Or, "Word After Word: A Feminist Speculative Fiction Book Club" — "Speculative fiction" (science fiction, fantasy, horror) has always been a vehicle for writers to explore identity, social inequality, the strangeness of the world, and the hopes and fears for the future. In this monthly book club we'll be reading works of speculative fiction by women and nonbinary writers, discussing the ways these works make us think, feel, and reflect on reality.
Hosted by Haley Cowans: an editor, former bookseller, and secret writer of unpublished fiction, essays, and poems. She has worked on various projects with Two Dollar Radio and also enjoys volunteering at Thurber House. Her lifelong obsessions include Joan of Arc, animated film, and browsing staff recommendations at bookstores. Her most recent obsession is her adopted cat Lulu.
September 25, 2018, 7pm: This month's pick is
An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon.
BOOK AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE ONLINE HERE, OR IN THE STORE.
"Harrowing and beautiful, this is SF at its best: showing the possible future but warning of the danger of bringing old prejudices and cruelties to that new world. While a story about enslaved people in space could be a one-note polemic, the fully rounded characters bring nuance and genuine pathos to this amazing debut."
—Library Journal, Starred Review
PAST PICKS:
August 28, 2018: The Only Ones by Carola Dibbell, published by Two Dollar Radio.
BOOK AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE ONLINE HERE, OR IN THE STORE.
July 19, 2018: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood.
BOOK AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE ONLINE HERE, OR IN THE STORE.
