I was never into fiction until I was introduced to the Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami. Orwell's '1984' is my all-time favorite fiction book, and this title caught my eye for it's reference. It's impossible to explain - Murakami is a master at the surreal - but it's a fantastic work of art suitable for any long night watches! It'll draw you right in and introduce you to another world...

'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' begins my all-time favorite fiction series. The Swedish cultural references are what is so cool to me, and they are super accurate! I've read this or listened to it on audiobook over half a dozen times, most on long offshore passages...

MIa's first pick for the website, recommended by the voice of the podcast, Anna Vinnars! "A powerful, tender story of race and identity by the award-winning author of 'Half of a Yellow Sun'."

Until I discovered Murakami, this was my all-time favorite novel. It's still top 2. Nobody writes quite like Orwell, and what a freaking cool story.