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After months of being out of stock, we have hard cover editions of The Memory Librarian by Janelle Monáe!! The short story anthology incl months of being out of stock, we have hard cover editions of The Memory Librarian by Janelle Monáe!! The short story anthology includes stories by @shereereneethomas, Danny Lore, and Yohanca Delgado @yodelnyc. Purchase link in bio:@sistahscifi | www.sistahscifi.com| https://sistahscifi.com/products/the-memory-librarian-and-other-stories-of-dirty-computer-by-janelle-monae Reposted @readinginjenue 🫧 The Memory Librarian by @JanelleMonáe SYNOPSIS: In The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer, singer-songwriter, actor, fashion icon, activist, and worldwide superstar Janelle Monáe brings to the written page the Afrofuturistic world of one of her critically acclaimed albums, exploring how different threads of liberation—queerness, race, gender plurality, and love—become tangled with future possibilities of memory and time in such a totalitarian landscape…and what the costs might be when trying to unravel and weave them into freedoms. Expanding from that mythos, these stories fully explore what it’s like to live in such a totalitarian existence…and what it takes to get out of it. Building off the traditions of speculative writers such as Octavia Butler, Ted Chiang, Becky Chambers, and Nnedi Okorafor—and filled with the artistic genius and powerful themes that have made Monáe a worldwide icon in the first place—The Memory Librarian serves readers tales grounded in the human trials of identity expression, technology, and love, but also reaching through to the worlds of memory and time within, and the stakes and power that exists there. Thank you to partners @bibliolifestyle and @harpervoyagerus for this gifted copy. 🔖 #thememorylibrarian #janellemonae #janellemonáe #bibliolifestyle #igreads #bibliophile #bookphotography #booksofinstagram #bookishpost #bookishfeatures #booknerd #bookishflatlay #booklover #bookstagrammer #ilovebooks #bookblogger #booklove #bookgram #booksofig #becauseofreading #fortheloveofbooks #whattoread #readingismagic #booksbooksbooks #teacherswhoread #iteachhighschoolenglish #sistahscifi (at Sistah Scifi) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpfkhhML36W/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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congrats janelle monae and fellow artist https://aalbc.com/tc/profile/6477-richardmurray/?status=1963&type=status #rmaalbc  

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Enjoying #thememorylibrarian by @janellemonae, set in their lauded, Hugo-nominated #dirtycomputer world. The audiobook is narrated by the fabulous @prospertunia. #audiobookstagram #bookstagram #harpervoyager #readersofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CctPTMMrRuX/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer by Janelle Monáe

Re-enter the world of Dirty Computer with #TheMemoryLibrarian by @JanelleMonae, a fantastic expansion on the world created by the 2018 album and film. My favorite story is Nevermind, which was written in collaboration with @weredawgz .

“The Memory Librarian” is a fantastic dive back into the world of Janelle Monáe’s 2018 concept album “Dirty Computer.” In addition to giving us more of Jane, Zen and Ché, we get to see what the rest of the world is like, from impoverished children to the people at the very top who monitor society. If it’s been a while since you last watched “Dirty Computer – An Emotion Picture,” I highly…

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🎶🎶 Dirty computer, walk in line If you look closer you'll recognize I'm not that special, I'm broke inside Crashing slowly, the bugs are in me Dirty computer, breaking down Picking my face up off the ground I'll love you in this space and time 'Cause baby, all I'll ever be is Your dirty computer Dirty computer Searching for someone to fix my life Text message caught up in the sky Oh, if you love me, won't you please reply? Oh, can't you see that it's only me, your dirty computer? Dirty computer Your dirty computer Dirty computer I'll love you in this space and time I'll love you in this space and time Reposted @harpervoyagerus Step back into the world of Dirty Computer. #TheMemoryLibrarian by @janellemonae ! (at Sistah Scifi) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqBeSuBPuF9/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Titles in the Sistah Scifi Book Vending Machine for April located in the Oaklandia Cafe X Bakery at 555 12th Street Suite 101, Oakland, CA 94607.

@oaklandiacafexbakery is open M - F 7a - 5p PDT

Coloring the African Diaspora: Afrofuturism Edition @leahcastleberry @coloringtheafricandiaspora

Stella's Stellar Hair @yeseniadraws @macmillanusa

To Boldly Go @angeladalton_author @bylaurensemmer @harpercollins

Mae Among the Stars @rodaworld @stasiaburrington @harpercollins

Sister Mine @nalohop @grandcentralpub Speculation @Nisi_Shawl @leeandlow

Escaping Exodus & Escaping Exodus: Symbiosis @nickydrayden @harpervoyagerus

Girl on Fire @aliciakeys #AndrewWeiner @b_willy_will

The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer @janellemonae @harpervoyagerus

Patternmaster - A Pattternist Novel @octaviaebutler @grandcentralpub

Clay's Ark - A Patternist Novel @octaviaebutler @grandcentralpub

Naomi: Season One @brianmbendis @davidf.walker @pryce14 @dcofficial

Nubia: The Awakening @omarepps @clarenceahaynes @delacortepress

What titles are you looking to see in the Sistah Scifi Book Vending Machine next month?

