About us
We meet on the first and third Monday evening each month for low-key discussions of fantasy and science fiction books. For now, meetings are still online, via Zoom.
Format: Each person takes turn speaking as long as s&/-he wishes about the book. Once everyone has had a turn, we have a general discussion in response to each other's comments. If there is time, we move on to discussion of other books and topics of interest. Books are selected every six months with a list of recommendations made and then voted upon by members. Book recommendations are split into "contemporary" and "classical" categories for the vote.
This reading group began in 1994. Many members of the group are also organizers of ArmadilloCon (http://armadillocon.org/) and members of the Fandom Association of Central Texas.
The reading group's website is http://www.fact.org/reading/. Future books for discussion are listed on the website as are comments from discussions of past books.
Please note: Meetup's RSVP list for this group does not reflect actual membership or attendance, which encompasses a wider SFF fan community in Austin (http://www.fact.org/reading/).
P.S. Meetup's system for letting me know about new member requests is oddly buggy. If you don't get approved within a couple of days, feel free to DM me.
Upcoming events
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Violet Thistlewaite is Not a Villain Anymore by Emily Krempholtz
·OnlineOnlineViolet Thistlewaite is Not a Villain Anymore by Emily Krempholtz (344 pp). A former evil sorcerer’s sidekick wants only to run a flower shop, but magical disasters—and romance—have other plans.
(more info about the group, including lists of upcoming and past books: https://www.fact.org/reading/)
2 attendees
All That We See or Seem by Ken Liu
·OnlineOnline*All That We See or Seem *by Ken Liu (416 pp) “Orphan hacker” Julia Z uses her AI skills to rescue a kidnapped dream artist who weaves memories into VR.
We will be meeting online via Zoom. Please message the hosts if the link does not appear before the meeting.
(more info about the group, including lists of upcoming and past books: https://www.fact.org/reading/)
2 attendees
Past events
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