There is a bit of a dystopian novel you may enjoy called EARTH ABIDES.
I read it about the time I read the authors you mentioned. It has stuck with me for years. It was on our homeschool reading list for all the kids.
George R. Stewart is great.
He wasn’t a science fiction author.
He was a UC Berkeley professor who studied history and what’s called toponymy, which is how places got their names.
He wrote Names on the land : a historical account of place-naming in the United States, which is fascinating US history.
One of my favorites. A bit dated now, but absolutely fascinating. Congrats for using it for home schooling - great choice to provoke thought.
Thanks! I’ll look it up. I love book recommendations.
When I was in High School, I’d go to our Public Library. I’ve always loved Fiction, so I started with one section of shelving, would pick a book at random and read it.
I found a lot of great Authors that way.
Margaret (A)twood
Richard (B)ach (’Jonathan Livingston Seagull’ - remember that one?)
Julian (B)arnes
Michael (C)habon
etc.