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The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer is a collection of short fiction by Janelle Monáe, written in collaboration with Yohanca Delgado, Eve L. Ewing, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Danny Lore, and Sheree Renée Thomas.
May 6, 2022 · The titular story, The Memory Librarian, cowritten with Alaya Dawn Johnson, follows Seshet, a government employee whose job is to gather, catalog, inspect and, if necessary, redact memories routinely collected from the citizens of New Dawn.
Apr 19, 2022 · Building off the tradition of speculative fiction writers such as Octavia E. Butler, Ted Chiang, Becky Chambers, and Nnedi Okorafor—and filled with powerful themes and Monáe’s emblematic artistic...
Apr 19, 2022 · “The Memory Librarian,” an anthology that adapts the themes of Monáe’s 2018 album, “ Dirty Computer,” into literature, lacks that proportion, its flimsy tales drenched in sci-fi tropes but...
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Apr 27, 2023 · The exciting, kaleidoscopic debut fiction collection from the beloved singer, rapper and actress Janelle Monáe, The Memory Librarian explores identity, technology, time and love through mesmeric tales set in the futuristic universe of her bestselling album Dirty Computer.
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Apr 17, 2022 · The artist builds on the Afrofuturistic world from her 2018 album in a new short story collection titled The Memory Librarian. She tells NPR about her nightmare that inspired the project.
Apr 14, 2022 · 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.
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