And What Can We Offer You Tonight is a 2021 science fiction novella by Premee Mohamed, published by Neon Hemlock Press. It was the winner of the Nebula Award for Best Novella, and the World Fantasy Award for Best Novella.
The story concerns a courtesan whose investigation of the murder of one of her colleagues is complicated when the murdered woman comes back to life.
Reception
In her review for Apex Magazine, Marissa van Uden called the novella "a poetic story about exploitation, stolen histories, and friendship", praising how the humorous dialogue creates realistic characters. Locus's review by Adrienne Martini celebrated it as "a barely controlled scream about power and abuse that infuriates and satisfies."
Analysis Mohamed has specified that "the reason Winfield comes back to life is never given. I don't think there's a point in explaining it (...) I don't know why she did and that's not the point of the story." Interview with Premee Mohamed, author of the Beneath The Rising trilogy; by Olav Rokne and Amanda Wakaruk; at the Unofficial Hugo Book Club; published October 24, 2022; retrieved March 18, 2026
Awards Winner of the 2022 Nebula Award for Best Novella Winner of the 2022 World Fantasy Award for Best Novella
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