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Amanda and Jenn discuss the Singularity, Russian nonfiction, and novels about platonic friendships in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by A Tragic Kind of Wonderful by Eric Lindstrom and The Cruelty by Scott Bergstrom. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Katie Macbride’s post: Required Reading for Understanding WTF Is Happening In Russia Molly Wetta’s post!: A Russian History Reading List Secondhand Time by Svetlana Alexievich, translated by Bela Shayevich The Man Without a Face by Masha Gessen Pushkin’s Children by Tatyana Tolstaya, translated by Jamey Gambell The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuisine by Alina Bronsky, translated by Tim Mohr The Lonely Hearts Hotel by Heather O’Neill I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You by Courtney Maum Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue Modern Lovers by Emma Straub Physics of the Future by Michio Kaku (rec’d by Kristen) To Be a Machine by Mark O’Connell Shaping Things by Bruce Sterling Distrust That Particular Flavor by William Gibson Ceremony by Leslie Marmon-Silko Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson Anything by Louise Erdrich (Plague of Doves) In Cold Blood by Truman Capote Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card (with caveat) When I Was the Greatest by Jason Reynolds The Maze Runner by James Dashner Jerk, California by Jonathan Friesen Jackaby series by William Ritter Words in the Air, edited by Thomas Travisano and Saskia Hamilton Ausma Zehanat Khan’s Esa Khattak/Rachel Getty series (The Unquiet Dead) How to Say Goodbye in Robot by Natalie Standiford Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices