# Event Details - **Event Name**: Strange New Worlds Book Club ft. Five Ways to Forgiveness - **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 09 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Mon, 09 Feb, 2026 at 08:00 pm - **Event Description**: This club focuses on books within the Speculative Fiction genre.About this EventNeed to order a copy of the book? You can do so .About the book:A companion to Ursula K. Le Guin's award-winning Hainish novels—including The Left Hand of Darkness and The Dispossessed—Five Ways to Forgiveness tells the story of the planet Werel and its colony planet Yeowe, and how their societies are shaped by the legacies of slavery and revolution.When the enslaved people on the colony Yeowe (called "assets") overthrow the slave-holding class (called "owners"), the owners on neighboring Werel launch a war to preserve the master-slave society that undergirds the economy of both planets. Told from the perspectives of people caught in the crosshairs of the struggle, the stories in this collection are linked by the character "Old Music," an Ekumen ambassador who is secretly working as an abolitionist and supporter of Yeowe's emancipation. Together they ask: What does forgiveness look like in a world riddled by racism and caste?In "Betrayals," a disgraced revolutionary leader makes peace with his past. In the intersectional "Forgiveness Day," a female ambassador from the Ekumen struggles with the patriarchal culture of Werel, while "A Man of the People" tells the life story of a male Ekumen ambassador to Yeowe. "A Woman's Liberation" tells the story of a woman who, after escaping to freedom, must reckon with the internalized racism that still enchains her. And finally, the story "Old Music and the Slave Women" braids the collection together and counts the cost of justice.First published in 1994 as Four Ways to Forgiveness, this is the first standalone edition that includes the fifth story, "Old Music and the Slave Women," that Le Guin wrote years after to augment this extraordinary, vital suite. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/mccandless-township/strange-new-worlds-book-club-ft-five-ways-to-forgiveness/100001979411005602 - **Event Categories**: workshops - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: McCandless Township - **state**: PA - **country**: United States - **location**: 8850 Covenant Ave - **lat**: 40.5686606 - **long**: -80.0224393 - **full address**: 8850 Covenant Ave, 8850 Covenant Avenue, McCandless Township, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Strange New Worlds Book Club ft. Five Ways to Forgiveness - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/f1d72cdd65ab14b524e08e29a02ea8c53e847072cf49f43e611ff0a5c41df21c-rimg-w1200-h600-dc496074-gmir.jpg?v=1768658534 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Strange New Worlds Book Club ft. Five Ways to Forgiveness being held? - **A:** Strange New Worlds Book Club ft. Five Ways to Forgiveness takes place on Mon, 09 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Mon, 09 Feb, 2026 at 08:00 pm at 8850 Covenant Ave, 8850 Covenant Avenue, McCandless Township, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Strange New Worlds Book Club ft. Five Ways to Forgiveness? - **A:** Strange New Worlds Book Club ft. Five Ways to Forgiveness is organized by Riverstone Books. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Strange New Worlds Book Club ft. Five Ways to Forgiveness is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in McCandless Township, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Strange New Worlds Book Club ft. Five Ways to Forgiveness sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Strange New Worlds Book Club ft. 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Our experienced booksellers are voracious readers who love to match people to books they will love." } ] } ] ```