Tomorrow Brings Joy: On Love, Memory, & Becoming

Join us at Village Well Books & Coffee for the launch of Tomorrow Brings Joy, the new novel by Mahyar and Mahbod Amouzegar!

Set centuries in the future, Tomorrow Brings Joy: Elysium is less concerned with technology than with tenderness—how people love, question, and grow within the worlds they inherit. This event features a brief reading followed by reflections on the novel’s themes and audience questions.

About the authors:

Mahyar and Mahbod Amouzegar, brothers born in Tehran, immigrated to the United States as teenagers amidst the upheaval of the Iranian Revolution. Both grew up in San Francisco, where the city’s literary culture and the rise of the tech industry shaped their creative and intellectual paths. Mahyar, former president of New Mexico Tech and the author of four novels, explores themes of identity, resilience, and the human condition. Mahbod, inspired by his parents’ literary legacy, has edited and published his mother’s works and is compiling his father’s memoir. This novel represents the culmination of a lifelong journey to reconnect with their heritage. By weaving together elements of their past and present, the Amouzegar brothers have crafted a story that bridges imagination, memory, and the enduring ties of family.

About the book:

In Tomorrow Brings Joy: Elysium, the Amouzegar brothers weave a compelling narrative of hope and discovery in a society where humans and androids coexist in fragile harmony.

Elysium was designed to abolish traditional hierarchies and achieve perfect harmony. Yet beneath its utopian surface lies a hidden history of sacrifice and control. Dolores, a perceptive and spirited human, and her enigmatic android companion, KR, begin unraveling the mysteries of their seemingly ideal world. Their search for answers leads them to the Walled City-a parallel social experiment-and the unsettling truths behind Elysium's founding.

As Dolores and her friends, known as Pod, delve deeper into this web of intrigue, they must confront the ideals of their society and their own roles within it.

Rich with philosophical depth, compelling characters, and emotional resonance, Tomorrow Brings Joy: Elysium explores the boundaries of humanity, the weight of history, and the courage it takes to imagine a better world.

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