V&O: The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Naylor — Octopus Novels of the Future

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Mentioned in this episode:

The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang

Semiotics

The Tusks of Extinction novella by Ray Naylor

Arrival (film)

The Octopus: A Story of California by Frank Norris

How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu

The Dispossessed by Ursula K LeGuin

Recommendations:

Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness by Peter Godfrey-Smith

Biosemiotics: An Examination Into the Signs of Life and the Life of Signs by Jesper Hoffmeier

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

“Story of Your Life” by Ted Chiang

Currently Obsessed:

Interview with the Vampire season 2

Walkin About podcast

Lawrence album Family Business

Still Woozy album Loveseat