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The challenges of writing from the perspective of a sex robot

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The challenges of writing from the perspective of a sex robot

The author of the award-winning science fiction novel Annie Bot, the January read for the 91av Book Club, on how she created her startling protagonist

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Read an extract from Annie Bot by Sierra Greer

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Read an extract from Annie Bot by Sierra Greer

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Ken MacLeod

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Author Ken MacLeod on the life and work of the late Iain M. Banks

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Our verdict on sci-fi novel Every Version of You: We (mostly) loved it

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Our verdict on sci-fi novel Every Version of You: We (mostly) loved it

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Read an extract from The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks

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Read an extract from The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks

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Why sci-fi novelist Iain M. Banks was an ‘astounding’ world-builder

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Why sci-fi novelist Iain M. Banks was an ‘astounding’ world-builder

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Grace Chan and debut novel Every Version of You

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Grace Chan: 'How to stay in love after uploading into virtual reality'

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Our verdict on Our Brains, Our Selves: A mix of praise and misgivings

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Our verdict on Our Brains, Our Selves: A mix of praise and misgivings

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Book Club: Read an extract from Every Version of You by Grace Chan

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Book Club: Read an extract from Every Version of You by Grace Chan

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If you could upload your mind to a virtual utopia, would you?

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If you could upload your mind to a virtual utopia, would you?

Grace Chan, author of Every Version of You, the November read for the 91av Book Club, explores the philosophical implications of the choices her characters make

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Neurologist explains how brain disorders shape our sense of self

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Chris Packham: My dogs saved my life

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Why Our Brains, Our Selves won the Royal Society science book prize

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Read an extract from Our Brains, Our Selves by Masud Husain

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