Posted this elsewhere, realized it should be here:
I just finished reading Exhalation by Ted Chiang. He's a sci-fi author, and it's his latest collection of short stories.
Every single one of the stories was good. The big novella in it, the Lifecycle of Software Objects, was about extremely sophisticated virtual pets. It vigorously explored what might happen if they exists, and as a result, it got disturbing. But I didn't feel any Black Mirror-style "sticking it to the audience" jabs; it all seemed fair.
Most of the stories were about some sort of difficult situation created by technology or the uncovering of truths, and they all had the effect of getting me to view my own life in a slightly different way.
I also finished Why Architecture Matters by Paul Goldberger ($2 at Goodwill!). There was nothing revelatory for me, but it did help me get a big picture view of architectural history. My big takeaway is that aesthetic aspects of architecture matter nearly as much as the ergonomic aspects because of their unceasing ambient effect on people. I kinda knew that, but it's one of those concepts that greatly benefits from explicit statement.