A Working Utopia?

We will never agree what utopia looks like; a utopia for some is a dystopia for others.

Should we simply forget our attempts to define what utopia looks like?  Should we, instead, agree on how we organise ourselves and make our decisions; our continuous process of becoming?

With the rise of the tech oligarchs andd their algorithms dividing us, how do we resist?  Their rapid development of technology is unlikely to slow down, but can we use it for our communal benefit?

Join the Bookhaus team in welcoming author Stephen Oram to discuss the thinking that inspired his new novel - We Are Not Anonymous.

In a near-future England, fractured into three nations and ravaged by climate floods, Naomi, a fiercely determined activist, and Beth, her courageous partner, fight for a better world.  Their love deepens as they take on Kai, the ruthless leader of the tech-elite Narcissists, whose experiments on children and government-controlling technology threaten to reshape humanity itself.

As part of the activist group Resist and Regain, Beth and Naomi battle to subvert Kai's ambitions and create a more equal and transparent world.  But as the stakes rise, Beth must face a harrowing choice: should she try to dismantle Kai's regime at the cost of her family's safety - and their future?

"Stephen Oram combines gripping storytelling with scientific literacy and original SF.  Instead of rearranging tropes he comes up with new ideas."  Geoff Ryman, multi-award-winning author of HIM.