One of the things I love most in Sci-Fi and Fantasy is the opportunity to completely reimagine how we live. In Kim Stanley Robinson’s 2312, children are raised in community creches. In What We Are Seeking - one of my favorite books of the year - Cameron Reed throws together representatives of almost every kind of relationship, and minutely examines the results.
This salon, we’ll host editor Nan Bauer-Maglin. Nan is professor emerita at the City University of New York and the editor or coeditor of nine previous collections, including Gray Love: Stories About Dating and New Relationships After 60. Nan just edited a book of stories about modern love.
This salon will have be like a chill party. We’ll hang and chat over snacks.
Then, Nan will introduce the book, why she assembled it, and what it means to her.
The book is divided into three sections. So, we’ll read passages from each section and provide prompts based on each reading. These are meant as inspiration for conversations. You’ll go back to the party, and hopefully these prompts will inspire you to have some great conversations.
I’d love you to bring your curiosity, and your own experiences and stories. We’ll create a couple prompts based on topics in the book, to help kick off discussion. I want as many of you to share as Nan does.
