“If you control our sleep, then you can own our dreams… And from there, it’s easy to control our entire lives.”
January is a dying planet—divided between a permanently frozen darkness on one side, and blazing endless sunshine on the other. Humanity clings to life, spread across two archaic cities built in the sliver of habitable dusk.
But life inside the cities is just as dangerous as the uninhabitable wastelands outside.
Sophie, a student and reluctant revolutionary, is supposed to be dead, after being exiled into the night. Saved only by forming an unusual bond with the enigmatic beasts who roam the ice, Sophie vows to stay hidden from the world, hoping she can heal.
But fate has other plans—and Sophie’s ensuing odyssey and the ragtag family she finds will change the entire world.
The City in the Middle of the Night is available February 12 from Tor Books, and Charlie Jane Anders is going on tour! Check out the full list of dates and venues below.
Buy the Book
The City in the Middle of the Night
Saturday, February 9
Writers With Drinks at The Make Out Room
(special early exclusive sold by Borderlands)
San Francisco, CA
6:30 PM
Tuesday, February 12
The Strand
New York, NY
7:00 PM
Wednesday, February 13
Charis Books
Atlanta, GA
7:30 PM
Thursday, February 14
Barnes & Noble – Downtown (#2850)
Philadelphia, PA
7:00 PM
Friday, February 15
Brookline Booksmith with S.A. Chakraborty
Boston, MA
7:00 PM
Saturday, February 16
Politics and Prose (Union Market) with Sandra Newman
Washington, DC
1:00 PM
Sunday, February 17
Anderson’s Bookshop
Chicago, IL
2:00 PM
Monday, February 18
Mad Art Gallery
(Presented by Left Bank Books and Archo)
St. Louis, MO
7:00 PM
Tuesday, February 19
Book People
Austin, TX
7:00 PM
Wednesday, February 20
Skylight Books
Los Angeles, CA
7:30 PM
Thursday, February 21
Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore
San Diego, CA
7:30 PM
Friday, February 22
The Elliott Bay Book Company
Seattle, WA
7:00 PM
Tuesday, February 26
Kepler’s
Menlo Park, CA
7:30 PM
Saturday, March 2 – Sunday, March 3
Tucson Festival of Books
Tucson, AZ
Saturday, May 4 – Sunday, May 5
Bay Area Book Festival
Berkeley, CA
Sunday, May 12
The Loft’s Wordplay
Minneapolis, MN
