This anthology of speculative fiction is an impactful text to use not only in English but in Biology as well. Each story, written by Canadian authors, centres around the future and what would happen if the world experienced a food shortage. The stories talk of the repercussions of human behaviour on the environment and the perspective that we might have to resort to feeding the human race (yes, a couple of the stories talk of “synthetic cannibalism”. I found each of these stories immensely thought-provoking, and several were hugely disturbing because of their “I could see this happening” realism. The potential for dynamic Socratic Discussion around the themes of EVERY one of these stories is immense.
With Canadian authors, speculative fiction, and timely themes, this anthology offers a rich ground for deep, stimulating discussions about the consequences of humans’ impact on the environment and the morality of unequal resource distribution.
Trigger warnings: language (for a few stories) and disturbing content…however, it varies per story.
Ink And Spine 