Arthur IversonTHE AUTHOR’S COLLECTION

FOR BOOK CLUBS

Good stories.
Long conversations.

These spoiler-light prompts are invitations to discuss, disagree, and return to the page.

The Names We Burn

  1. When does a name become a form of ownership?
  2. What does carrying someone else’s memories change about freedom?
  3. Can a system built on control be repaired?

The Distance Office

  1. What is the difference between knowing someone and predicting them?
  2. When does public safety become an excuse for control?
  3. How does the changing distance alter the evidence in a murder mystery?

The Last Causeway

  1. What do families owe the places they have changed?
  2. Would knowing the future make a difficult decision easier?
  3. How does the causeway connect the island and divide it?

The Last Fitting

  1. Who gets to decide what should be preserved?
  2. Where is the line between skilled care and giving too much of yourself?
  3. What can a garment hold that a photograph cannot?

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