Future Tense Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Data Driven: Truckers, Technology, and the New Workplace Surveillance
Karen Levy
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
Range Rover
James Taylor
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
Future Tense Fiction: Stories of Tomorrow
Charlie Jane Anders
"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
Station Eleven: A Novel (National Book Award Finalist)
Emily St John Mandel
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
All Systems Red
Martha Wells
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
The Ministry for the Future
Kim Stanley Robinson
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
Strangers to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us
Rachel Aviv
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