#SistahScifi #Oakland #oaklandca #bookvendingmachine #oaklandiacafe #sistahscifibookvendingmachine #sistahscifibookvending #blackowned #oaklandiacafexbakery #oaklandiabakery #octaviabutler #afrofuturist #maeamongthestars #sistermine #nalohopkinson #stellasstellarhair #girlonfire #toboldlygo #claysark #patternmaster #patternistnovel #patternist #escapingexodus #naomi #blackpantherworldwakanda #nickydrayden #janellemonae #thememorylibrarian

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MK, so happy to hear you are excited about getting your copy of The Memory Librarian by @JanelleMonae!!! It was great meeting you on Friday!!

Last Friday, the Sistah Scifi team had the unique opportunity to set up a Sistah ScifI popup shop during Oakstop's Malcolm X Day and ribbon cutting celebrations. We cannot express how proud we are to be a part of such a vibrant community!!! We are super grateful to the Oakstop and Oakland Black Business Fund (@blackbusinessfund) for all the operational support throughout the years! Swipe to see more pictures and learn more about Oakstop!

Reposted @mkchavez ✨This book is magic! Picked it up from @sistahscifi at the @oakstop ribbon cutting celebration! So much magic ✨  

More about Oakstop ribbon cutting reposted from @oakstop 

OAKSTOP BOUGHT A BUILDING!

Coworking and event space company Oakstop has purchased its flagship office building in downtown Oakland at 1721 Broadway in partnership with San Francisco cultural nonprofit Community Arts Stabilization Trust (@castsf). The sale closed April 11.

Oakstop began as a 4,000-square-foot tenant there in 2014 and gradually expanded to occupy the entire building in the last year, founder and CEO Trevor Parham said Tuesday. The company provides work, event and gallery space to entrepreneurs with a particular focus on communities of color.

“We’ve always viewed the space as a resource for the whole community with a specific focus on prioritizing the needs of the Black community,” said Trevor Parham, founder and CEO of Oakstop. “Black-owned real estate represents an even greater resource and catalyzes even more possibilities for creating long term social and economic impact for the whole community.”  

#SistahScifi #Oakstop #thememorylibrarian #janellemonae #malcomx #malcolmxday #oaklandca #trevorparham #sanfrancisco #BlackOwned

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This is why we love Janelle Monáe.....this and their amazing collection of short stories inspired by the world of Dirty Computer written in collaboration with @shereereneethomas, Danny Lore @weredawgz, @alayadj, @eve.ewing, @yodelnyc

Reposted @stayambitious.co 𝐄𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 🤎 ⁣ @janellemonae

