Children Of The New World: Stories

"Alexander Weinstein’s assured and astonishing debut fiction collection, which explores how technology is changing humanity in tiny, specific and irrevocable ways, invites comparisons to the Netflix show Black Mirror. But where that series offers cautionary tales steeped in mordant cynicism, Weinstein’s take is warm and achingly, plaintively funny. This is speculative fiction that privileges language and emotion over didactic moral lessons or tedious technical detail, and it’s my favorite book of the year."