( ... There is a lot of Bad News floating around this week. So why not read some books that uplift your curiosity about the future.)
I have written about these books a few times before. Yet I can't praise then enough. No the future does NOT have to be a dystopia, nor a utopia, but a work in progress. The institutions that last will be the ones between humans, for humans, by humans.
Monk and Robot Series
By Becky Chambers
@corlin Great advice!
@corlin Becky Chambers is popular in this household!