From the acclaimed author of Stories of Your Life and Others—the basis for the Academy Award –nominated film Arrival—comes a groundbreaking new collection of short fiction: nine stunningly original, provocative, and poignant stories. These are tales that tackle some of humanity’s oldest questions along with new quandaries only Ted Chiang could imagine. In “The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate,” a portal through time forces a fabric seller in ancient Baghdad to grapple with past mistakes and second chances. In “Exhalation,” an alien scientist makes a shocking discovery with ramifications that are literally universal. In “Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom,” the ability to glimpse into alternate universes necessitates a radically new examination of the concepts of choice and free will.
Including stories being published for the first time as well as some of his rare and classic uncollected work, Exhalation is Ted Chiang at his best: profound, sympathetic—revelatory.
SKYLIT: Yaba Blay, "ONE DROP"
SKYLIT: Celia Laskey, "UNDER THE RAINBOW" w/ Peter Kispert
SKYLIT: Ron Nyren, "THE BOOK OF LOST LIGHT" w/ Judy Juanita + Karen Kevorkian
SKYLIT: Sy Hoahwah, "ANCESTRAL DEMON OF A GRIEVING BRIDE"
SKYLIT: Joshua Mohr, "MODEL CITIZEN" w/ Gina Frangello
LIVE ON CROWDCAST: Tod Goldberg, "THE LOW DESERT" w/ Mark Haskell Smith
SKYLIT: Erika Moen & Matthew Nolan, "LET'S TALK ABOUT IT"
LIVE ON CROWDCAST: "SPECULATIVE LOS ANGELES"
SKYLIT: Dr. Mahmood Mamdani, "NEITHER SETTLER NOR NATIVE" w/ Dr. Gil Anidjar
LIVE ON CROWDCAST: Lauren Oyler, "FAKE ACCOUNTS" w/ Naomi Fry
LIVE ON CROWDCAST: Melissa Broder, "MILK FED" w/ ryan o'connell
SKYLIT: Richard Thompson Ford, "DRESS CODES" w/ Lance Morgan
SKYLIT: Clover Hope, "THE MOTHERLODE" w/ Nadeska Alexis
SKYLIT: Rebecca Morgan Frank, "OH YOU ROBOT SAINTS!" w/ Catherine Pierce
SKYLIT: Rich Ferguson, "EVERYTHING IS RADIANT BETWEEN THE HATES" w/ Special Guests
SKYLIT: Amy Shira Teitel, "FIGHTING FOR SPACE"
SKYLIT: Kay Gabriel & Andrea Abi-Karam, "WE WANT IT ALL"
LIVE ON CROWDCAST: Lynell George, "A HANDFUL OF EARTH, A HANDFUL OF SKY" w/ Louise Steinman
LIVE ON CROWDCAST: Megan Rosenbloom, "DARK ARCHIVES" w/ Caitlin Doughty
SKYLIT: Catie Disabato, "U UP?"
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