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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