Author Event! Gabrielle Korn's "The Shutouts"

Join us on March 8th at 4pm as we host Gabrielle Korn, who will be discussing her latest, The Shutouts, with local author, K. Chess!

About the book:

A brilliant queer dystopian novel from the author of Yours for the Taking, following a cast of characters on the margins of a strange and exclusive new society.
The year is 2041, and it's a dangerous time to be a woman driving across the United States alone. Deadly storms and uncontrollable wildfires are pummeling the country while political tensions are rising. But Kelly's on the road anyway; she desperately needs to get back to her daughter, who she left seven years ago for a cause that she's no longer sure she believes in.
Almost 40 years later, another mother, Ava, and her daughter Brook are on the run as well, from the climate change relief program known as The Inside Project, where they've spent the past 22 years being treated as lab rats. When they encounter a woman from Ava’s past on the side of the highway, the three continue on in a journey that will take them into the depths of what remains of humanity out in the wilderness.
At the same time, way up North, weather conditions continue to worsen and a settlement departs in search of greener pastures, leaving behind only two members, drawn together by a circumstance and a mystery they are destined to unravel together.
Set in the world of Gabrielle Korn's Yours for the Taking, The Shutouts tells the captivating story of those who have been shut out from Inside, their fight to survive, and an interconnectedness larger than all of them.

About the author(s):

Gabrielle Korn is the author of three books and the former editor in chief of Nylon Media. Her debut memoir Everybody (Else) Is Perfect (Atria, '21) was named the number one LGBTQ+ book of the year by Oprah Magazine and the best Jewish memoir of the year by Hey Alma. Her second book, the dystopian science fiction novel Yours For The Taking (St. Martin's Press, '23), was an Indie Next pick and a New York Times best book of the month. Its recent sequel, The Shutouts (December '24), has been called "another winner" by Publishers Weekly and "a perfect blend of sadness and hope" by Kirkus. Her writing has appeared across the internet for fifteen years, with bylines in Elle, McSweeney's, The Millions, Literary Hub, InStyle, Refinery29, Oprah Magazine, Autostraddle, and more, as well as several anthologies. Originally from Providence, Rhode Island, she lived in New York for over 20 years before moving to LA with her wife, where together they run the Pink Door Artist & Writer residency.

K Chess writes literary fiction and SFF, and is the author of the alternate-history novel FAMOUS MEN WHO NEVER LIVED (Tin House Books 2019). Her writing has appeared in Slate, Salon, Tor.com and other outlets. Her short stories have been honored by the Nelson Algren Literary Award and the Pushcart Prize, and she is a member of the XPRIZE Foundation’s Sci-Fi Advisory Council. K teaches writing at GrubStreet and is a reading group leader at the Providence Athenaeum. She lives in Providence with her wife and daughter.

Signed copies of the book will be available for purchase.

We can't wait to see you there!

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