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If you've ever done conventions (sci-fi, comic, furry, whatever), Bimbos of the Death Sun by Sharyn McCrumb is an absolute hoot. It's a murder mystery that takes place at a con and it has all the con archetypes. (The title is actually the title of a book in the book)

Year Zero by Robert Reid was a lot of fun. Humans are the only species in the galaxy with musical talent so when aliens discover our music in 1977, they begin copying and sharing hundreds of thousands of songs across quintillions of aliens throughout the universe. But intergalactic law requires that the art from a given species must be enjoyed within the contexts defined by that species, and the US just passed a law establishing a fine for illegally copying music of up to $150,000 per individual copy. This is a copyright violation that could bankrupt the entire universe, so it might be preferable to simply eliminate humanity instead. It's up to a lawyer to find a loophole that can save the Earth.

I also really liked The Rosetta Man by Claire McCague. "Estlin Hume lives in Twin Butte, Alberta surrounded by a horde of affectionate squirrels. His involuntary squirrel-attracting talent leaves him evicted, expelled, fired and near penniless until two aliens arrive and adopt him as their translator."

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