{"id":29,"date":"2016-07-15T17:09:34","date_gmt":"2016-07-15T17:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libraries-test.mit.edu\/mit-reads\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2026-09-09T19:28:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T19:28:41","slug":"books","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/mit-reads\/books\/","title":{"rendered":"Get the book"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-688\" src=\"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/09\/EXHALATION-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"Book cover for Ted Chiang's Exhalation. Stories by the author of &quot;Stories of Your Life and Others.&quot; National Bestseller. New York Times Book Review 10 Best Books.\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/09\/EXHALATION-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/09\/EXHALATION-664x1024.jpg 664w, https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/09\/EXHALATION-768x1185.jpg 768w, https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/09\/EXHALATION-996x1536.jpg 996w, https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/09\/EXHALATION-1328x2048.jpg 1328w, https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/09\/EXHALATION-624x962.jpg 624w, https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/09\/EXHALATION.jpg 1556w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/>Fall 2026 book selection &#8211; <i>Exhalation<\/i><\/h3>\n<p>There are a variety of ways to get the book:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Physical copy<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Borrow<\/strong> one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/mit.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01MIT_INST\/1incpui\/alma9935906221406761\">MIT Libraries\u2019 copies<\/a>.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>If all copies are out, <\/strong>request via the link above by logging in and clicking on &#8220;Request via ILB\/ILLiad&#8221; (or go directly to <a href=\"\/illiad\">ILLiad &#8211; Interlibrary Borrowing<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Buy<\/strong> at the <a href=\"http:\/\/mitpressbookstore.mit.edu\/\">MIT Press Bookstore<\/a> &#8211; use the code MITREADS at checkout for a discount.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Connect<\/strong> with your local public library to see if they have copies available, such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.minlib.net\/Search\/Home?browseCategory=main_new_fiction\">Minuteman Library Network<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bpl.org\/\">Boston Public Library<\/a>, and others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Audiobook\/ebook access<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Borrow an <a href=\"https:\/\/mit.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01MIT_INST\/14mau55\/alma9935906221406761\">ebook<\/a> or an <a href=\"https:\/\/mit.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01MIT_INST\/14mau55\/alma9936090387206761\">audiobook<\/a> from the MIT Libraries.<\/li>\n<li>Audio and ebook versions may also be available through public libraries, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.minlib.net\/Search\/Home?browseCategory=main_new_fiction\">Minuteman Library Network<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bpl.org\/\">Boston Public Library<\/a>, and others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fall 2026 book selection &#8211; Exhalation There are a variety of ways to get the book: Physical copy Borrow one of the MIT Libraries\u2019 copies. If all copies are out, request via the link above by logging in and clicking on &#8220;Request via ILB\/ILLiad&#8221; (or go directly to ILLiad &#8211; Interlibrary Borrowing). Buy at the MIT Press Bookstore &#8211; use the code MITREADS at checkout for a discount. Connect with your local public library to see if they have copies available, such as the Minuteman Library Network, the Boston Public Library, and others. 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