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In a shapeshifting region where traditions are seldom archived on paper, the women "carry the living memory of Saharan societies through their songs, their stories, their hands that weave, shape, cook and educate."

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

In “Saatapiaq,” by Terrie Kusugak, a man tries to escape his fate by outsmarting an ijiraq, a shapeshifting creature from Inuit lore.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

“Private Music” stands not just as a wonderfully cohesive riff-heavy body of work with a relentless energy that is the next shapeshifting step in the Deftones catalog, but is also a well-balanced album.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025

"The Menendezes are very capable of shapeshifting, and being who people who want them to be," Mr Abrahamson said.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2025

“I can send word to my shapeshifting friend down there who can help y’all look,” Ms. Lena says.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas