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SUMMARY:The Power of Women in Science Fiction
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DESCRIPTION:A virtual talk with author Naomi Alderman.\nhttps://bpl.libnet
 .info/event/9186418
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Bestselling and award-winning author\, Nao
 mi Alderman talks about writing dystopian novels and her latest book\,&nbs
 p\;<em>The Future.&nbsp\;</em>Thrilling\, hilarious\, tender\, and brillia
 nt\, this novel delivers a dazzling tour de force where a handful of frien
 ds plot a daring heist to save the world from the tech giants whose greed 
 threatens life as we know it. <em>The Future</em>&nbsp\;unfolds at a break
 neck speed\, highlighting how power corrupts the few who have it and what 
 it means to stand up to them. The future is coming.&nbsp\;<em>The Future</
 em>&nbsp\;is here.</p>\n<h5>About the Author</h5>\n<p>Naomi Alderman is th
 e bestselling author of&nbsp\;<em>The Power</em>\, which was the winner of
  the 2017 Baileys&rsquo\; Women&rsquo\;s Prize for Fiction. <em>The Power<
 /em> also was chosen as one of the best books of the year by the&nbsp\;<em
 >New York Times</em>\, the&nbsp\;<em>Washington Post</em>\, the&nbsp\;<em>
 Los Angeles Times</em>\, <em>NPR</em>\, and topped Barack Obama&rsquo\;s l
 ist of his favorite books from 2017. Naomi grew up in London and attended 
 Oxford University and UEA.</p>\n<p>Explore <a href="https://burlington.bib
 liocommons.com/v2/search?query=Alderman%2C%20Naomi&amp\;searchType=author"
 >Naomi Alderman</a>&nbsp\;in our collection</p>\n<h5>Attending Online</h5>
 \n<p>This live\, virtual event is presented by BPL's digital resource\,&nb
 sp\;Library Speakers Consortium\, which curates virtual presentations with
  top authors from around the world.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><a href="https://librar
 yc.org/bpl/34038/register">Register</a> to attend this virtual talk live a
 nd submit questions in advance for the author.</p>\n<p>After the event dat
 e\, watch the talk any time through <a href="https://libraryc.org/bpl">Lib
 rary Speakers Consortium</a></p>\nhttps://bpl.libnet.info/event/9186418
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