Book · 2023 · Fiction
The Free People's Village
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Their latest novel, The Free People's Village, is available now. So go to your local bookstore and order it and support a voice that I believe we all need in our zeitgeist right now.
Why people recommend it
The Free People's Village is a speculative fiction novel by author Sim Kern. The book explores climate crisis, social justice, and systemic resistance within an alternate-history Houston, Texas, during the year 2026. On the podcast Behind the Bastards, specifically in the episode titled It Could Happen Here Weekly 104 released on October 28, 2023, the host Shireen discussed the book during a conversation with the author. Shireen highlighted the novel and urged the audience to purchase a copy from their independent local bookstores. The host emphasized that supporting this specific literary work is important because the author provides a perspective that is urgently required in the current cultural and political zeitgeist. Listeners were directed to seek out the novel immediately to engage with its themes and support independent publishing. The recommendation centered on the vital nature of Sim Kern's storytelling and the importance of amplifying marginalized or counter-cultural voices in contemporary speculative fiction. Shireen expressed deep enthusiasm for the release, framing the acquisition of the novel as both a literary engagement and a supportive action for a necessary voice in modern political discourse.
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“Their latest novel, The Free People's Village, is available now. So go to your local bookstore and order it and support a voice that I believe we all need in our zeitgeist right now.”
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“So, I actually had a book come out about a month ago called The Free People's Village, and it is relevant to this topic. It's um a very leftist book.”