{"product_id":"9780063070875","title":"The Memory Librarian","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestseller!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Memory Librarian: \u003c\/em\u003eAnd Other Stories of\u003cem\u003e Dirty Computer, s\u003c\/em\u003einger-songwriter, actor, fashion icon, futurist, and worldwide superstar Janelle Monáe brings to the written page the Afrofuturistic world of one of her critically acclaimed albums\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003eexploring how different threads of liberation—queerness, race, gender plurality, and love—become tangled with future possibilities of memory and time in such a totalitarian landscape…and what the costs might be when trying to unravel and weave them into freedoms.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhoever controls our memories controls the future.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJanelle Monáe and an incredible array of talented collaborators have crafted a collection of tales comprising the bold vision and powerful themes that have made Monáe such a compelling and celebrated storyteller. \u003cem\u003eDirty Computer\u003c\/em\u003e introduced a world in which thoughts—as a means of self-conception—could be controlled or erased by a select few. And whether you were human, AI, or other, your life and sentience were dictated by those who’d convinced themselves they had the right to decide your fate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat was until Jane 57821 decided to remember and break free.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExpanding from that mythos, these stories fully explore what it’s like to live in such a totalitarian society . . . and what it takes to get out of it. Building off the tradition of speculative fiction writers such as Octavia E. Butler, Ted Chiang, Becky Chambers, and Nnedi Okorafor—and filled with powerful themes and Monáe’s emblematic artistic vision—\u003cem\u003eThe Memory Librarian\u003c\/em\u003e serves to readers tales that dissect the human trials of identity expression, technology, and love, reaching through to the worlds of memory and time, and the stakes and power that pulse there.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Janelle Monáe","offers":[{"title":"HarperCollins |  Hardback  |  2022-04-19","offer_id":44151264870655,"sku":"9780063070875","price":32.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/products\/BNCImageAPI_3c2336aa-cb9d-4176-8fd9-7fd110d1ce64.jpg?v=1658954335","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9780063070875","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}