I have an unhealthy love for William Gibson's latest novel, _The Peripheral_. 

Like Andromeda, I thought _Her_ was incredible. 

Not from this year, but _MISS DMZ_ found here: http://www.yhchang.com/MISS_DMZ.html. I learned about this from a talk Seo-Young Chu gave on representation of the DMZ in science fiction. She's also the author of _Do Metaphors Dream of Literal Sleep? A Science-Fictional Theory of Representation_ which I've been meaning to read but am terrified it will make me consider a PhD again. 

A.S. Galvan 
Digital Reformatting Specialist 
Head, Document Delivery 
The Ohio State University
Health Sciences Library 
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From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Andromeda Yelton
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 9:47 AM
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Subject: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?

Hey, code4lib! I bet you consume fascinating media. What good books did you read in 2014 that you think your colleagues would like, too?  (And hey, we're all digital, so feel free to include movies and video games and so
forth.)

Mine:
http://www.obeythetestinggoat.com/ (O'Reilly book, plus read free online) - a book on testing from a Django-centric, front end perspective. *Finally* I get how testing works. This book rewrote my brain.

_The Warmth of Other Suns_ - finally got around to reading this magnum opus history of the Great Migration, am halfway through, it's amazing. If you're looking for some historical context on how we got to Ferguson, Isabel Wilkerson has you covered.

_Her_ - Imma let you finish, Citzenfour and Big Hero 6 and LEGO movie and Guardians of the Galaxy - you were all good - but I walked out of the theater and literally couldn't speak after this one. Plus, funniest throwaway scene ever. Almost fell out of my chair.

_Tim's Vermeer_ - wait, no, watch that one too. Weird tinkering genius who can't paint obsesses over recreating a Vermeer with startling, physics-driven results. Also, Penn Jillette.

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Andromeda Yelton
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