Janelle Monáe returns to the dystopian cyberpunk world of her Dirty Computer album with The Memory Librarian, a collection of five long stories that further the narrative set forth in the album. While the New Dawn is intent on standardizing and homogenizing the future, a band of gender-nonconforming rebels persist in retaining, remembering, and celebrating the stories of who they were, who they are, and who they potentially become. The Memory Librarian will surely bring new readers (listeners?) to her record, and the book is a delightful addition to existing fans. Recommended.
–A Good Book, Sumner, WA
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