In this episode of The Novel Tea, Shruti and Neha introduce Season 8: Technology. We talk about the way technology has become integrated into our lives, share thoughts on the AI crisis, and share some books we've enjoyed that have explored technology and its implications. And, of course, we share the six books we'll be reading together over the next few months.

Books Mentioned

The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami

1984 by George Orwell

The Giver by Lois Lowry

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

Uglies by Scott Westerfeld

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

The Candy House by Jennifer Egan

Galatea 2.2 by Richard Powers

Playground by Richard Powers

The Overstory by Richard Powers

Transcription by Ben Lerner

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang

The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K Le Guin

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K Le Guin

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