"Speculative Fiction" Books at Troy Library
Hudson Mohawk Magazine
English - March 17, 2023 19:33 - 10 minutes - 9.41 MB - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsNews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Hear about five classic books of "speculative fiction" and its cyberpunk genre from Laurie Dreyer, Lansingburgh Branch Manager for the Troy Public Library. Books discussed are: "The Parable of the Sower" (Octavia Butler,1993); "Beggars in Spain" (Nancy Kress, 1993); "The Difference Engine" (William Gibson & Bruce Sterling, 1991); "The Giver" (Lois Lowry, 1993); and "Snow Crash" (Neal Stephenson, 1992). For more details on books and activities, visit www.thetroylibrary.org. To find other libraries in New York State, see https://www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/libs/#Find. Produced by Brea Barthel for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.