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STARRED REVIEW

The Memory Librarian

Elegantly narrated by author Janelle Mon‘e and voice actor Bahni Turpin, The Memory Librarian explores the joy and courage that can be found in a community of resistance.

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Review of ‘The Memory Librarian’

The dystopia envisioned in singer-songwriter Janelle Monáe’s third album, Dirty Computer, provides the backdrop for her first story collection, The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer (12 hours).

New Dawn, a totalitarian regime that rules through surveillance and memory erasure, has deemed that only the "clean" are worthy. Others—particularly members of the LGBTQ…

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