I wanted it to start from now, go out about 30 years, create a plausible future history that was, to my way of thinking, a best-case scenario. In one of many interviews, Robinson said, “I had written about climate before, but it was always offset into a future that was distant enough that there was a gap between now and then. The Ministry for the Future and Climate Fiction Examined Kim Stanley Robinson, New York TImes best-selling author, will speak about his new book, The Ministry for the Future. Robinson writes of many solutions as he weaves his story, and in his talk he’ll no doubt offer many suggestions for our community and beyond.
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He also envisions how to understand and transform our dangerous trajectory. Robinson writes science fiction, or more precisely, climate fiction, and the topic of most of his recent books is the urgent threat of climate change and the loss of biodiversity on our earth. Its setting is not a desolate, postapocalyptic world, but a future that is almost upon us-and in which we might just overcome the extraordinary challenges we face.” - From the publisher REGISTER NOW “The Ministry for the Future is a masterpiece of the imagination, using fictional eyewitness accounts to tell the story of how climate change will affect us all. The event will be followed by additional speaker events as part of a Davis Climate Speaker Series over the course of 2021 (visit to receive more information on future talks). This event is hosted by Davis Friends Meeting, the Yolo Interfaith Alliance for Climate Justice, and Cool Davis. The Avid Reader will be donating 20% of the proceeds from “The Ministry of the Future” sales to Cool Davis up until Feb 23, 2021. Hardcover books will be available for purchase at the Avid Reader at 617 2nd Street, Davis. While the event is free, donations are gratefully accepted to cover costs to host the event and to help Cool Davis and partners carry out their mission.
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Registration is required to receive the event video link as well as a post-event link to watch at your convenience. Megan Phelps, student leader for the Climate Reality Project Campus Corps at UC Davis will speak briefly as well.Īll are welcome to attend this special event. Robinson will speak for about 40 minutes with another 30 for Q&A. Davis local Kim Stanley Robinson, New York Times best-selling fiction writer, will share his penetrating thoughts about our world and its climate plight based on his latest book, The Ministry for the Future, Tuesday, February 23, 2021, from 7:00pm to 8:30pm in an online event.
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