book list | Lauren Beukes

October 26, 2023

Waterstones List Bridge As One Of Their Best Sci-Fi Books Of 2023

Thrilled to see Bridge in Waterstones' The Best Books of 2023: Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror this week and in such great company! Thank you so much Waterstones! Image by Page via IG "The acclaimed author of The Shining Girls and Zoo City delivers another scintillatingly realised slice of speculative fiction, as the daughter of a maverick [...]

August 29, 2023

Oprah Daily Think Bridge Is A Summer Unputdownable Read

Oprah Daily have listed Bridge as one of their top summer sci-fi reads for this summer! We're listed alongside some super exciting new books. Love the wordplay in the short synopsis and the line "kaleidoscopic tale that nails grief in all its humor, absurdity, and tenderness" is a lovely description of my new novel. Thank [...]

August 10, 2023

New Scientist Pick Bridge As One Of Their Favourite Sci-Fi Books Of August

Bridge is listed on New Scientist alongside some very awesome picks of newly published sci-fi and speculative horror in August. Very grateful for the lovely words and inclusion of my latest novel from culture editor Alison Flood. There are some very exciting new reads in Flood's picks. Image by Alamy Stock Vector via New Scientist [...]

February 23, 2023

Slipping Included In Wole Talabi’s Collection Of Best African Speculative Fiction Stories

I loved Wole's short stories collection and got a sneak peak at his upcoming art-heist ancient African gods thriller, Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon, so I'm thrilled to be included in this list, featuring some of my favourite writers and people like Nnedi Okorafor and Mohale Mashigo. "Beukes has range and a keen [...]

February 15, 2023

Bridge Is One Of Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books Of 2023

Thank you to the Lit Hub editors for including Bridge in your Most Anticipated Books of 2023 list! The editor who included Bridge had some great things to say about my new novel due out August 8. You can pre-order Bridge here. "I’m a big fan of Beukes’ horror-tinged, speculative suspense novels—she is apparently an endless well [...]