Reading Group books are available from Left Bank Books in St. Louis, MO at a 20% discount.
Science fiction reading group, hosted by Left Bank Books, moderated by Mark W. Tiedemann. We explore novels that reflect the potential of SF as both intellectually challenging and excellent writing. This group meets on the 1st Wednesday of the month downstairs in the store at 7:00pm.
Questions? Send them to Shane at shane.m@left-bank.com, or call the store at 314-367-6731.
Due to Coronavirus, the meeting format for this reading group is changing to an online space. Please visit the Great Novels of the 22nd Century Facebook Group for updates.
2022 Titles
Wednesday, January 5th, 2022, 7pm: Architects of Memory by Karen Osborne
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022, 7pm: Persephone Station by Stina Leicht
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022, 7pm: Fiasco by Stanislaw Lem
Wednesday, April 6th, 2022, 7pm: The Exile Waiting by Vonda N McIntyre
Wednesday, May 4th, 2022, 7pm: The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi
Wednesday, June 1st, 2022, 7pm: The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey
Wednesday, July 6th, 2022, 7pm: Bright Moment and Others by Daniel Marcus
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2022, 7pm: Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs #1) by Richard K. Morgan
Wednesday, September 7th, 2022, 7pm: The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe (First story of Shadow & Claw)
Wednesday, October 5th, 2022, 7pm: The Actual Star by Monica Byrne
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2022, 7pm: The Unraveling by Benjamin Rosenbaum
Wednesday, December 7th, 2022, 7pm: Dangerous Visions and New Worlds: Radical Science Fiction, 1950-1985 by Andrew Nette
Past reading lists: 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014