The 52 Book Club: 2026 Challenge discussion

31. Technology Themed


For this prompt, pick a book that has a strong technology theme. This could be a non-fiction read about a new hobby or skill, or about a subject like artificial intelligence, innovation, or even the moon race! You could choose a fictional story about robots or a book set in the future in a technologically-advanced age. You could also interpret this as a character who works within the tech industry (either fictional or a non-fiction memoir.) A lot of sci-fi novels or books set in space would also be a great fit for this prompt. There are countless ways to interpret it! Get creative and we can’t wait to see what you come up with.

Check out our Goodreads List for examples

The Every

Project Hail Mary

The Soulmate Equation

The Back Door Man

Recursion

So if Cinder by Marissa Meyer is in this list, would any of this series count towards this category?

Solitude by Dean M. Cole. Modern Sci-Fi story about the last 2 people on Earth.

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Would 1984 count?

The Martian

I read Sourdough by Robin Sloan, 5 Stars. It's not all baking, there's a lot of robots involved.

The Every by Dave Eggers, or it’s predecesor The Circle

Metrophage by Richard Kadrey- compelling futuristic cyberpunk world. Unfortunately underdeveloped but decent read.

A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine

I will be using Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton. I actually would not have thought about this one for Technology until I saw it on the listopia! It was on my to-read anyway, so a perfect time to knock it out.

I read Dr. Futurity by Philip K. Dick.

I listened to The Unseen World by Liz Moore.

The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren There are text messages as part of the writing style.

Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That'll Improve and/or Ruin Everything

Very accessible and entertaining read for anyone looking to get into some nerdy topics without feeling overwhelmed (and perhaps hoping to laugh a few times).

I read Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

The main character is a robot AKA "Artificial Friend" transposed against spiritual themes.

I am reading The Martian which I have wanted to read for several years. This prompt gave me the push to get it read.

Skyward by Brandon Sanderson

Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World by Fareed Zakaria

I read Klara and the Sun. Definitely a 5

Noor by Nnedi Okorafor

I read The Echo Wife for this challenge.

I read Love, Comment, Subscribe. It was super cute!

I read The Echo Wife for this prompt.

Found it on https://bookriot.com/techno-thriller-...

I read The Gauguin Connection by Estelle Ryan. A mystery with heavy use of computers for research by the main character and a few side characters.

a middle grade mystery about living on the moon

Space Case by Stuart Gibbs 5/18/22

https://titlesurfingwithtraci.blogspo...

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I read "Awesome Achievers in Technology: Super and Strange Facts about 12 Almost Famous History Makers" by Alan Katz

I choose a novel using someone who works in the technology field- The Kiss Quotient

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope is the memoir of William Kamkwamba a boy who grew up in Malawi and despite incredible challenges built a windmill to supply power and water to his village. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Here is my review

Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

"Love, Comment, Subscribe" by Cathy Yardley

Klara and the Sun - Kazuo Ishiguro, ⭐️⭐️⭐️

I read The Love Hypothesis. I wanted to read Iron Widow, but I joined late, so I picked a book that I would have read anyways with one of my bookclubs

Artemis by Andy Weir

I read The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren.