Atmosphere: A Love Story

Joan Goodwin, an astronomer turned NASA astronaut trainee in the early 1980s, has spent her life looking at the stars—until she unexpectedly finds love with fellow astronaut Vanessa Ford. As they train under the vast observatory domes of Houston’s Johnson Space Center, their bond deepens from friendship into a quiet, luminous romance, kept secret against the backdrop of a male-dominated space program. When a mission goes terrifyingly wrong, Joan must navigate cosmic peril from Mission Control while grappling with how much she’s willing to risk for love. Reid weaves heart-pounding suspense with tender emotional longing, grounding her cosmic tale in deeply human stakes and the vastness of desire.

~  Included for its radiant and groundbreaking sapphic romance set against the thrilling, high-stakes drama of space exploration—and for the way it centers queer love as both wonder and defiance. A stirring, emotionally charged novel where love is as boundless as the cosmos and courage is measured in whispers across orbit.  ~