Dr Katarzyna Stawarz (now on Mastodon) Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
Dr Katarzyna Stawarz (now on Mastodon) on X
HCI, Digital Health, habits & side effects of behaviour change tech. Human-Cake Interaction (om nom nom). @CompScienceCU @CUSoftAcademy. She/her. 🐱 🏳️🌈
Perdido Street Station
China MiévilleDr Katarzyna Stawarz (now on Mastodon)Finished Perdido Street Station by China Miéville and wow: extraordinary worldbuilding, great characters of unique shapes and races, plot that thickens and surprises until the end. Loved it ❤️
Paperback, 2001
$21.00$10.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Gift of Rain
Tan Twan EngDr Katarzyna Stawarz (now on Mastodon)@myddelton Books I loved: This is how you lose the time war - El Mohtar, Underland: A deep time journey - MacFarlane (audiobook is magical), Circe & The song of Achilles - Miller, Black Leopard, Red Wolf - James, A Psalm for the wild-built - Chambers, The gift of rain - Tan Twan Eng
Paperback, 2009
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Women and Other Monsters: Building a New Mythology
Jess ZimmermanDr Katarzyna Stawarz (now on Mastodon)@myddelton @esthernorman Also, if you like retellings/interpretations of myths, Women and other monsters by Jess Zimmerman was also excellent
Paperback, 2022
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Underland: A Deep Time Journey
Robert MacFarlaneDr Katarzyna Stawarz (now on Mastodon)@myddelton Books I loved: This is how you lose the time war - El Mohtar, Underland: A deep time journey - MacFarlane (audiobook is magical), Circe & The song of Achilles - Miller, Black Leopard, Red Wolf - James, A Psalm for the wild-built - Chambers, The gift of rain - Tan Twan Eng
Paperback, 2020
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Most Human Human: What Artificial Intelligence Teaches Us about Being Alive
Brian ChristianDr Katarzyna Stawarz (now on Mastodon)Big thanks to @BCowanHCI for a great guest lecture on designing voice interfaces for our @CUSoftAcademy students! Good chat on what makes bots seem human and how to design good conversations. Reminded me of Brian Christian's excellent The Most Human Human https://t.co/xS93kvq5Or
Paperback, 2012
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Lagoon
Nnedi OkoraforDr Katarzyna Stawarz (now on Mastodon)@ekoner @joelanman Broken Earth trilogy, The Girl On The Road by Monica Byrne, Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor, Range of Ghosts by Elizabeth Bear (starts like a standard boring hero journey, ends up queer and amazing)
Paperback, 2016
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Black Leopard, Red Wolf
Marlon JamesDr Katarzyna Stawarz (now on Mastodon)@stefangoodchild @myddelton I second the Broken Earth books, they are amazing! Also agree on Martha Wells (MURDERBOT!!!) and Becky Chambers (Close and common orbit is excellent). I'd also add Black Leopard Red Wolf by Marlon James, which isn't scifi, but I loved it.
Paperback, 2020
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Range of Ghosts
Elizabeth BearDr Katarzyna Stawarz (now on Mastodon)@ekoner @joelanman Broken Earth trilogy, The Girl On The Road by Monica Byrne, Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor, Range of Ghosts by Elizabeth Bear (starts like a standard boring hero journey, ends up queer and amazing)
Paperback, 2013
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book