PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
L. X. BECKETT frittered their misbegotten youth working as an actor and theater technician in Southern Alberta, before deciding to make a shift into writing science fiction. Their first novella, Freezing Rain, a Chance of Falling, takes place in the same universe as Gamechanger and Dealbreaker. Lex identifies as feminist, lesbian, genderqueer, married, and Slytherin, and can be found on Twitter at @LXBeckett or at a writing advice blog, the Lexicon, at lxbeckett.com.
Driven by joyful confidence that the reader--like the characters--will accept huge helpings of razzle-dazzle strangeness. The result is as delightful as it is mind-bending. --Publishers Weekly, starred review Intricate....[S]trewn with hashtags and trademarks that emphasize a world driven by greed, power, and the importance of trending. --Booklist Praise for Gamechanger: Packed with cool ideas, psychological intrigue, political conspiracy, and hard-won hope. --Annalee Newitz This delightful pinball machine of a book recalls the whiz-bang joy and gleeful innovation of Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash. --Publishers Weekly, starred review A visionary glimpse into the future. --Kirkus Reviews A thought-provoking and, at times, frightening peek into possibilities of the future. --Booklist Readers will delight in the nonbinary characters, LBGTQ relationships and identities, and the land acknowledgment statement at the end of the book. Highly recommended. --Library Journal, starred review
