A Preponderance of Starry Beings: An Evening with Samantha Edmonds

Genre-bending stories of the cosmos and the worlds within our own skin

Blending fairy tale and science fiction with the otherworldliness of adolescence, A Preponderance of Starry Beings is a collection for anyone preoccupied with looking skyward. These stories probe the experience of coming of age on the outskirts of the universe, whether that be a small Midwestern town or a distant galaxy, and of weighing earthly obligations against the vast promises of space.

In a sleepy Ohio neighborhood, two girls seek refuge from their homophobic schoolmates in an antiques shop filled with Star Trek memorabilia. On a generation spaceship, children revolt against their parents’ plans to colonize a distant world. Deep in the Florida Everglades, seven sisters must protect their otherworldly mythology when two men arrive to fix the family automobile.

A Preponderance of Starry Beings invites us into a mundane and whimsical world of night islands, small towns, and faith lost and found, where a safe landing matters less than taking the leap.6 pm reception/6:30 pm program
Free & open to the public. Registration required.

Copies of A Preponderance of Starry Beings will be available for sale & signing courtesy of Joseph-Beth Cincinnati.

You may also like the following events from The Mercantile Library:

• This month, 26th June, 06:00 pm, Fulfillment: An Evening with Lee Cole in Cincinnati
• Next month, 10th July, 06:00 pm, The Albert Pyle Urban Lecture: Becca Costello & Ella Rowen in Cincinnati
• This August, 8th August, 06:00 pm, The End of Childhood: An Evening with Wayne Miller in Cincinnati

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