The serene palette of rich orange, gray, and black and white in Sophie Goldstein’s new dystopian graphic novel The Oven contrasts sharply with its setting in a dismal future where young couples are subject to government-policed population control.

  • Sophie Goldstein
  • A panel from The Oven

Sophie Goldstein will be reading from The Oven on Friday, July 10, at 7 PM at Quimby’s, 1854 W North, 773-342-0910, quimbys.com.