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The End of the World as We Know It: Dystopian Debut Novels

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

Saturday, November 16

Capitol Extension Room: E2.012 (1100 Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78701)

Dystopian at their core yet grounded in our current world, Frankie Barnet's Mood Swings and Scott Guild's Plastic are surreal, zany debuts following young women attempting to navigate life amidst environmental, governmental, and economic breakdown. A young Instagram poet turned gig worker falls for a California billionaire who wants to remake the world via time travel in Barnet's witty, fiercely intelligent book. Virtual reality offers physical escape from war and eco-terrorism in Guild's comedic dark fantasy, but is cracked and questioned when his protagonist finds connection in another. Join Barnet and Guild in conversation about their apocalyptic debut novels full of poignant attention and eccentric style that force us to look at our world today with a critical yet hopeful eye.