Olivia Clare Friedman's debut novel Here Lies is spectacular. This southern speculative fiction is based in swampy, humid Louisiana and it's the perfect setting for a book centered on the devastating effects of climate change and the draconian measures the government has enacted. Alma and Bordelon have suffered so much loss and are drowning in grief. Their accidental friendship helps them survive and punctures loneliness. This is a book about making the family you need, trusting people, and learning that tending the earth can be a balm.