Happy Gemini season, readers! We’re embodying the dual nature of this zodiac sign with books for both sides of the cultural conversation. From tales of late-stage capitalism to parenting hot takes + analyses of AI, these reads capture the conflicting opinions on all the hot-button topics we can’t stop talking about. Exercise the Gemini spirit of curiosity + versatility by picking up a brand-new read. Who knows? You might find your twin flame in book form 👯📚
Whether you’re an impatient Gemini or a more grounded sign simply looking for a summary, here’s the book list for your optimal screenshotting convenience ✨
On AI & tech surveillance✨
Tech has officially gone too far:
♊️ Dead but Dreaming of Electric Sheep by Paul Tremblay
♊️ The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami
♊️ Prophecy: Prediction, Power, and the Fight for the Future, from Ancient Oracles to AI by Carissa Véliz
I want to know what I’m up against:
♊️ Searches: Selfhood in the Digital Age by Vauhini Vara
♊️ Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI by Ethan Mollick
♊️ The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI: How to Think About Artificial Intelligence ― Before It’s Too Late by Cory Doctorow
On parenthood✨
I’m going to parent in a 21st-century, socially-aware kind of way:
♊️ Matrescence: On Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood by Lucy Jones
♊️ Second Life: Having a Child in the Digital Age by Amanda Hess
100% opting for a child-free life:
♊️ Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on the Decision Not to Have Kids by Meghan Daum
♊️ Otherhood: Essays on being childless, childfree and child-adjacent, edited by Alie Benge, Kathryn van Beek and Lil O’Brien
On fandom & celebrity culture✨
Fandoms raise me:
♊️ American Fantasy by Emma Straub
♊️ Everything I Need I Get from You by Kaitlyn Tiffany
♊️ Fangirls: Scenes from Modern Music Culture by Hannah Ewens
Parasocial relationships are terrifying:
♊️ Superfan by Jenny Tinghui Zhang
♊️ Y/N by Esther Yi
♊️ Idol, Burning by Rin Usami, translated by Asa Yoneda
On finding human connection✨
Connection is everything:
♊️ Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
♊️ Road Trip by Mary Kay Andrews
Self-reliance is the only way to survive:
♊️ Marion by Leah Rowan
♊️ Famous Men by Julie Buntin
On misogyny in the 21st century✨
I want to examine misogyny … but in a fun way:
♊️ Westward Women by Alice Martin
♊️ Dear Monica Lewinsky by Julia Langbein
I’d choose the bear every time. In fact, can we watch the bear eat the man?:
♊️ Nerve Damage by Annakeara Stinson
♊️ Honey by Imani Thompson
On wealth & work culture✨
I’m craving an anti-work chaos-over-wealth narrative for escape:
♊️ Hexes of the Deadwood Forest by Agnieszka Szpila, translated by Scotia Gilroy
♊️ Valley of the Moms by Hannah Selinger
♊️ Alan Opts Out by Courtney Maum
♊️ Valet by J.P. Lacrampe
I simply must analyze + critique in order to survive:
♊️ Against Money by J. W. Mason and Arjun Jayadev
♊️ Cleanup on Aisle Five: Essential Work, Poverty Wages, and the View from Behind the Supermarket Register by Ann Larson
♊️ Country of Lords: Neo-Aristocrats, Social Darwinists, Tech Utopians, and the Long Fight against Equality in America by Kim Phillips-Fein
♊️ Work: The Last 1,000 Years by Andrea Komlosy, translated by Jacob K. Watson and Loren Balhorn
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