{"product_id":"fables-and-spells-collected-and-new-short-fiction-and-poetry","title":"Fables and Spells: Collected and New Short Fiction and Poetry","description":"\u003cp\u003e★ \u003cb\u003e\"The 70 short stories and poems that make up Brown's phenomenal debut collection (after the novella \u003ci\u003eGrievers\u003c\/i\u003e) explore social justice through an Afrofuturist lens...It's a masterful mix of genre and form that showcases Brown's range and skill. This should be required reading for anyone looking for Black feminist speculative literature.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eFables and Spells\u003c\/i\u003e is a vibrant selection of visionary works, both previously published and brand new. Included here is brown's most beloved story, \"The River,\" as well as the two sequel tales of her Water Trio. The remaining sixty-seven pieces explore moments of beauty, conflict, and transformation that also weave deep, radical lessons. With narrative \"fables\" of speculative fiction and \"spells\" that play with the lines between poetry, instruction, song, and chant, \u003ci\u003eFables and Spells\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates how good writing can engage the present while providing expansive visions of the possible worlds humans can build. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eadrienne maree brown's previous work includes \u003ci\u003eOctavia's Brood\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEmergent Strategy\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling \u003ci\u003ePleasure Activism\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWe Will Not Cancel Us\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHolding Change\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGrievers\u003c\/i\u003e. brown grows transformative ideas in public through her writing and art; she is a poet changing the world. She is the writer-in-residence at Emergent Strategy Ideation Institute.","brand":"AK Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51943375569127,"sku":"9781849354509","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_00eff8e7-e421-43be-ace9-b8de318b3435.jpg?v=1775320859","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/fables-and-spells-collected-and-new-short-fiction-and-poetry","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}