A Reader's History of Science Fiction Alex Howe

In the series finale, I interview Dr. Lisa Yaszek, a sci-fi historian from Georgia Tech, about where we can expect science fiction to go in the future.
Dr. Yaszek's recommendations:
Wormwood Trilogy by Tade Thompson
The Matrix
Sunspot Jungle, ed. Bill Campbell
Other works discussed:
Binti Trilogy by Nnedi Okorafor
"The Sixth World" by Nanobah Becker
The Stars are Legion by Kameron Hurley
The Universe of Xuya series by Aliette de Bodard
Unstoppable series by Charlie Jane Anders

Okay, not exactly all classics and not exactly lightning either, but in this episode, I discuss four books that I wanted to talk about in Season 1, but never got around to.
Book recommendation: Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Other books discussed:
Helliconia Trilogy by Brian Aldiss
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Battlefield Earth by L. Ron Hubbard

In this episode, I discuss the precise nature of space opera, its origins, and its path through the history of sci-fi up to the current resurgence it's had in recent years.
Book recommendation: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

Not quite as space-themed as I intended, but these are the latest stories about aliens and comets and such.
Movie recommendation: Dune (2021)
Other works discussed:
Greenland
Don't Look Up
Moonfall (anti-recommended)
The Tomorrow War
The Firefly tie-in novels

In this episode, I interview Donna Barba Higuera, author of the Newbery winning sci-fi novel, The Last Cuentista (which I've previously recommended).
Donna's book recommendation: Reclaim the Stars, edited by Zoraida Córdova
Donna's website

In this episode, I take one more look at children's science fiction by surveying the winners of the prestigious Newbery Medal.
Book recommendation: The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera
Other books discussed:
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien
The Giver by Lois Lowry
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
Flora & Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo