Exhalation                             

Stories

by Ted Chiang

Knopf/PRH

     This is a varied collection of marvelous stories, concerning teaching AI, accessing memories, Einstein's theory of time travel (this one would be a brilliant Twilight Zone, but we do need Rod Serling's voice), personal responsibility and wondering if it can or will change, and much more.

    Not just for a science fiction lover, these are thoughtful stories for anyone.

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 Jesus' Son

by Denis Johnson

Macmillan Publishers

 

    These are stories of people whom you hope you never meet - narrated by a kindred soul whose difference is that he is continually wounded by the beauty around him. Johnson's prose is strong, honest, lyrical and hypnotic.  You can't turn away from his incredibly moving portraits, like the train wreck that most of these lives are.

If you would like to know more about this book, or purchase it, please visit your local independent bookstore or this great place bookshop.org .