Instead of a more formal book review, we wanted to hunker down to discuss two key themes in the book that we can carry forward in this line of unflinching oracles: embracing big cat vibes in our lives and activism and the reclaiming/reclawing (yes, there will be cat puns!) of anger as love.

Welcome to a special interview with Laura Elliott, author of the gripping near-future thriller Awakened. We dive into the story’s chilling world of sleeplessness, collapsing civilisation, and a small group of scientists grappling with the consequences of their own creation - and explore the book’s thoughtful representation of ME and chronic illness. The Pedantic Zebra Book Club, is our disability and chronic illness reading collective. IMPORTANT NOTE: We’ve moved our book clu

Halloween is approaching, and we missed ‘hot girl summer’ so we are opting for ‘goth girl autumn’ instead with a cosy book club.