#inspirational #janellemonae #sistahscifi #thememorylibrarian

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Whatcha doing today? Have you checked out a Sistah Scifi Book Vending Machine?!? Black Coffee Northwest at 16743 Aurora Ave North Shoreline WA 98133 is the home for one of our NEW Sistah Scifi Book Vending Machines! Black Coffee Northwest is open Mon - Fri 8a-2p and Sat - 8a-3p PST. Swipe left to check out the titles that are currently in stock. Mae Among the Stars @rodaworld @stasiaburrington @harpercollins To Boldly Go: How Nichelle Nichols and Star Trek Helped Advance Civil Rights @angeladalton_author @bylaurensemmer @harpercollins Sister Mine @nalohop @grandcentralpub Stella's Stellar Hair @yeseniadraws @macmillanusa My Rainy Day Rocket Ship @markettesheppard @simonandschuster The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer @janellemonae @harpervoyagerus Naomi: Season One @brianmbendis @davidf.walker @pryce14 @dcofficial Speculation @Nisi_Shawl @leeandlow Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky) @rebeccaroanhorse @sagasff Nubia: The Awakening @omarepps @clarenceahaynes @delacortepress Wild Seed @ocatviabutler @hachetteus Mind of my Mind @ocatviabutler @hachetteus How Long 'til Black Future Month? #nkjemisin @orbitbooks_us Black Panther: Protectors of Wakanda @karamahorne @quartobooksus Make sure if you grab a title at @blackcoffeenw, snap a pic or a video and tag us! We will feature you in our stories! 😍 #SistahScifi #blackownedbookstore #blackownedcoffeeshop #NorthShorelineWA #northshoreline #bookvendingmachine #blackcoffee #coffeeshop #coffeeandbooks #blackcoffeenorthwest #blackcoffeenorthwestwa #blackcoffeenorthwest #octaviabutler #mindofmymind #wildseed #maeamongthestars #sistermine #nalohopkinson #stellasstellarhair #toboldlygo #naomi #protectorsofwakanda #janellemorgan #thememorylibrarian #myrainydayrocketship #nubiatheawakening #omarepps #blacksun (at Black Coffee Northwest) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp755ezrONl/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Wondering what is inside the new Sistah Scifi Book Vending Machine at @oaklandiacafexbakery? 🔥 Then swipe left to see all the titles inside, and let us know in the comments which title you are most excited about checking out! Oaklandia Cafe x Bakery (555 12th Street Oakland, CA) is open M to F 7AM to 5PM Coloring The African Diaspora - Afrofuturism Edition @LeahCastleberry @coloringtheafricandiaspora To Boldly Go: How Nichelle Nichols and Star Trek Helped Advance Civil Rights  @angeladalton_author @bylaurensemmer @NichelleNicholsOfficial @harpercollins Mae Among the Stars @rodaworld @stasiaburrington @harpercollins Sister Mine @nalohop @grandcentralpub Speculation  @Nisi_Shawl @leeandlow Stella's Stellar Hair @yeseniadraws @macmillanusa Girl on Fire @aliciakeys @b_willy_will Escaping Exodus & Escaping Exodus: Symbiosis @nickydrayden @harpervoyagerus The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer @janellemonae @harpervoyagerus Clay's Ark & Patternmaster - Pattternist Novels @octaviaebutler @grandcentralpub Naomi: Season One @brianmbendis @davidf.walker @pryce14 @dcofficial SOLD OUT Black Panther: World of Wakanda @afua_richardson @ariotstorm #Ta-NehisiCoates @marvel replaced with Nubia: The Awakening by @omarepps and @ClarenceAHaynes pubbed by @penguinrandomhouse, @delacortepress #SistahScifi #blackownedbookstore #blackownedcoffeeshop  #oaklandca  #oaklandiacafexbakery  #octaviabutler #afrofuturism #maeamongthestars #sistermine #nalohopkinson #thedeep #riversolomon #stellasstellarhair #girlonfire #toboldlygo #claysark #patternmaster #patternistnovel #patternist #escapingexodus #naomi #blackpantherworldwakanda #nickydrayden #janellemonae #thememorylibrarian (at Oaklandia Cafe) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp5IrcnLoQI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The Memory Librarian debuting on the New York Times Best Sellers List is history in the making. 98% of authors on the best sellers lists are White* In the 50 years between 1970 and 2020, less than ten speculative fiction titles by Black and Indigenous authors made the New York Times Best Sellers List** As a participant in @brit @beselfmade pitch competition in December, Sistah Scifi crystalized the vision is to double that number in the next ten years. The success of The Memory Librarian is proof that we - as a community - can do that!!! * From Redlining Culture: A Data History of Racial Inequality and Postwar Fiction by Richard Sean So #RichardSeanSo and Just How White Is the Book Industry? By Richard Sean So in the New York Times December 11, 2020 ** @IsisAsare manually culled this data by reviewing weekly New York Times Best Sellers List on @Wikipedia. If you have a better data point, please let us know!! Reposted from @janellemonae Um wow. “The Memory Librarian” made the #NYTbestsellers list! With this being my first time in the literary world I am very humbled. I wanted to say THANK YOU to every single fandroid who found #TheMemoryLibrarian, who read or listened, who attended the tour, who posted or wrote about this labor of love. None of this kinda stuff happens without your support. It's been such an honor to create with my community of collaborators familyyyyyy @alayadj, @weredawgz, @eve.ewing, @yodelnyc, @shereereneethomas. 