Autonomy

A dystopian speculative novel reminiscent of Don DeLillo’s contemplative hyperrealities and Margaret Atwood’s frightening future worlds, exploring sexuality and gender, technology and ethics, in a thrilling gothic story of interspecies love Similar to Kazuo Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun, the novel explores artificial beings and the meaning of love Explores queer, hetero, and interspecies relationships; a subplot involves the protagonist in a relationship with a trans man Set in a near future when U.S. has annexed Canada, Autonomy also touches upon themes of climate change, immortality, social justice, and surveillance Author’s “startling literary debut” (Globe and Mail) Mooncalves was a finalist for Amazon First Novel Award in 2020 and earned them the epithet “the millennial generation’s persuasive answer to Atwood” (Vancouver Sun) Author is an LGBTQ+ person who uses pronouns they/them and volunteers their time providing writing instruction to individuals in marginalized communities