In this first installment of Backlist to the Future, Jenn discusses books about non-gloomy futures.

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Discussed:

Our *punk genres show

The Wayfarers seriesby Becky Chambers

Earthby David Brin

“Non-Zero Probabilities” by NK Jemisin (How Long Til Black Future Month?)

Shine: An Anthology of Optimistic Science Fiction, edited by Jetse de Vries

A People’s Future of the United States, edited by Victor LaValle and John Joseph Adams

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