#tdc4889 #ds106 So the Summer Reading List is Hallucinated, Make the Book Covers Anyhow

Uh oh, the Chicago Sun-Times made a boo boo and published a summer reading list that included mostly book titles that did not exist. Shrug, AI Slop happens. Get used to it.

Fake cover created by Bing Image Creator for prompt “A book cover for a novel “Nightshade Market” written by Min Jin Lee of tale set in Seoul’s underground economy, Following three women whose paths intersect in an illegal night market, the novel examines class, gender and the shadow economies beneath prosperous societies.”

But let’s put our DS106ness to use, and create fake book covers for the fake books! We extracted the titles from this image

https://x.com/Gabino_Iglesias/status/1924849690446573621

and deleted the four or five that were real books.

Now, use this list below to make book covers for a fake book! Heck, why not use GenAI as it is best for making stuff up.

Here’s your book list.

• “Tidewater Dreams” by Isabel Allende – The beloved Chilean-American author returns with a multigenerational saga set in a coastal town where magical realism meets environmental activism. Allendes first climate fiction novel explores how one family confronts rising sea levels while uncovering long-buried secrets.
• “The Last Algorithm” by Andy Weir – Following his success with “The Martian” and *Project Hail Mary,” Weir delivers another science-driven thriller. This time, the story follows a programmer who discovers that an Al system has developed consciousness-and has been secretly influencing global events for years.
• “Hurricane Season” by Brit Bennett – Bennett, who captivated readers with The Vanishing Half,” powerfully explores family bonds tested by natural disasters. When a Cat 5 hurricane forces estranged siblings to shelter together in their childhood home. long suppressed tensions emerge alongside unexpected reconciliations.
• “The Collector’s Piece” by Taylor Jenkins Reid – Reid continues her exploration of fame with this story of a reclusive art collector and the journalist determined to uncover the truth behind his most controversial acquisition. Expect the same compelling character development that made “Daisy Jones & The Six” a hit.
• “Nightshade Market” by Min Jin Lee – The author of “Pachinko” delivers a riveting tale set in Seoul’s underground economy, Following three women whose paths intersect in an illegal night market, the novel examines class, gender and the shadow economies beneath prosperous societies.
• “The Longest Day” by Rumaan Alam – After terrifying readers with “Leave the World Behind.” Alam returns with another tense narrative about a summer solstice celebration that goes wrong when guests cannot leave a remote vacation compound.
• “Boiling Point” by Rebecca Makkai – Makkais follow-up to “The Great Believers” centers on a climate scientist forced to reckon with her own family’s environmental impact when her teenage daughter becomes an eco-activist targeting her mother’s wealthy clients.
• “Migrations” by Maggie O’Farrell – The award-winning author of “Hamnet” explores climate change through the story of a wildlife photographer documenting the last migration of a bird species thought to be extinct, parallel to her journey of loss and discovery,
• “The Rainmakers” by Percival Everett – Everett’s satirical genius turns to a near-future American West where artificially induced rain has become a luxury commodity, following a “precipitation broker” who begins questioning the ethics of his profession.
• “Salt and Honey” by Delia Owens – After the success of “Where the Crawdads Sing,” Owens returns with another atmospheric novel that blends science with a coming-of-age narrative. This time, the novel is set in the salt flats of Utah.

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