Welcome to the Sci-Fi and Fantasy Book Club! We’re a diverse group of readers of all ages and backgrounds, meeting twice a month at a fantastic coffee shop in Alexandria, VA. Every second Sunday (usually) we discuss a fantasy selection, alternating between traditional and urban/contemporary fantasy each month. Every fourth Sunday (usually) we discuss a science fiction selection, alternating between classic and modern sci-fi.

Our meetups tend to range across topics, comparing and contrasting to other novels, drawing parallels to science, history, world cultures, politics, religion, or philosophy, and generally tangenting wherever the conversation takes us, often towards unexpected epiphanies (“Carrot Top is the herald of the apocalypse”).

If you want a stodgy, pretentious literary critique, this probably isn’t for you. But if you’re looking for a great group of interesting people who share your love of speculative fiction, and if you want to explore and enjoy laid-back and engaging discussions of new authors, subgenres, and series, come by for one of our meetups. Even if you don’t make it all the way through a book (or at all), you’re still welcome to join us and enjoy a fun afternoon. Come to laugh, share stories and make new friends!

We also, from time to time, go to author events, hold fun dinners, watch movies together in the theatre, or do in-home screenings of DVDs or TV shows (such as "Game of Thrones"), and take trips to special events, like the Maryland Renaissance Festival or the Blackbeard Pirate Festival (in the works). We're also launching a monthly writers meetup for aspiring (or even casually dabbling) authors. We may try a couple other exciting new things in the future, as well.

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