P.O.W.ER

Literature & Fiction

synopsis

Synopsis

What if your words were a crime, but your silence was a death sentence?

In New North, women are forbidden to read. Andra has spent her whole life hiding the fact that she can do far more than that. She can write events into existence. Her words do not just describe reality. They create it.

When the wrong people discover what she can do, Andra is faced with an impossible choice. Stay hidden and survive. Or use her power and risk everything to free the women around her.

She was never supposed to be a revolutionary. But revolutions are not started by the people who feel ready.

A Sarton Women's Literary Award finalist. Hailed by the Huffington Post as part dystopian fiction, part feminist manifesto. For readers of Margaret Atwood, Octavia Butler, and Tamora Pierce.

P.O.W.ER is the story of what happens when one young woman stops hiding and starts writing the world she wants to live in.

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Author Biography

Over the years, Lisa A. Kramer (MFA, PhD) discovered the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration as a tool for strengthening all aspects of society. As an educator, theatre director, creativity facilitator, Gateless writing instructor, author, and speaker she built a career on helping others access their inner creative power in order to discover new approaches toward making this a more just, equitable world.

As a recovering academic, Dr. Kramer strives to find relatable and creative ways to share knowledge and understanding with broader audiences both in person and virtually. She does this through Spark Collaborative, a virtual community built so support the creativity in all of us.

Her book Creative Collaborations Through Inclusive Theatre and Community Based Learning won the American Alliance for Theatre Education Distinguished Book Award (2018). Her debut novel P.O.W.er was a finalist for the Sarton Literary Price in Contemporary Fiction.

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Author Insight

When Leaders Choose to Lie

I write stories that I hope entertain people while also challenging them to ask the question, "What if?" In the imaginary world of New North, the "what if" questions are numerous and relevant to our current times. What if the government lies about crucial information for political gain? What if the government decides to target specific groups of people? How would it affect society? What if we are never told the full story? The story of Andra and the rebel group P.O.W. confronts patriarchy, oligarchy, and rulers determined to divide rather than unite. This is the story of diverse people coming together to fight those who want to keep us separate.

Book Excerpt

P.O.W.ER

This is to warn all ministers that there has been a breach in security. We fear that sources outside the walls of New North have leaked scientific studies on the hidden strengths and powers of the female brain. It is crucial that this information never reach the public. We have our team of experts focusing on stronger support for our cause, as is detailed below. In the coming months, we intend to initiate further sanctions . . .

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Lisa A Kramer

P.O.W.ER

Synopsis

Author Biography

Author Insight

When Leaders Choose to Lie

Book Excerpt

P.O.W.ER

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