2016 Reading List

Januay

Stations of the Tide by Michael Swanwick

February

Liar by Justine Larbalestier

March

Elysium by Jennifer Marie Brissett

April

“Souls” by Joanna Russ

May

Stories from Get in Trouble by Kelly Link

  • “The Summer People”
  • “Secret Identity”
  • “Two Houses”
  • “Light”
  • Plus bonus stories: “Valley of the Girls,” “The New Boyfriend,” and “The Lesson”

June

The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin

July

Blindsight by Peter Watts

August

Stories from Kabu Kabu by Nnedi Okorafor

  • “The Magical Negro”
  • “The Winds of Harmattan”
  • “The Carpet”
  • “The Popular Mechanic”
  • “Tumaki”
  • Plus bonus story “Spider the Artist” (originally discussed May 2010)

September

Buffy Season Eight by Joss Whedon, George Jeanty, et al.

October

My Soul to Keep by Tanarive Due

November

The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle

December

Stories from Sisters of the Revolution ed. by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer

  • “The Perfect Married Woman” by AngĂ©lica Gorodischer
  • “The Men Who Live in Trees” by Kelly Barnhill
  • “Tales from the Breast” by Hiromi Goto
  • “The Woman Who Thought She Was a Planet” by Vandana Singh
  • “Stable Strategies for Middle Management” by Eileen Gunn
  • Plus bonus stories “The Screwfly Solution” by James Tiptree, Jr. and “When It Changed” by Joanna Russ