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January Fifteenth
January Fifteenth | Rachel Swirsky
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One of the best speculative writers of the last decade.John Scalzi January Fifteenththe day all Americans receive their annual Universal Basic Income payment. For Hannah, a middle-aged mother, today is the anniversary of the day she took her two children and fled her abusive ex-wife. For Janelle, a young, broke journalist, today is another mind-numbing day interviewing passersby about the very policy she once opposed. For Olivia, a wealthy college freshman, today is Waste Day, when rich kids across the country compete to see who can most obscenely squander the governments money. For Sarah, a pregnant teen, today is the day shell journey alongside her sister-wives to pick up the payments that undergird their communityand perhaps embark on a new journey altogether. In this near-future science fiction novella by Nebula Award-winning author Rachel Swirsky, the fifteenth of January is another day of the status quo, and another chance at making lasting change. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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Soubhiville
January Fifteenth | Rachel Swirsky
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Just picked up an order at Black Pearl Books! So many great new releases out right now! I need some time off so I can read them 😆📚🤷‍♀️

RaeLovesToRead Gorgeous covers 😍 2y
LibrarianRyan I looked to quickly and thought that one was a m urderbot book I missed. 2y
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Soubhiville @LibrarianRyan the cover does look like the Murderbot family of books, until you look closer. 2y
marleed I am shocked at how many of ‘my‘ authors have released books this year. It‘s such a great problem to overwhelm me! 2y
Hazel2019 Thank you for introducing me to Black Pearl Books. Just placed an order! 2y
Soubhiville @Hazel2019 that‘s great! The owners are really nice and friendly, and it‘s become a favorite indie for me. 2y
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underground_bks
January Fifteenth | Rachel Swirsky
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This near-future novella follows four women in very different circumstances through one day—January 15th, the day Universal Basic Income payments are dispersed. A quick read and a really interesting way of engaging with political, social, and economic proposals like UBI—I‘d love to read more books like this!

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