The debut novel from Erin K Wagner is a chilling nonlinear sci-fi that examines androids as a labour force in conflict with both human farmers and homegrown militias in near-future Appalachia.

Kenzie turns her fierce love for the ocean into action, resourcefully cleaning up the beach after her mermaid-tail swimsuit tangles in floating plastic bags.

Thematically organized, Yu's essays and poems are in conversation with each other around subjects that include love, nostalgia, mortality, the natural world and writing itself.