[nesfa-reading-group] Other local online book clubs doing sci fi and fantasy

[Melody Friedenthal]

Might I add one more online group?

My name is Melody and I'm a Reference Librarian at the Worcester Public
Library. On the 3rd Tuesday of each month, I lead our SF Book Club in a
discussion of our book-of-the-month. We meet via Zoom starting at 1:00 pm. 

October's book is "Dark Run" by Mike Brooks. 

November's book is "Lost in Time" by A. G. Riddle - and Gerry Riddle will be
joining us for the discussion!

In December we're reading a book by Jack McDevitt (I've forgotten which) and
he'll be joining us, too.

In June of 2025, Robert J. Sawyer will be joining us when we discuss his new
novel "The Downloaded."

Although I haven't been able to have all our authors join us, RJS has
attended twice before, and we've also enjoyed meeting Walter Hunt, Mira
Grant, Adam Hamdy, Peter Cawdron (who sent us a video because, as an
Australian, our meetings were in the middle of his night), Allen Steele,
Paul McAuley, Elizabeth Bear, etc. (in no particular order).

Interested? You'll have to register for each meeting. Here's the page where
you can register for October's meeting (I'm actually on vacation that week,
so my colleague at WPL will lead - only 2nd time in 6 years I've had a
conflict): https://mywpl.libnet.info/event/11664400  Once registered, you'll
be sent the zoom link.


Melody

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Subject: [nesfa-reading-group] Other local online book clubs doing sci fi
and fantasy

To clarify what I said about other book groups and add more:

Both the Monday night Boston/Newton Science Fiction Meetup
(hosted by Ryan and Elinor) and The Ladies Fantasy Book Meetup
did Kaikeyi this week, coincidentally, I imagine. Long
book, a quite enthralling feminist interpretation of
the Hindu epic, the Ramayana.

ALSO
The Monday nigiht Boston/Newton Meetup is discussing Nancy
Kress's Probability Moon in late October, T. Kingfisher
(Ursula Vernon's) Jackalope Wives and Other Stories in
November, and Cogman's The Invisible Library in December.
https://www.meetup.com/boston-scifi/events/303067851/
I tend to like a lot of their selections, which are
rarely hard science fiction.

They recently did Kraken by Mieville and Continuum: French
Science Fiction Stories (the latter was quite interesting,
though the quality was very uneven)

The Tuesday evening Somerville sci fi group which is
apparently affiliated with you all and listed on your NESFA
calendar, is doing Stranger in Olandria this month.

The Boston Ladies Fantasy book club meetup is voting now on
their next two selections. They had about 25 nominations
from which members can vote on 4 books. I've only been to
it once. Based on the results so far of their current poll,
they seem to be favoring queer fiction.

The Boston International Books meetup, my go-to book
club, also occasionally does sci fi, fantasy and alternate
history books, but I didn't even attend last month
because I hated the book too much to read past the first
40 pages - Civilizations by Laurent Binet.

The Liberal Women's online book club meetup (Sudbury, but
meeting online) very occasionally does science fiction and
fantasy. I recently attended  when they did When Women Were
Dragons, which I really enjoyed.

Tracy Marks





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