Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Club
The Science Fiction and Fantasy book club meets the fourth Thursday of the month at 7pm. It is moderated by Amber, our assistant general manager. We read both adult and young adult science fiction and fantasy novels, with a focus on diverse characters and authors, as well as award winners. Any and all readers are welcome (over age 15 please). You can get more information on Meetup or email Amber to join the monthly newsletter!
Upcoming:
- December: no meeting
- January 26: A Master of Djinn by P. Djeli Clark
- February 23: Machinehood by S.B. Divya
- March 23: A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
- April 27: A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe by Alex White
- May 25: Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor
- June 22: Rosewater by Tade Thompson
- July 27: No Gods, No Monsters by Cadwell Turnbull
- August 24: The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson
- September 28: The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake
- October 26: Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton
Included in NPR’s Favorite Sci-Fi And Fantasy Books Of The Past Decade (2011-2021)
A Nebula Award Winner
A Ignyte Award Winner
A Compton Crook Award for Best New Novel Winner
A Locus First Novel Award Winner
A RUSA Reading List: Fantasy Winner
A Hugo Award Finalist
A World Fantasy Award Finalist
Zero Dark Thirty meets The Social Network in this “clever…gritty” (Ken Liu, author of The Grace of Kings) science fiction thriller about artificial intelligence, sentience, and labor rights in a near future dominated by the gig economy—from Hugo Award nominee S.B.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Uprooted and Spinning Silver comes the first book of the Scholomance trilogy, the story of an unwilling dark sorceress who is destined to rewrite the rules of magic.
A crew of outcasts tries to find a legendary ship before it falls into the hands of those who would use it as a weapon in this science fiction adventure series for fans of The Expanse and Firefly.
A washed-up treasure hunter, a hotshot racer, and a deadly secret society.
Now optioned as a TV series for HBO, with executive producer George R. R. Martin!
An award-winning literary author enters the world of magical realism with her World Fantasy Award-winning novel of a remarkable woman in post-apocalyptic Africa.
Rosewater is the start of an award-winning trilogy set in Nigeria, by one of science fiction's most engaging voices.
*Arthur C. Clarke Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, winner
*Nommo Award for Best Speculative Fiction Novel, winner
Rosewater is a town on the edge.
Named a BEST BOOK OF 2021 by the New York Times, NPR, the New York Public Library, Audible, Tor.com, Book Riot, Library Journal, and Kirkus
Longlisted for the 2022 PEN Open Book Award
Riveting... A] tender, ferocious book.--New York Times
Beautifully fantastical.--NPR
Masterful.--Chicago Tribune
NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS’ CHOICE • An outsider who can travel between worlds discovers a secret that threatens the very fabric of the multiverse in this stunning debut, a powerful examination of identity, privilege, and belonging.
An Instant New York Times Bestseller
A Goodreads Best Fantasy Choice Award Nominee
The much-acclaimed viral sensation from Olivie Blake, The Atlas Six—now newly revised and edited with additional content.
• The tag #theatlassix has millions of views on TikTok
“A remarkable and gifted debut novel” (Colson Whitehead) about two outsiders—a lonely scientist in the Arctic and an astronaut trying to return to Earth—as they grapple with love, regret, and survival in a world transformed.
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Christmas ordering guidelines
Ships from warehouse items to be shipped: Order by Monday, 12/5
Ships from warehouse items to be picked-up in store: Order by Monday, 12/16
On hand items: We'll pull items in order of orders received, so keep them coming!