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Su J. Sokol

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Su J  Sokol is a social rights activist and a writer of speculative and interstitial fiction. Cycling to Asylum, xyr debut novel, was long-listed for the Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic; its French translation, Les lignes invisibles, is a finalist for the Prix de traduction de la Fondation Cole. Su’s novels also include Run J Run; and Zee, a finalist for the QWF Janet Savage Blachford Prize for Children’s and Young Adult Literature. Five Points on an Invisible Line, the sequel to Cycling to Asylum, is scheduled to be published in the spring of 2025. Su's short fiction and essays have appeared in various publications.

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Su J. Sokol I rarely get writers' block, but sometimes I have a problem in my story that I can't easily solve. What I do then is either walk or bike -- some kind …moreI rarely get writers' block, but sometimes I have a problem in my story that I can't easily solve. What I do then is either walk or bike -- some kind of exercise -- and let my mind loose. Usually the answer comes to me that way.(less)
Su J. Sokol When someone who reads my work understands what I am saying and connects very strongly with it. And then they tell me about it.
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I found this to be a very convincing and realistic account of an important moment in labour history in North America. I enjoyed the attention given to historically accurate language, clothing, food, songs, and also attitudes, even when those attitude ...more
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Excellent novel with intelligent things to say on a range of topics including being an artist, being an activist, being trans and gay, being an addict, revolution, family, hope and despair. The structure as well as the writing is interesting and effe ...more
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Su and 2 other people liked Fábio Fernandes's review of Cycling to Asylum:
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"One of the best books I read in 2014. Maybe, if you are an American or live in the US for a long time now, you might see the novel as sort of prophetic (after Ferguson, for instance), but, sadly, I don't see it that way. I see Cycling to Asylum as an" Read more of this review »
" I am a contributing author to the anthology Spring in the City: A Collection of Dark Speculative Fiction, edited by R. B. Wood and Anna Koon. Can you ...more "
Su and 1 other person liked Rachel Ashera Rosen's review of Invisible Line:
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"We're now over a decade since this book's original publication, and most of what the story depicts—relentless police brutality, all-encompassing surveillance, crackdowns on teachers and school systems, border cruelty—has since come to pass. I'd congr" Read more of this review »
Su and 2 other people liked Ania's review of Cycling to Asylum:
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"Sokol tackles a rather bleak topic set in a dystopian future, but her writing makes the reader empathize with each of her characters as they face challenges. Plenty of page-turning action that makes you question your own place in society. Great first" Read more of this review »
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