This is an utterly fascinating tale, and one that gripped me so much. But once Rosemary begins to get to know the people still making live music, she learns Hoodspace might not be enough. The job takes her to illegal venues and places she could not imagine. When Rosemary makes the decision to leave Superwally and take a job with StageHoloLive, the company which has the monopoly on the music industry, Rosemary finds herself on the road travelling across the country in search of new bands. The story follows two characters – Rosemary the perfect employee of corporation giant Superwally and Luce, the musician who played the last face to face concert. People don’t meet up in groups anymore and everything happens virtually.

ReviewĪ Song for a New Day is the beautifully told story of a world where everyone has retreated into virtual Hoodspace.

Working for StageHoloLive, which controls what is left of the music industry, her job is to find new talent, search out the illegal backroom jams and bring musicians into the Hoodspace hologaphic limelight they deserve.īut when Rosemary sees how the world could actually be, that won’t be enough. Only a few weeks ago she was a customer service rep for Superwally, the corporate monolith of automated warehouses and drone deliveries that services almost every consumer need, but now she’s about to do something she’s never done before… she’s going to take to the road, in the real world. She grew up, went to school and works in the virtual world of Hoodspace. The gig Luce plays tonight will turn out to be the last-ever rock show as the world’s stadiums, arenas and concert halls go dark for good.Īfter: Rosemary is too young to remember the Before. But mass shootings, bombings and now a strange contagion are closing America down around her. Success is finally within her grasp: her songs are getting airtime the venues she’s playing are getting larger. Source: The publisher kindly sent me a copy of this book to reviewĪn unnervingly prescient, Nebula-award-winning novel explores life in a world permanently locked down in the aftermath of a pandemic.īefore: Luce Cannon is on the road.

A song for a new day by sarah pinsker