Thanks! I actually came across "Touring with the Alien" in a Goodreads group (Evolution of Sci Fi) which has monthly long and short reads. Watts came up in that

Thanks! I actually came across "Touring with the Alien" in a Goodreads group (Evolution of Sci Fi) which has monthly long and short reads. Watts came up in that month's discussion, with Blindsight mentioned but also "The Island". I hope to check him out some time soon.