Speculative Fiction Book Group: Borne

Decorah Public Library staff are hosting five book discussions in March. The groups are open to the public and newcomers are encouraged to attend. Anyone interested should call the library at 382-3717 to learn more or to reserve a book. Email ktorresdal@decorahlibrary.org to be added to any of the five groups’ email distribution lists. Funds for multiple copy sets were generously provided by Friends of Decorah Public Library.  

The group will then discuss Jeff VanderMeer’s “Borne” beginning at approximately 6:30 p.m. In “Borne,” a young woman named Rachel survives as a scavenger in a ruined city half destroyed by drought and conflict. The city is dangerous, littered with discarded experiments from the Company―a biotech firm now derelict―and punished by the unpredictable predations of a giant bear. One day, Rachel finds Borne during a scavenging mission and takes him home. Borne as salvage is little more than a green lump―plant or animal?―but exudes a strange charisma. But as Borne grows, he begins to threaten the balance of power in the city and to put the security of her sanctuary at risk. For the Company, it seems, may not be truly dead, and new enemies are creeping in. The Zoom link is the same for both meetings and is available on the library website. Author Jeff VanderMeer will be visiting Decorah and speaking at Luther College in April!  

For more information, contact Tricia Gunderson (Friday Book Group) or Kristin Torresdal (Happy Hour, History, and Speculative Fiction Book Groups) at 563-382-3717.  

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