5 books you should read this holiday, according to Bill Gates

Bill Gates has published his annual list of five book recommendations for winter.

"Project Hail Mary," by Andy Weir
The winter reading list includes two sci-fi novels that "made me think about how people can use technology to respond to challenges," Gates said. One is Andy Weir's "Project Hail Mary," in which a high school science teacher wakes up on a spaceship in a different solar system with no memory of how he got there.

"Klara and the Sun," by Kazuo Ishiguro
The other sci-fi book is Kazuo Ishiguro's "Klara and the Sun." "I love a good robot story," Gates said of the book.

"The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race," by Walter Isaacson
Gates also recommends two non-fiction books about cutting edge science. One is Walter Isaacson's "The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race," which focuses on the discovery of CRISPR gene-editing.

"A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence," by Jeff Hawkins
In "A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence," Jeff Hawkins, who co-invented the PalmPilot, explores artificial intelligence.

"Hamnet," by Maggie O'Farrell
The last title on Gates' list is "Hamnet," by Maggie O'Farrell, a fictional reimagination of William Shakespeare's life.