In addition to the books listed below, I took two courses at Queen's this year for which I did a lot of reading:

• ECON 243 Economics of Health Care
• ECON 240 Canadian Tax Policy

These are the two most interesting courses in economics I have taken so far. I love the mathematics in macro and micro courses, but these practical application courses are much more engaging. Each of them contrasts health care and tax policy in Canada with that of other countries and with what is considered best practice in economic research.

The books, heavy on the fiction this year:

• Banks, Ian M. Consider Phlebas. Orbit, 1988.
• Corey, James SA. Abaddon's Gate. Orbit, 2015.
• Corey, James SA. Cibola Burn. Orbit, 2015.
• Corey, James SA. Nemesis games. Orbit, 2016.
• Everett, Greg. Olympic Weightlifting. 2016.
• Everett, Greg. Olympic Weightlifting for Sports. 2012.
• Gibson, William. Neuromancer. Ace, 2000.
• Haldeman, Joe. The Forever War. St. Martin's Griffin, 2009.
• Heinlein, Robert A. Starship Troopers. Ace, 2006.
• Herbert, Frank. Dune. Ace, 1990.
• Le Guin, Ursula K. A Wizard of Earthsea. Clarion Books, 2012.
• Scalzi, John. Old Man's War. Tor, 2007.
• Simmons, Dan. Hyperion. Del Ray, 2017.
• Stross, Charles. Accelerando. Ace, 2006.