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Future Tense Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Future Tense—a project of Slate, New America, and Arizona State University—covers emerging technologies and their implications for society and policy.

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Book Cover for: Data Driven: Truckers, Technology, and the New Workplace Surveillance, Karen Levy

Data Driven: Truckers, Technology, and the New Workplace Surveillance

Karen Levy
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And join us on Tuesday, Dec. 13 at noon Eastern for a conversation with @karen_ec_levy about Data Driven: Truckers, Technology, and the New Workplace Surveillance https://t.co/aH1Ldlo5Ka

Paperback, 2024

$21.95$10.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Range Rover, James Taylor

Range Rover

James Taylor
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A firefighting drone, a search-and-rescue mission, a fraudulent work trip, a self-flying plane, and even a ... Range Rover with white leather upholstery? "All That Burns Unseen," a new Future Tense Fiction story by @premeesaurus, really does have it all. https://t.co/G8eyx0oYjb

Paperback, 2022

$25.95$12.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Future Tense Fiction: Stories of Tomorrow, Charlie Jane Anders

Future Tense Fiction: Stories of Tomorrow

Charlie Jane Anders
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"This, but Again," a Future Tense Fiction story by @davidiserson about life and love in a simulation, is being adapted into a film directed by @BenStiller. Learn more about our fiction project with @imaginationASU: https://t.co/O9hJc2YOVT

Hardcover, 2019

$27.00$13.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Station Eleven: A Novel (National Book Award Finalist), Emily St John Mandel

Station Eleven: A Novel (National Book Award Finalist)

Emily St John Mandel
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Today! At 7:30pm ET, join @bigcar, @INHumanities,and @newamerica for a conversation with @EmilyMandel, author of Station Eleven, about how writing can navigate the porous line between utopia and dystopia. https://www.newamerica.org/indianapolis/events/online-a-conversation-author-with-emily-st-john-mandel/

Paperback, 2015

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: All Systems Red, Martha Wells

All Systems Red

Martha Wells
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One week to go! Join us for our next Science Fiction/Real Policy Book Club to discuss @marthawells1's "All Systems Red." The novel, which follows a security android who's hacked his system, explores the complex relationship between robots and humans. https://t.co/VCxvkYDT9E

Paperback, 2017

$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Ministry for the Future, Kim Stanley Robinson

The Ministry for the Future

Kim Stanley Robinson
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The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson is “a trip through the carbon-fueled chaos of the coming decades” @RollingStone writes. Join us on Oct. 13 to discuss the novel and if modern civilization can adapt to the needs of our carbon future https://www.newamerica.org/future-tense/events/science-fictionreal-policy-book-club-the-ministry-for-the-future-by-kim-stanley-robinson/

Paperback, 2021

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Strangers to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us, Rachel Aviv

Strangers to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us

Rachel Aviv
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The New York Times called @RachelAviv’s “Strangers to Ourselves” an “intimate and revelatory book.” Join us at 1 p.m. ET to discuss it! https://t.co/akGiE7z9Gy

Paperback, 2023

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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