Annick Press Presents Soul Machine book launch at Black Squirrel Books

Annick Press Presents Soul Machine book launch at Black Squirrel Books

Annick Press invites you to the launch of Soul Machine, Jordana Globerman's debut graphic novel on May 21nd at Black Squirrel Books in Old Ottawa South at 6PM.

A Wrinkle in Time meets Brave New World in this thought-provoking young adult graphic novel about one girl's quest to save her family's livelihood - and maybe existence itself.

Chloe and her older sister, Lacey, make souls by hand in an empty old house in the countryside. When their supply of breth - the raw material needed to make souls - runs dry, the evil MCorp tries to force them to franchise and make synthetic souls. instead. Chloe sets out to the big city in hopes of finding a new source. And maybe a way to modernize their business that Lacey is so determined to keep in the past. On a journey to find the real breth crop, Chloe uncovers long-buried family secrets - and starts to question whom to trust and what reality even is.

Soul Machine is at once a metaphysical science-fiction story and a nuanced exploration of big ideas: spirituality, family, consciousness, and connection, but also unscrupulous consumption, megacorporations, and how egomaniac entrepreneurs impact our lives. Kirkus Review described it as: “cast[ing] a critical philosophical eye on consumption and connection with visual panache.”

Jordana will be signing copies of the graphic novel at the launch and giving out limited edition bookplates and stickers with every purchased copy. Light refreshments will be provided.