Alex Foster’s “Circular motion,” released in May, plunges readers into an emotionally resonant journey set in a near-future world. In this era, where personal transport like OneWheels is common and social media virality remains a pursuit, the megacorporation CWC has revolutionized global travel. Their extreme high-speed transit system allows for instantaneous journeys across the globe. However, this innovation comes with a dire, escalating cost: Earth’s rotation is accelerating at an alarming rate.

Protestors attribute the planet’s increasing spin and the resulting environmental chaos directly to CWC and its orbital travel network. As days shorten and climate events intensify, a sense of impending disaster pervades society. The narrative intricately weaves together the lives of Tanner, a young man from rural Alaska who secures a position at