in Latin, Greek, and Chinese so that Robin can attend Babel – Oxford University’s Royal Institute of Translation. Babel supplies England with magical silver bars charged with the meanings…
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“The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels” by Janice Hallett
Synopsis: Amanda Bailey’s career is on a downhill trajectory, and the only way to save it is to write a book on the infamous Alperton Angels cold case: the cult where the members thought that a teenage girl’s baby was the anti-Christ. However, when the girl called the authorities, the Angels all committed suicide and…