It’s time to go beyond the stars! In this episode of Book Lounge by Libby, Joe is joined by Alex Segura, Daniel H. Wilson, and Ken Liu for a cosmic conversation on the ever-evolving world of science fiction. They dive into the genre’s growth, the art of writing in shared universes, and their own galaxy-sized reading recs. Then, Cece and Meara join for segment two with stellar sci-fi book recommendations to add to your TBR. 

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Link to our full book list: 

https://www.libbylife.com/blog/science-fiction-double-feature-exploring-new-worlds-through-books-book-lounge-by-libby-season-2-episode-7  

Guest host recommendations: 

Cece 

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  The Seep - Chana Porter 

  
  

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  Salvation Day - Kali Wallace 

  
  

Meara 

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  The End of Men - Christina Sweeney-Baird 

  
  

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  Annie Bot - Sierra Greer 

  
  

Joe  

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  August Kitko and the Mechas from Space – Alex White  

  
  

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  The Bones Beneath My Skin – TJ Klune 

  
  

Follow the guests & guest hosts:  

Segment 1: 

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  Alex Segura - website 

  
  

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  Daniel H. Wilson - website 

  
  

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  Ken Liu - website 

  
  

Segment 2:  

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  Cece – links 

  
  

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  Meara - links  

  
  

Time stamps: 

00:00:00 Title 

00:00:23 Intro 

00:01:23 Segment 1 with Alex Segura, Daniel H. Wilson & Ken Liu 

00:52:53 Break 

00:53:51 Segment 2 – Sci-Fi Recs with Cece & Meara! 

01:29:12 Outro 

Readers can sample and borrow the titles mentioned in today’s episode in Libby. Library friends can add these titles to their digital collections for free in OverDrive Marketplace and Kanopy. Check out our Cumulative List for the whole season, or this list for today’s episode! 

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