Book subscription: Dystopian page-turners from Rachelle Atalla
Book subscription: Dystopian page-turners from Rachelle Atalla
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**Order before midnight on 30th September to receive your first book in the first week of October.**
Curated by one of Scotland’s brightest rising stars, each book in this subscription dives into thrilling dystopian stories and ambitious ideas that stretch the boundaries of what speculative fiction can do. Perfect for fans of Never Let Me Go, Station Eleven, Interstellar, Annihilation, and more.
Rachelle Atalla, acclaimed author of The Pharmacist and The Salt Flats, selects gripping dystopian novels that explore survival, resistance, and what people do at the edge. These page-turners ask powerful questions about how we carry on, whether facing sweeping global change or a deeply personal apocalypse. Expect stories full of suspense, wonder, and a deep connection to the natural world that remind us how small, and how extraordinary, we really are.
Please note that we recommend this book subscription for adults, aged 18 and over, as the books selected contain adult themes and content.
What's in the book subscription?
Subscribe now, and each month for the length of your subscription, you will receive a book box containing:
- One beautifully wrapped mystery book chosen by our curator
- An exclusive postcard with their reason for choosing the book
- What to read next: recommendations from our expert team
- A reflective reading postcard to support you to access the wellbeing benefits of reading for pleasure
More about the curator
More about the curator
Rachelle Atalla is a Scottish-Egyptian novelist, short story writer and screenwriter based in Glasgow.
Her debut speculative novel The Pharmacist was published by Hodder and Stoughton in 2022 to critical acclaim and was shortlisted for Best Fiction at the Scottish National Book Awards. In 2023, she published her climate-focused second novel Thirsty Animals followed most recently by her third novel The Salt Flats in 2024.
Her short stories have been published widely, she has written for BBC Radio 4, is the recipient of a Scottish Book Trust New Writers Award and has a number of screen projects in development.
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When will I get my first book?
We send out book boxes once a month, during the first week of the month. To ensure your order is included in the next dispatch, please order before the final day of the month.
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