Adventures in Bodily Autonomy: Exploring Reproductive Rights in Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror - Softcover

Belasco, Raven

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1619762501 ISBN 13: 9781619762503

Publisher: Aqueduct Press, 2023

Synopsis

The fourteen tales in Adventures in Bodily Autonomy flow across alternate universes and through space and time to consider the issues of reproductive justice through a fresh perspectives. There is an adventure here for everyone.

An astronaut on her way to Mars discovers she’s pregnant—can she keep her baby? Bee-like entities try to force a human to be their queen. In1930s Philly, a vampire offers a novel form of birth control. From a ghost, lessons learned too late. Women who cannot find a comfortable fit in their mythic realities. Future worlds where reproductive choices are different, but individual choice and external battles for that choice are just as real.

Join the authors in supporting Reproductive Freedom for All. One hundred percent of the royalties are being donated to Reproductive Freedom for All.

“So satisfying to read a volume of new speculative fiction stories centered on women’s experience, women’s lives, women’s choices! You’ll find a pleasurable variety here: hard sf, fantasy, ghosts, vampires, horror, sweet lyricism and steel-edged noir — stories from well-known names, and stories from writers you've never encountered before. I guarantee that at least one story in this volume will make you punch the air in triumph, and another will work its way into your dreams, and not let go.”
—Elizabeth Lynn, World Fantasy Award Winner

“I’m absolutely blown away. Featuring so many authors who I love, this is a stunning anthology with many different approaches to the subject of bodily autonomy. Readers are going to be captivated by its range and variety.

“This anthology will be a breath of fresh air ins the ongoing fight for the right of women to control and make decisions about their own bodies.”
—Chinelo Onwualu, author of “What The Dead Man Said”

“Adventures in Bodily Autonomy is a fresh and bold collection. In our current political climate, these stories and imaginings are desperately needed.”
—Myriam Gurba, author of Mean

“For this distinctive anthology, the royalties from which will be donated to NARAL Pro-Choice America [now Reproductive Freedom for All], Belasco (Blood Ex Libris) brings together 14 thoughtful speculative tales centered on issues of reproductive freedom and female agency. The opener, Nisi Shawl’s stirring “Queen of Dirt,” about a Black teen at summer camp, explores racial bias and questions about what makes a family, demonstrating that the anthology has more on its mind than a medical procedure....Tones vary throughout: some stories are bleak, presenting hard choices or pyrrhic victories, but others sound more hopeful notes. These timely tales both draw readers in and have the potential to advance important conversations.”
—Publishers Weekly, July 2023

“This anthology succeeds in taking our imagination to places where we can consider from new angles the restrictions on women’s bodies and lives… Pick up this book today, to support a good cause and stimulate both your imagination and your resolve.”
—S.M. Stevens, Story Circle Network, January 15, 2023

Edition details

• Publisher: Aqueduct Press
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1619762501
• ISBN 13: 9781619762503
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 308