January 2016 Book Group

Thursday, January 14 at 7:30 pm

Wednesday, January 13 at 7:30 pm

Stations of the Tide by Michael Swanwick

Update 1/6/2016: date changed to Jan 13th, all other details the same.

Update 12/21/2015: If you’re in Wicker Park early, some of us will be at Furious Spoon (1571 N Milwaukee) for dinner starting around 6:00-ish.

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December 2015 Book Group

Thursday, December 10 at 7:30 pm

Stories from Octavia’s Brood ed. by Walidah Imarisha and adrienne maree brown

  • Introduction
  • “Revolution Shuffle” by Bao Phi
  • “The River” by adrienne maree brown
  • “The Long Memory” by Morrigan Phillips
  • “Little Brown Mouse” by Tunde Olaniran
  • “Manhunters” by Kalamu Ya Salaam
  • “Star Wars and the American Imagination” by Mumia Abu-Jamal
  • “The Only Lasting Truth” by Tananarive Due
  • Outro

If you’re in Wicker Park early, some of us will be at Tamale Spaceship (1341 N Damen) for dinner starting around 6:00-ish.

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June 2015 Book Group

Thursday, June 11

Stories from Mothership: Tales from Afrofuturism and Beyond ed. by Bill Campbell and Edward Austin Hall

  • “The Farming of Gods” by Ibi Zoboi
  • “Life-pod” by Vandana Singh
  • “Protected Entity” by Daniel José Older
  • “Fées des Dents” by George S. Walker

Edited 6/1/2015: PLUS bonus story: “Dances with Ghosts” by Joseph Bruchac

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