Foundry Literary and Media
Chelsea - New York:
Daniel José Older and Malka Older
This event is free; no tickets are required.
Harvard Book Store welcomes DANIEL JOSÉ OLDER, the award-winning author of Shadowshaper, and MALKA OLDER, the bestselling author of Infomocracy, for a discussion of their respective new books, Freedom Fire and State Tectonics.
About Freedom Fire
Magdalys and the squad are flying south on pteroback. South to rescue her older brother. South to war. The squad links up with the dino-mounted troops of the Louisiana Native Guard, an all-black regiment in the Union Army fighting to free their people. They're led by General Sheridan, surrounded by enemy forces in Tennessee and desperate…
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