Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!
- Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- The Carnival at Bray by Jessie Ann Foley (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- Feed by M.T. Anderson (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- For the Win by Cory Doctorow (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- In Real Life by Cory Doctorow & Jen Wang (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- Little Brother by Cory Doctorow (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- The Magicians by Lev Grossman (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- The Martian by Andy Weir (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- Ms. Marvel by G. Willow Wilson & Adrian Alphona (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- Press Start to Play, edited by Daniel Wilson (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- Scarlett Epstein Hates it Here by Anna Breslaw (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Life by Bryan Lee O’Malley (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- Uglies by Scott Westerfeld (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- Warcross by Marie Lu (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- Wolf in White Van by John Darnielle (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
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(But no pressure, we’re also happy if you get these items from your local library or independent bookstore.)
