<p><strong>Hopeful and forward-looking futuristic short stories that explore how the power of storytelling can help create the world we need <br><br>“This is a glorious book that challenges our conceptions of bookmaking as much as it questions our conceptions of world-building. We, as earthlings, will be better to the earth after experiencing this book. That is not hyperbole.” </strong><br><strong>—<em>New York Times</em> bestselling author Kiese Laymon<br></strong><em><br>Afterglow</em> is a stunning collection of original short stories in which writers from many different backgrounds envision a radically different climate future. Published in collaboration with Grist, a nonprofit media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions, these stirring tales expand our ability to imagine a better world.</p> <p>Inspired by cutting-edge literary movements, such as Afrofuturism, hopepunk, and solarpunk, <em>Afterglow</em> imagines intersectional worlds i