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‘The Moon And The Other’ Looks At Gender And Class With A Sci-Fi Twist

Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing

In his latest novel, “The Moon and The Other” (Simon & Schuster/2017), science fiction writer John Kesselenvisions a collection of people living on the moon in the middle of the 22nd century. The story follows four main characters as they navigate the social structures of each colony, including the “Society of Cousins,” where men receive societal privileges but are denied the right to vote.

 

Host Frank Stasio talks with Kessel about setting a novel on the moon and how social structures on Earth influenced the book. Kessel is a professor of creative writing and American literature at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. 

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Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.