From #BookRiot:
These ten cozy sci-fi books showcase optimism in different ways, from better futures to irresistibly hopeful characters. They’ll leave you feeling happy and carefree.
The list includes books from well-known authors such as Becky Chambers, Matt Haig, Mary Robinette Kowal … and me!
I just finished The Terraformers by @annaleen and went right back to the beginning to read again. Rich in characters, landscapes, action, imagination, relationships, and possibilities. Fierce and loving. @bookstodon
@CuriousMagpie@annaleen@bookstodon This is one of those very rare books that I borrowed from the library and then went right out to buy a copy to reread. So much to absorb, to ponder, to enjoy. The concept of non-hominims as “people” and all those ramifications, wow. Now I’m squinting at my cats, wondering if there’s intelligent life in there (they have no network access, so who knows?) #solarpunk#hopepunk
My second SFS - we're just 5 days from the release of our new hopepunk antho Transform the World:
Income inequality is worse than it was in the Roaring Twenties. Corporations are moving fast and breaking things, and the social contract seems to be falling apart, aided by social media disruption and division on steroids.
We asked fourteen sci-fi writers to come up with innovative ways the world could work better.
Finally #reading Woman on the Edge of Time by Marge Piercy. Consistently startled that it was published in 1976. Feels extremely relevant. So many things things touted as new ideas in contemporary #SFF--queer communities, #LandBack ideals, and centering marginalized perspectives--are all here and have existed woven into story form for nearly 50 years.