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.
Scott Esposito, "THE DOUBLES"
Karl Geary, "MONTPELIER PARADE"
Clara Parkes, "A STASH OF ONE'S OWN"
Robin Sloan, "SOURDOUGH"
Augustus Rose, "THE READYMADE THIEF"
Eleanor Henderson, "THE TWELVE-MILE STRAIGHT"
Daniel Sweren-Becker, "THE EQUALS"
Alistair McCartney, "THE DISINTEGRATIONS"
Demetri Martin, "IF IT'S NOT FUNNY, IT'S ART"
Tod Goldberg, "GANGSTER NATION"
Matthew Zapruder, "WHY POETRY"
Attica Locke, "BLUEBIRD, BLUEBIRD"
Anne Gisleson, "THE FUTILITARIANS"
BEN LOORY READS FROM HIS NEW BOOK TALES OF FALLING AND FLYING
SHAWNA KENNEY & RICH DOLINGER DISCUSS THEIR BOOK LIVE AT THE SAFARI CLUB WITH MIKE GITTER AND HIS BOOK XXX FANZINE
MAJA D'AOUST DISCUSSES HER NEW TAROT DECK THE WHITE WITCH TAROT
DC'S YOUNG ANIMAL PANEL FEATURING CECIL CASTELLUCCI, GERARD WAY, JONATHAN RIVERA AND JODY HOUSER
CARINA CHOCANO DISCUSSES HER BOOK YOU PLAY THE GIRL WITH KRISTINA WONG
LUCY IVES READS FROM HER NOVEL IMPOSSIBLE VIEWS OF THE WORLD WITH AMINA CAIN
MCSWEENEY'S 50TH ISSUE RELEASE PARTY
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