S./Ship of Theseus

A mystery and burgeoning romance unfold between two graduate students in this novel-within-a-novel. Jen and Eric leave notes in the same copy of Ship of Theseus, a literary novel that was the last book written by the anonymous author V.M. Straka. Translator F.X. Caldeira included an introduction and footnotes and wrote the ending, as Straka withheld it before he died. Jen and Eric’s marginalia draws them together as they trade theories about the book and open up about their lives. But danger is afoot and they must race to figure out Straka’s identity before it’s too late. How you read the story—novel or marginalia and ephemera first—matters as much as the story itself. Team members Ginger and Leigh buddy read this a few years ago and say it’s one of the most unique reading experiences they’ve ever had.