Summary: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Watchful-City-S-Qiouyi-Lu/dp/1250792983"></a>This week, Patrick and Tracy welcome <a href="https://s.qiouyi.lu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">S. Qiouyi Lu</a>, author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Watchful-City-S-Qiouyi-Lu/dp/1250792983" target="_blank" rel="noopener">In the Watchful City</a>.<br> About <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Watchful-City-S-Qiouyi-Lu/dp/1250792983" target="_blank" rel="noopener">In the Watchful City</a>: The city of Ora is watching.<br> Anima is an extrasensory human tasked with surveilling and protecting Ora’s citizens via a complex living network called the Gleaming. Although ær world is restricted to what æ can see and experience through the Gleaming, Anima takes pride and comfort in keeping Ora safe from harm.<br> When a mysterious outsider enters the city carrying a cabinet of curiosities from around with the world with a story attached to each item, Anima’s world expands beyond the borders of Ora to places?and possibilities?æ never before imagined to exist. But such knowledge leaves Anima with a question that throws into doubt ær entire purpose: What good is a city if it can’t protect its people?<br> About <a href="https://s.qiouyi.lu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">S. Qiouyi Lu</a>: S. Qiouyi Lu writes, translates, and edits between two coasts of the Pacific. Ær work has appeared in several award-winning venues. Æ edits the magazine Arsenika and runs microverses, a hub for tiny narratives. You can find out more about S. at ær website s.qiouyi.lu or on Twitter @sqiouyilu.<br> This week’s picks:<br> <br> * S. Qiouyi Lu: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JW5WQSR">The Victorian Internet: The Remarkable Story of the Telegraph and the Nineteenth Century’s On-line Pioneers by Tom Standage</a><br> * Tracy: <a href="https://www.curiositydaily.com/">Curiosity Daily Podcast</a><br> * Patrick: <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81457469" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gunpowder Milkshake (Netflix)</a><br> <br> Links:<br> <br> * <a href="https://twitter.com/sqiouyilu" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">S. Qiouyi Lu on Twitter</a><br> * <a href="https://twitter.com/TracyATownsend" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tracy Townsend on Twitter</a><br> * <a href="https://twitter.com/atfmb" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Patrick Hester on Twitter</a><br> * <a href="https://www.patreon.com/functionalnerds?ty=h" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Functional Nerds Patreon Page</a><br> <br> © 2021 Patrick Hester<br>
