#FundraiserPerk You can claim this 11x17 full color reproduction of the cover of #NisiShawl 's EVERFAIR. You also get the April Locus e-issue and digital art by designer Francesca Myman.

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#FundraiserPerk You can claim this 11x17 full color reproduction of the cover of #NisiShawl 's EVERFAIR. You also get the April Locus e-issue and digital art by designer Francesca Myman.

Donate at http://locusmag.com/igg26 or through our bio!

#FundraiserPerk Talk to #NisiShawl for a 30-minute video chat! You can decide whether it is one-on-one or you can bring two friends! Warm beverages and friendly chatter encouraged. +April e-issue of Locus and digital cover art.

Donate at locusmag.com/igg26 or via our bio!

#FundraiserPerk Talk to #NisiShawl for a 30-minute video chat! You can decide whether it is one-on-one or you can bring two friends! Warm beverages and friendly chatter encouraged. +April e-issue of Locus and digital cover art.

Donate at locusmag.com/igg26 or via our bio!

#FundraiserPerk Talk to #NisiShawl for a 30-minute video chat! You can decide whether it is one-on-one or you can bring two friends! Warm beverages and friendly chatter encouraged. +April e-issue of Locus and digital cover art.

Donate at locusmag.com/igg26 or via our bio!

#FundraiserPerk Talk to #NisiShawl for a 30-minute video chat! You can decide whether it is one-on-one or you can bring two friends! Warm beverages and friendly chatter encouraged. +April e-issue of Locus and digital cover art.

Donate at locusmag.com/igg26 or via our bio!

#FundraiserPerk Talk to #NisiShawl for a 30-minute video chat! You can decide whether it is one-on-one or you can bring two friends! Warm beverages and friendly chatter encouraged. +April e-issue of Locus and digital cover art.

Donate at locusmag.com/igg26 or via our bio!

Counter-programming the State of the Union

So, tomorrow—Tuesday, 24 February, 6:00 PM PT/9:00 PM ET—I’m doing a virtual book event for City Lights in San Francisco. I’ll be reading from She is Here, and talking with the editor, Nisi Shawl, about the book, the editing process, and—yes!—politics. What, you’re surprised? Come on, it’s City Lights; the Outspoken Author series, “designed to fit your pocket and stretch your mind,” is all about “today’s edgiest fiction writers” showcasing “their most provocative and politically challenging stories,”; and, well, the State of the Union. How could we not get political? Therefore, as well as poems and art and fiction, we’ll talk about manifestos and activism and what role writers can play in creating change.

So what would you rather listen to for ninety minutes: lively book-and-art-as-activism chat, or some bloated rambling about the (very sad) State of the Union?

Assuming you know the right answer, you can register here: it’s free and open to all.

See you tomorrow!