{"product_id":"book-cqp3","title":"A People's Future of the United States","description":"\u003cb\u003eA glittering landscape of twenty-five speculative stories that challenge oppression and \u003cb\u003eenvision \u003c\/b\u003enew futures for America—from N. K. Jemisin, Charles Yu, Jamie Ford, G. Willow Wilson, Charlie Jane Anders, Hugh Howey, and more.\u003c\/b\u003e In these tumultuous times, in our deeply divided country, many people are angry, frightened, and hurting. Knowing that imagining a brighter tomorrow has always been an act of resistance, editors Victor LaValle and John Joseph Adams invited an extraordinarily talented group of writers to share stories that explore new forms of freedom, love, and justice. They asked for narratives that would challenge oppressive American myths, release us from the chokehold of our history, and give us new futures to believe in. They also asked that the stories be badass. The result is this spectacular collection of twenty-five tales that blend the dark and the light, the dystopian and the utopian. These tales are vivid with struggle and hardship—whether it’s the othered and the terrorized, or dragonriders and covert commandos—but these characters don’t flee, they \u003ci\u003efight\u003c\/i\u003e. Thrilling, inspiring, and a sheer joy to listen to, \u003ci\u003eA People’s Future of the United States \u003c\/i\u003eis a gift for anyone who believes in our power to dream a just world. \u003cb\u003eAUDIO TABLE OF CONTENTS:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/b\u003eby Victor LaValle, \u003ci\u003eread by the author\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Bookstore at the End of America\u003c\/b\u003e, by Charlie Jane Anders, \u003ci\u003eread by Kyla Garcia\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eOur Aim Is Not to Die\u003c\/b\u003e, by A. Merc Rustad, \u003ci\u003eread by Dani Martineck\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Wall\u003c\/b\u003e, by Lizz Huerta, \u003ci\u003eread by Roxana Ortega\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eRead After Burning\u003c\/b\u003e, by Maria Dahvana Headley, \u003ci\u003eread by William DeMeritt\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 5: Disruption and Continuity\u003c\/b\u003e [excerpted], by Malka Older, \u003ci\u003eread by Prentice Onayemi\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eIt Was Saturday Night, I Guess That Makes It All Right\u003c\/b\u003e, by Sam J. Miller, \u003ci\u003eread by Paul Boehmer\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eAttachment Disorder\u003c\/b\u003e, by Tananarive Due, \u003ci\u003eread by Kyla Garcia\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eBy His Bootstraps\u003c\/b\u003e, by Ashok K. Banker, \u003ci\u003eread by William DeMeritt\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eRiverbed\u003c\/b\u003e, by Omar El Akkad, \u003ci\u003eread by Soneela Nankani\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eWhat Maya Found There\u003c\/b\u003e, by Daniel José Older, \u003ci\u003eread by Roxana Ortega\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Referendum\u003c\/b\u003e, by Lesley Nneka Arimah, \u003ci\u003eread by Adenrele Ojo\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eCalendar Girls\u003c\/b\u003e, by Justina Ireland, \u003ci\u003eread by N'Jameh Camara\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Synapse Will Free Us from Ourselves\u003c\/b\u003e, by Violet Allen, \u003ci\u003eread by Vikas Adam\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eO.1\u003c\/b\u003e, by Gabby Rivera, \u003ci\u003eread by a full cast (Public Broadcast, Falak Alfayed: Vikas Adam; Mala: Soneela Nankani; Deviana Ortiz: Roxana Ortega; Key: William DeMeritt; Orion: Adenrele Ojo; Luz: Kyla Garcia)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Blindfold\u003c\/b\u003e, by Tobias S. Buckell, \u003ci\u003eread by Prentice Onayemi\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eNo Algorithms in the World\u003c\/b\u003e, by Hugh Howey, \u003ci\u003eread by Darrell Dennis\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eEsperanto\u003c\/b\u003e, by Jamie Ford, \u003ci\u003eread by N'Jameh Camara\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eROME\u003c\/b\u003e, by G. Willow Wilson, \u003ci\u003eread by Soneela Nankani\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eGive Me Cornbread or Give Me Death\u003c\/b\u003e, by N. K. Jemisin, \u003ci\u003eread by Adenrele Ojo\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eGood News Bad News\u003c\/b\u003e, by Charles Yu, \u003ci\u003eread by a full cast (Narrators: Prentice Onayemi \u0026amp; Dani Martineck; Elizabeth Chang: Nancy Wu; Darren Chang: Darrell Dennis; Cynthia Rodriguez: N’Jameh Camara; Bert Newsom: Paul Boehmer; Emma Chang: Kyla Garcia; Nicholas Chang: Nancy Wu)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eWhat You Sow\u003c\/b\u003e, by Kai Cheng Thom, \u003ci\u003eread by Nancy Wu\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eA History of Barbed Wire\u003c\/b\u003e, by Daniel H. Wilson, \u003ci\u003eread by Darrell Dennis\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Sun in Exile\u003c\/b\u003e, by Catherynne M. Valente, \u003ci\u003eread by Nancy Wu\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eHarmony\u003c\/b\u003e, by Seanan McGuire, \u003ci\u003eread by Dani Martineck\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eNow Wait for This Week\u003c\/b\u003e, by Alice Sola Kim, \u003ci\u003eread by Soneela Nankani\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49330475827504,"sku":"BDcqp3","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/215936-cqp3-Square.jpg?v=1733779232","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-cqp3","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}