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Our reading recommendation
Under Story
Released September 1, 2026
Why we recommend it
At an Antarctic research station, a biologist encounters a strange light that may offer another path through time, grief, and a broken relationship. Its blend of intimate family drama, speculative wonder, and environmental questions feels made for a long book-club conversation.
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Book-club questions
Spoiler note: These prompts are best explored after everyone has finished the book.
- If you could follow the strange light toward one moment in your own past, would you—and what would you hope to change?
- How does the isolation of Antarctica affect the characters' willingness to confront grief and regret?
- When do scientific curiosity and emotional longing become difficult to separate in the novel?
- How does the threatened environment mirror the fragility of the characters' relationships?
- Does the possibility of another path make the life already lived feel less valuable or more precious?