Mike and Jess talk about the importance of speculative fiction and science fiction in our reading lives and collective culture. If these genres are new to you or out of your comfort zone, then take a listen for a whole host of recommendations! Mike shares why this is one of his favorite genres and how he is handling his indecision for this category. Jess is going with a pick from one of her favorite authors.
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Books mentioned in this episode:
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
The Giver by Lois Lowry
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
The Hunger Games series
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
World War Z by Max Brooks
The Children of Men P. D. James
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Dune by Frank Herbert
A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller
Lord of the World by Robert Hugh Benson
Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula Le Quin
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
1984 by George Orwell
Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel
Out of the Silent Planet by C. S. Lewis
Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert
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