The science fiction book discussion group focuses on classic, "hard," and/or award winning science fiction books.
January 28, 2026
Novel: “Patternmaster” by Octavia E. Butler
Short Fiction:
“Brainstem Disco, 2191” by Angela Liu
“The Meaning We Seek” by Nancy Kress
February 25, 2026
Novel: “Hawksbill Station” by Robert Silverberg
Short Fiction:
“Movie Night” by Mattthew Kressel
“Foster, You’re Dead” by Philip K. Dick
March 25, 2026
Novel: “Psion” by Joan D. Vinge
Short Fiction:
“Different Day” by K. Tempest Bradford
“Tunesmith” by Lloyd Biggle Jr.
April 22, 2026
Novel: “Project Hail Mary” by Andy Weir
Short Fiction:
“The Tea Master and the Detective” by Aliette de Bodard
“Coming Attraction” by Fritz Leiber
May 27, 2026
Novel: “The Ministry of Time” by Kaliane Bradley
Short Fiction:
“Midstrathe Exploding” by Andy Dudak
“A Walk in the Sun” by Geoffrey A. Landis
June 24, 2026
Novel: “The Road” by Cormac McCarthy
Short Fiction:
“Amaryllis” by Carrie Vaughn
“Upstart” by Lu Ban
July 22, 2026
Novel: “Parable of the Sower” by Octavia E. Butler
Short Fiction:
“Letters from the Earth” by Mark Twain
“The Pope of the Chimps” by Robert Silverberg
August 26, 2026
Novel: “Delta V” by Daniel Suarrez
Short Fiction:
“The One with the Interstellar Group Consciousness” by James Alan Gardner
“The Truth of Fact, The Truth of Feeling” by Ted Chiang
September 23, 2026
Novel: “Perelandra” by C. S. Lewis
Short Fiction:
“Judas” by John Brunner
“Evensong” by Lester del Rey
October 28, 2026
Novel: “Dream Park” by Larry Niven and Steven Barnes
Short Fiction:
“Symbiont” by Robert Silverberg
“The Road Not Taken” by Harry Turtledove
November 18, 2026
Novel: “Earthman, Come Home” by James Blish
Short Fiction:
“Mother and Child” by Joan D. Vinge
“Phoenix in the Ashes” by Theodore Sturgeon
December 23, 2026
Novel: “Death of the Author” by Nnedi Okorafor
Short Fiction:
“Reef” by Paul McAuley
“Understand” by Ted Chiang
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