🥹 Thank you to @harpervoyagerus for believing in our IMAGINATIONS and the collection of stories I was passionate about putting out. To the booksellers and librarians for making THE MEMORY LIBRARIAN available to readers, THANK YOU. You are NOT forgotten. And to my communities I hold close and constantly rep, you know who you are, I love you. This one’s for you! If you haven’t gotten your copy come join us🙏🏾🤖🤍 #NYTbestseller #afrofuturism #scifi #DirtyComputer #JanelleMonae #BlackAuthorsMatter #BlackWritersMatter #BlackReadersMatter #SistahScifi // @wondaland @monaedroid @harpercollins @free_kgd @nytimes https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc5WpjdrXJN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Have you read The Memory Librarian? Purchase your copy on our @Facebook, @Instagram, @Twitter, @Pinterest, @TikTok, @Twitter or @Shopify store. #Audiobooks available through @librofm. Link in bio: @SistahScifi. Better yet, check it out from you local #library! Reposted from @onyxeditions Janelle Monae’s (@janellemonae) song Dirty Computer was thought provokingly 🔥🔥 She’s taken it 10 steps further, collabed with some dope creatives and come up with a collection of inclusive Afro futuristic stories for the people!! Thank you & We love to see it👏🏾 Whoever controls our memories controls the future. Janelle Monáe and an incredible array of talented collaborating creators have written a collection of tales comprising the bold vision and powerful themes that have made Monáe such a compelling and celebrated storyteller. Dirty Computer introduced a world in which thoughts--as a means of self-conception--could be controlled or erased by a select few. And whether human, A.I., or other, your life and sentience was dictated by those who'd convinced themselves they had the right to decide your fate. That was until Jane 57821 decided to remember and break free. Expanding from that mythos, these stories fully explore what it's like to live in such a totalitarian existence...and what it takes to get out of it. Building off the traditions of speculative writers such as Octavia Butler, The Memory Librarian serves readers tales grounded in the human trials of identity expression, technology, and love, but also reaching through to the worlds of memory and time within, and the stakes and power that exists there. #thememorylibrarian #janellemonae #dirtycomputer #blackcyberpunk #blackauthors #blacklgbtqbooks #blackshortstories #blackscifistories #blackscifibooks #amplifyblackvoices #amplifyblackstories #blackbooks #blackliterature #blacklit #booksbyblackwomen #blackownedbookstore #blackbookstore #blackbookstagram #blackbookstagrammer #blackbookstagrammers #onyxeditions #SistahScifi @HarperCollins @monaedroid @free_kgd https://www.instagram.com/p/ChmrGRerRNU/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Who finished reading The Memory Librarian?!? While ALL the stories are *amazing*, we want to know which was your favorite. Vote in the comments! We will work to invite the collaborator for your favorite story to a Sistah Scifi Wine Down Wednesday in November. Our favorite is Save Changes. If you haven't read The Memory Librarian, you can purchase using the link in our bio: @sistahscifi | www.sistahscifi.com or check it out from your local #library! In The Memory Librarian, Janelle Monáe and an esteemed cohort of collaborating writers bring to the written page the Afrofuturistic world of her album Dirty Computer, exploring how different threads of liberation -- queerness, race, gender plurality and love—become tangled with future possibilities of memory and time in such a totalitarian landscape. “In this moving, triumphant collection, singer Monáe returns to the dystopian world of her Dirty Computer concept album and short film...This is a knockout.” –Publishers Weekly, *starred review @publisherswkly “Blistering, hopeful, and richly written. . . All readers will finish the book craving more of these extremely queer, bold stories that battle gatekeeping and erasure, digging into both the worst potential of a surveillance state and the gritty glimmer of the rebellion that can defeat it.” —Booklist, *starred review Collaborators Save Changes - YOHANCA DELGADO @yodelnyc Timebox - EVE L. EWING @eve.ewing The Memory Librarian - ALAYA DAWN JOHNSON @alayadj Nevermind - DANNY LORE @weredawgz Timebox Altar(ed) - SHEREE RENÉE THOMAS @SHEREERENÉETHOMAS @harpervoyagerus , @williammorrowbooks , and @janellemonae #thememorylibrarian #janellemonae #janellemonáe #newrelease #afrofuturism #shortstories #futurism #scifi #readersofinstagram #readersofig #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #dirtycomputer #bookobsessed #sciencefiction #booksaremyhappyplace #sistahscifi #booksofinstagram #booksofig // @HarperCollins @monaedroid @librofm @free_kgd https://www.instagram.com/p/CgzO6chLOZE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Happy Juneteenth y’all! We are celebrating the best way we know how… by spotlighting on Black authors, Black narrators, #audiobooks & Black owned bookstores. Check out the link below to see picks from @TheCollectiveOakland, @BlackPearlBooks, and @Esowonbooks published by @Librofm. Our favorite pick is #MamaDay by #GloriaNaylor. If we were to make recommendations, it would be #TheMemoryLibrarian by @JanelleMonae and #DreadNation / #DeathlessDivide by Justina Ireland. Both titles explore what it means to be free from an intersectional lens of gender, sexuality, race, and class. Which book would you recommend and why? https://blog.libro.fm/black-owned-bookstores-juneteenth-picks/ 📍 @commabookstore 📸 @kadyyellow #juneteenth #juneteenth2022 #happyjuneteenth #happyjuneteenth2022 #celebrateblackculture #melaninrich #blackqueens #myblackisbeautiful #blackbeauty #melaningram #melanated #blackpower #melaninqueen #melaninking #blackexcellence #blackauthors #blackculture #blackhistory #unapologeticallyblack #blackandproud #sistahscifi #sistahscifibookstore https://www.instagram.com/p/CfClaOZvcyK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=