About us
We are looking for LGBTQIA sci-fi and speculative fiction nerds to read and discuss books!
In general we aim to read books that have queer themes or characters, but it doesn't have to be the entire story. Most of us are looking for good sci-fi/fantasy/horror/genre. Each person on the crew can propose books and we will choose as a group what we want to read. We will meet to hang out and discuss once a month. Its a pretty casual atmosphere and very welcoming.
Events are hosted virtually so you can join in from anywhere!
Upcoming events
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Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor - LGBTQIA+ Book Crew Chat
·OnlineOnlineJoin us for a virtual chat about a science fiction / fantasy / speculative fiction book that has one or more LGBTQ+ themes, representation, and/or characters.
This book for this month is
Death of the Author by Nnedi OkoraforDescription
Disabled, disinclined to marry, and more interested in writing than a lucrative career in medicine or law, Zelu has always felt like the outcast of her large Nigerian family. Then her life is upended when, in the middle of her sister’s lavish Caribbean wedding, she’s unceremoniously fired from her university job and, to add insult to injury, her novel is rejected by yet another publisher. With her career and dreams crushed in one fell swoop, she decides to write something just for herself. What comes out is nothing like the quiet, literary novels that have so far peppered her unremarkable career. It’s a far-future epic where androids and AI wage war in the grown-over ruins of human civilization. She calls it Rusted Robots.
When Zelu finds the courage to share her strange novel, she does not realize she is about to embark on a life-altering journey—one that will catapult her into literary stardom, but also perhaps obliterate everything her book was meant to be. From Chicago to Lagos to the far reaches of space, Zelu’s novel will change the future not only for humanity, but for the robots who come next.
A book-within-a-book that blends the line between writing and being written, Death of the Author is a masterpiece of metafiction that manages to combine the razor-sharp commentary of Yellowface with the heartfelt humanity of Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow. Surprisingly funny, deeply poignant, and endlessly discussable, this is at once the tale of a woman on the margins risking everything to be heard and a testament to the power of storytelling to shape the world as we know it.
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/1a03855c-4433-4057-a2b2-f24ff4f82bd0
As a group we vote for the next book for an upcoming month. Check the event comments (about a week before the event) to see the options for an upcoming month. Take a look at the links ahead of time and vote by liking (♥️) the appropriate commen
You may leave a comment or send me a message with 1-2 books to recommend for future discussion
A list of past reads can be found he
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/196Z7URz--bI-3svQjFS-_jV8SNGI7_maLLXq87oLPYY/edit?usp=drives11 attendees
The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson - LGBTQIA+ Book Crew Chat
·OnlineOnlineJoin us for a virtual chat about a science fiction / fantasy / speculative fiction book that has one or more LGBTQ+ themes, representation, and/or characters.
This book for this month is The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson
Description
She might win the throne. She might destroy an empire. Either way, it begins with murder.
After twenty-four years on the throne, it is time for Bersun the Brusque, emperor of Orrun, to bring his reign to an end. In the dizzying heat of mid-summer, seven contenders will compete to replace him.
Trained at rival monasteries, each contender is inspired by a sacred animal - Fox, Raven, Tiger, Ox, Bear, Monkey, and Hound. An eighth - the Dragon proxy - will be revealed only once the trials have begun. Eight exceptional warriors, thinkers, strategists - the best of the best.
Then one of them is murdered.
It falls to the brilliant but idiosyncratic Neema Kraa to investigate. But as she hunts for a killer, darker forces are gathering.
If Neema succeeds, she could win the throne - whether she wants it or not. But if she fails, she will sentence herself to death - and set in motion a sequence of events that could doom the empire . . .
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/86845d5b-9a34-4ad3-8578-a685a5ee4596As a group we vote for the next book for an upcoming month. Check the event comments (about a week before the event) to see the options for an upcoming month. Take a look at the links ahead of time and vote by liking (♥️) the appropriate comme
You may leave a comment or send me a message with 1-2 books to recommend for future discussio
A list of past reads can be found here
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/196Z7URz--bI-3svQjFS-_jV8SNGI7_maLLXq87oLPYY/edit?usp=drive3 attendees
Past events
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