It’s Columbia One Read time again, and we are thrilled to participate in this annual city-wide celebration of Migrations, the wonderful debut novel by Charlotte McConaghy. This is the second of two events we’ll be hosting at the store. As always, it’s completely free to attend.

The monthly Skylarking Bookclub will discuss Psalm for the Wild-Built, by Becky Chambers. This novel, the first in the Monk and Robot series, is a wonderful example of solarpunk fiction. Unlike many genres that imagine the future in often grimly dystopic terms, solarpunk seeks to offer hope that will empower individuals and communities to work together for a better future. The novel is an optimistic look at how technology and humanity can exist and thrive in a lush, beautiful environment that is coming back from the brink of disaster. It is a fascinating counterpoint and companion to the ideas presented in Migrations.