Author Paolo Bacigalupi will speak at the Bethesda Library on Thursday May 10, 5pm. He will discuss his new book The Drowned Cities. Sequel or companion to Ship Breaker, this powerful book is both well written and powerful. All are invited to attend. Copies of his books will be for sale through an agreement with Politics and Prose Bookstore. For more information, email kathie.weinberg@montgomerycountymd.gov
Elijah, the first child born in a settlement of former slaves in Canada, finds his uneventful life disrupted when he attempts to locate the corrupt preacher who has stolen funds intended to purchase a family’s freedom.