For today’s installment of #theredemmasgiftguide we’ve got suggestions for the nerd in your life who grew up on armored polar bears and special boy wizards: Phillip Pullman’s brand new addition to the His Dark Materials universe- The Book Of Dust as well as the Hugo Award winning Broken Earth Trilogy from N. K. Jemisin! Our suggestions for your dear and dour friend who loves a devastating near-future American dystopia are Octavia Butler’s prophetic Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents, friend of Red Emma’s Margaret Killjoy’s new The Lamb will Slaughter the Lion, and Omar El Akkad’s American War! . . . . . . . #radbooks #radgiftguide #radicalgiftguide #theredemmasgiftguide2017 #redemmasgiftguide #baltimoregiftguide #cooperative #smallbusiness #baltimoresmallbusiness #booknerd #books #booksmakethebestgifts #happyholidays (at Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse)