Bestselling and award-winning author\, Naomi Alderman will join us to talk about
her new book\, \;The Future. This new novel delivers a dazzl
ing tour de force where a handful of friends plot a daring heist to save t
he world from the tech giants whose greed threatens life as we know it.
When Martha Einkorn fled her father&rsquo\;s isolated compound in
Oregon\, she never expected to find herself working for a powerful social
media mogul hell-bent on controlling \;everything. Now\, she
&rsquo\;s surrounded by mega-rich companies designing private weather\, pr
edictive analytics\, and covert weaponry\, while spouting technological pr
ophecy. Martha may have left the cult\, but if the apocalyptic warnings in
her father&rsquo\;s fox and rabbit sermon&mdash\;once a parable to her&md
ash\;are starting to come true\, how much future is actually left?
Across the world\, in a mall in Singapore\, Lai Zhen\, an internet-fam
ous survivalist\, flees from an assassin. She&rsquo\;s cornered\, desperat
e and&mdash\;worst of all&mdash\;might die without ever knowing what's goi
ng on. Suddenly\, a remarkable piece of software appears on her phone tell
ing her exactly how to escape. Who made it? What is it really for? And if
those behind it can save her from danger\, what do they want from her\, an
d what else do they know about the future?
Martha and Zhen&rsqu
o\;s worlds are about to collide. An explosive chain of events is set in m
otion. While a few billionaires assured of their own safety lead the world
to destruction\, Martha&rsquo\;s relentless drive and Zhen&rsquo\;s insat
iable curiosity could lead to something beautiful or the cataclysmic end o
f civilization.
By turns thrilling\, hilarious\, tender\, and a
lways piercingly brilliant\, \;The Future \;unfolds at a
breakneck speed\, highlighting how power corrupts the few who have it and
what it means to stand up to them. The future is coming. \;The Future<
/em> \;is here. What are you waiting for? Register now!
About the Author: \;
Naomi Alderman is the bestselling author of \;The Power\,
which was the winner of the 2017 Baileys&rsquo\; Women&rsquo\;s Prize for
Fiction. It was longlisted for the 2017 Orwell Prize and chosen as one of
the best books of the year by the \;New York Times\, the&nbs
p\;Washington Post\, the \;Los Angeles Times\, N
PR\, \;Entertainment Weekly \;and the \;San
Francisco Chronicle. \;The Power \;topped Barack Oba
ma&rsquo\;s list of his favorite books from 2017 and has been translated i
nto more than thirty languages. Naomi grew up in London and attended Oxfor
d University and UEA.
Please Register for link to program.
Live Virtual Author Talks \;- \;This new series through Li brary Speakers Consortium offers live online talks by bestselling authors of books in a variety of genres. Participants receive a link to the progra m when they register. Please see https://libraryc.org/gailborden \;to register and also view recor ded videos of past speakers.
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