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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The Seep by Chana Porter - 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 Seep by Chana PorterDescription
Trina FastHorse Goldberg-Oneka is a fifty-year-old trans woman whose life is irreversibly altered in the wake of a gentle--but nonetheless world-changing--invasion by an alien entity called The Seep. Through The Seep, everything is connected. Capitalism falls, hierarchies and barriers are broken down; if something can be imagined, it is possible.
Trina and her wife, Deeba, live blissfully under The Seep's utopian influence--until Deeba begins to imagine what it might be like to be reborn as a baby, which will give her the chance at an even better life. Using Seeptech to make this dream a reality, Deeba moves on to a new existence, leaving Trina devastated.
Heartbroken and deep into an alcoholic binge, Trina follows a lost boy she encounters, embarking on an unexpected quest. In her attempt to save him from The Seep, she will confront not only one of its most avid devotees, but the terrifying void that Deeba has left behind. A strange new elegy of love and loss, The Seep explores grief, alienation, and the ache of moving on.
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/18daac71-2592-43fd-bec8-749da7343464
As a group we vote for the upcoming book. 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 comment.
You may leave a comment or send me a message with 1-2 books to recommend for future discussions.
A list of past reads can be found here
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/196Z7URz--bI-3svQjFS-_jV8SNGI7_maLLXq87oLPYY/edit?usp=drivesdk11 attendees
The Daughters of Izdihar - 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 Daughters of Izdihar by Hadeer ElsbaiDescription
As a waterweaver, Nehal can move and shape any water to her will, but she’s limited by her lack of formal education. She desires nothing more than to attend the newly opened Weaving Academy, take complete control of her powers, and pursue a glorious future on the battlefield with the first all-female military regiment. But her family cannot afford to let her go—crushed under her father’s gambling debt, Nehal is forcibly married into a wealthy merchant family. Her new spouse, Nico, is indifferent and distant and in love with another woman, a bookseller named Giorgina.
Giorgina has her own secret, however: she is an earthweaver with dangerously uncontrollable powers. She has no money and no prospects. Her only solace comes from her activities with the Daughters of Izdihar, a radical women’s rights group at the forefront of a movement with a simple goal: to attain recognition for women to have a say in their own lives. They live very different lives and come from very different means, yet Nehal and Giorgina have more in common than they think. The cause—and Nico—brings them into each other’s orbit, drawn in by the group’s enigmatic leader, Malak Mamdouh, and the urge to do what is right.
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/99891c02-ac39-4ee0-8ffb-fc741ebc138e
As a group we vote for the upcoming book. 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 comment.
You may leave a comment or send me a message with 1-2 books to recommend for future discussions.
A list of past reads can be found here
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/196Z7URz--bI-3svQjFS-_jV8SNGI7_maLLXq87oLPYY/edit?usp=drivesdk7 attendees
Past events
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