Barack Obama's Reading List

I don't know if Barack Obama's summer reading list is as influential as it was when he was president, but it might be, considering that the current occupant of the White House is unlikely to come up with a similar list. (I'm willing to take suggestions on what they would be - leave a comment and if I get enough, I will publish them).

In any case, Obama's list is wide ranging and interesting. Of special note, there's this:

Exhalation by Ted Chiang is a collection of short stories that will make you think, grapple with big questions, and feel more human. The best kind of science fiction.

With the death of Ursula LeGuin and Gene Wolfe, Ted Chiang is probably the best living writer of science fiction, at least in the short form. It's nice to see him getting the recognition he deserves.