Becky Chambers’ The Long Way To A Small, Angry Planet is about a spaceship that tunnels wormholes through the galaxy to facilitate faster than light travel for blah blah blah science science science.

Should we say please and thank you to Siri and Alexa?Sure, it sounds a little nutty to extend courtesy to machines. We don’t say job well done to our dishwashers, robot vacuums, sprinklers, and all ...