Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!
- Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- All Systems Red (Murderbot Diaries series) by Martha Wells (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch trilogy) by Ann Leckie (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- A Closed and Common Orbit (Wayfarers series) by Becky Chambers (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- The Diviners by Libba Bray (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- Etiquette and Espionage (Finishing School series) by Gail Carriger (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- Feed by M.T. Anderson (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- The Imitation Game by Jim Ottoviani (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- I, Robot by Isaac Asimov (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- The Vision by Tom King, Gabriel Hernandez Walta, & Michael Walsh (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- The Wild Robot by Peter Brown (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV series)
- Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (TV series)
- The Twilight Zone (TV series)
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(But no pressure, we’re also happy if you get these items from your local library or independent bookstore.)