Technology, AI, and Where it's All Going: Introducing Season 8

About this episode

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 If you would like to get additional recommendations, analyses, and behind-the-scenes content related to this and all of our episodes, subscribe to our free email newsletter on Substack. We love to hear from listeners about the books we discuss - you can connect with us on Instagram or by emailing us at the