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PositronChicago.com: Weird & Wonderful: My Real Children
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Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Clubs of Chicagoland. Saturday, August 1, 2015. Weird and Wonderful: My Real Children. We had a small group but a lovely discussion of Jo Walton. S "My Real Children" (2014) at City Lit. S Weird and Wonderful Book Club last week. Walton's novel is a kind of double-alternate history with deep reflections on family and ageing: Patricia, our protagonist, lived two very different lives, and is remembering both of them as she falls into dementia in a nursing facility. One coul...
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PositronChicago.com: Chicago Nerds: Hyperion
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Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Clubs of Chicagoland. Wednesday, July 22, 2015. After many nominations and near-selections, Dan Simmons. Hugo-winning "Hyperion" (1989) finally made it to the top of the Chicago Nerds. I found Hyperion a delight to re-read, as did many others at group; I think we were about evenly split between first-time readers and re-readers. It's one of those books that is a real pleasure to share and talk about. Possible spoilers below! The Priest's Tale: "The Man Who Cried God".
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PositronChicago.com: Upcoming Events
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Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Clubs of Chicagoland. Book-club addiction requires some dedicated skills. All the SF/F and related book-discussions on Positron's radar, as well as other related events. Same information is also available on the Google Calendar. This format might be a little easier for book-hunting or mobile viewing. You can also see the calendar integrated with a map. So you can see both when and where things are happening. Tue 12/6- Brandon Sanderson. 6pm @ 400 S. State St. Mon 12/12- "...
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The Colorful Mr. Sweets | IllLiterati: Crazy People In Books
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IllLiterati: Crazy People In Books. Where librarians, authors, and booksellers share their stories. The Colorful Mr. Sweets. In a previous life I was an antiquarian book dealer, and I had my fair share of interesting customers. None were quite so interesting, however, as Mr. Sweets. Name I gave him due to the fact that the two front pockets of his dark green velvet jacket were always filled with boiled sweets and sticky toffees. To that he replied, Then would you be so kind as to find me some blue books?
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The Foot Lady | IllLiterati: Crazy People In Books
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IllLiterati: Crazy People In Books. Where librarians, authors, and booksellers share their stories. We have this forty-something lady who comes into our bookstore/café. She always orders the same dish turkey with no tomatoes and then sits in our front window at the low shared table to eat among the other customers who happen to be sitting at the same location. Everything is normal up to this point. This is still normal customer behavior. This has caused people to send dirty looks her direction. When ...
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People Who Have Not Recently Shown Up at the Bookstore | IllLiterati: Crazy People In Books
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IllLiterati: Crazy People In Books. Where librarians, authors, and booksellers share their stories. People Who Have Not Recently Shown Up at the Bookstore. A woman called and said that she was looking for a certain baby board book which featured beautiful photographs. I asked her if she knew the title or author and she said, No. I asked if she knew what the photographs were of, and she said, Ya got me. I don’t remember. Maybe other kids or everyday objects? I said, Why don’t I just put these on hold for ...
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PositronChicago.com: Think Galactic: Mothership
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Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Clubs of Chicagoland. Monday, July 6, 2015. The full version of this John Jennings cover is worth sharing. Via collection contributor Rochita Loenen-Ruiz. For the last meeting of Think Galactic. We discussed some selections from "Mothership: Tales from Afrofuturism and Beyond", edited by Bill Campbell and Edward Austin Hall, and published by Rosarium. It's a really diverse collection, and Sara picked us a good handful of stories to focus on:. Sorry these notes are so quic...
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PositronChicago.com: Classic Sci-Fi: Woman on the Edge of Time
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Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Clubs of Chicagoland. Sunday, August 9, 2015. Classic Sci-Fi: Woman on the Edge of Time. The era of the Mad River Grille meetings of the Classic Sci-Fi Meetup. Appears to have passed- another private event forced us to relocate again, this time just a building or two over to Vaughan's Pub. And we'll be trying out a new (hopefully good, long-lasting location) next time. Still, a lovely patio on a Chicago summer, and a nice discussion of Marge Piercy. Other than some scienc...
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Hope Goes Forth!: Hope's Forever Incomplete Guide to the Emerald Windy City of Big Shoulders
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Friday, June 17, 2011. Hope's Forever Incomplete Guide to the Emerald Windy City of Big Shoulders. Edited 13 June 2012 to add links). Kopi Cafe, Andersonville. Pick Me Up Cafe, Wrigleyville. Hamburger Mary's, Andersonville. M Henry's, Andersonville / M. Henrietta's, Rogers Park. Potbelly Sandwich Co., EVERYWHERE. The Grind, Lincoln Square. Lavazza, 111 S. Jackson. Two words: frozen. capuccino. I don't know anywhere else that squirts sweet espresso out of whipped cream cans, but they do. They'...A recent ...
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Straight Dope Chicago: Know any good used bookstores in Chicago?
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Fighting ignorance since 1973 It s taking longer than we thought. Know any good used bookstores in Chicago? March 18, 2010. I'm a huge used book store junkie. Partly because I'm a cheap bastard, but even more so because mainstream bookstores are all the same, and are annoyingly rooted in the present. Used bookstores are all unique, and are like hopping into a time machine and pressing Quick Pick. My favorites so far are Bookleggers. On Broadway and Bookworks. I need to expand my repertoire. Like it I hes...
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