India, April 12 -- There's a reason stories survive. They remain the only way to honestly look at ourselves, and each other, and preserve - or alter - what we see. Every conversation is a story we tell each other. Every debate. Every memory.

What is a revolution but one version of a story replacing another?

Is there a story you are hoping will be told this year? A story you hope to see unfold in the world? We would love to hear from you.

Meanwhile, here is our list of stories that are out there, or soon will be, that surprise, that matter, that experiment with medium or intent in new ways.

In a graphic novel on his life, Ai Weiwei chooses to tune out the world, in a sense, as he explains what drove his choices, to his son.

In a new v...