Sci-Fi Reading Adventure Part 1: "Death of the Author" by Nnedi Okorafor 🌌

Once again, we’re going to double down on sci-fi. One night for proper sci-fi (robots, AI, the whole futuristic shebang), and another for sci-fi lite (but deep enough to win a French literary award). Feel free to pick one event or both (with the understanding you might get just one).

The first pick? A book that ambushed my brain so hard, I’m still recovering. And I don’t even like sci-fi. It’s the kind of story that latches on and won’t let go, the kind you’ll want to shove at friends just to get their views. Pro tip: AFTER reading, hunt down a hardcover version, discreetly strip the cover, and stare at what’s underneath. Trust me. Just wait.

What makes us human . . . ?

Life has thrown Zelu some curveballs over the years, but when she's suddenly fired and her latest novel is rejected, all in the middle of her sister's wedding . . . come on.

Disabled, unemployed and from a nosy, high-achieving, judgmental family, she's not sure what comes next. In her hotel room that night, Zelu takes the risk that will define her life when she decides to write something crazy and unlike her other books. A sci-fi drama about robots and AI after the extinction of humanity.

And everything changes. Every thing. Because sometimes a story really does have the power to reshape the world . . . ?

448 pgs
science-fiction