Jan 2026: "Stories of Your Life and Others" by Ted Chiang

This month we will read and discuss "Stories of Your Life and Others" by Ted Chiang.

Stories of Your Life and Others delivers dual delights of the very, very strange and the heartbreakingly familiar, often presenting characters who must confront sudden change—the inevitable rise of automatons or the appearance of aliens—with some sense of normalcy. With sharp intelligence and humor, Chiang examines what it means to be alive in a world marked by uncertainty, but also by beauty and wonder. An award-winning collection from one of today's most lauded writers, Stories of Your Life and Others is a contemporary classic.

DETAILS ABOUT OUR MEETING: We are starting at 6:00 PM for a general greetings and a potluck supper. The book discussion will begin at about 6:45 PM. At the conclusion of the discussion, we will elect the next Fiction book to discuss at the February 2026 meetup. The candidate books will be:

1. Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know by Adam Grant
2. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann
3. The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz by Erik Larson

Hope to see you there.