Join Porter Square Books for a panel talk with the contributors to the new anthology, Recognize Fascism: A Science Fiction and Fantasy Anthology, edited by Crystal Huff. This event is free and open to all, hosted on Crowdcast.

January 22nd will be two days after Joseph Biden's inauguration (hoping, goodness, that it goes off without a hitch). The Trump era of American politics has inspired many responses in the arts, and one of them is the new book Recognize Fascism: A Science Fiction and Fantasy Anthology. Boston local Crystal Huff, the editor of Recognize Fascism, will touch base with many of the authors in this short story collection, coming together from around the world. We'll converse about recent events, but also about imagined possibilities within the worlds of Recognize Fascism.

Joining us will be Brandon O'Brien (Trinidad, they/them), Octavia Cade (New Zealand, she/her), Rodrigo Juri (Chile, he/him), Laura Jane Swanson (USA, she/her), Lucie Lukačovičová (Czech Republic, she/her), Kiya Nicoll (USA, they/them), Alexei Collier (USA, he/him), Hal Y. Zhang (China/USA, she/her), Luna Corbden (USA, they/them), Meridel Newton (USA, she/her), Leonardo Benavides Espinoza (Chile, he/him), Phoebe Barton (Canada, she/her). Find more information on the event's speakers here!

There will be time for questions at the end.

Across many worlds and many timelines, these stories depict the moments when people see the fascism in front of them for what it is, accept it as real, and make the choice to fight it. Who are the canaries in the coal mine? When can the long-hidden voice no longer be ignored? Anti-fascist rebellion can take many forms. A transgender woman living on an artificial satellite learns to reject oppression via poetry. A machine ethicist finds a way to dance with her gods in a surveillance state. An unlikely golem hears a new call to action. A jailed musician rediscovers the music of rebellion.

Will you recognize fascism and join the revolution?

With stories by Sam J. Miller, Jaymee Goh, Brandon O'Brien, Octavia Cade, Jennifer Shelby, and many more...

Recognize Fascism: A Science Fiction and Fantasy Anthology Panel