Books or any fic? Recent or any times?
On Feb 15, 8:58 pm, Alicia Henn <[email protected]> wrote:
> We'll be meeting March 3, at 7pm, at the Pittsford Barnes and Noble.
> We had originally scheduled a meeting to discuss the anthology,
> thinking that it would be in print by now, but there have been delays,
> so there has been a change in plans.
>
> One of the most frequent requests I have had from people outside of
> our group has been for our recommendations for spec lit reading.
> The diverse genres encompassed by spec lit and the large number of
> good works available have made the request hard for me to answer
> except with the latest books that I enjoyed (Ian MacDonald's River of
> Gods, Yiddish Policemen, anything by Neil Gaiman or Greg Egan).
> So this month, we'll discuss what titles we'd put into a list of
> recommendations for those who think they're unfamiliar with spec lit.
> We've made a few starts at this as a regular thread on the email
> lists, but it would be fun to pull together a list in a single
> discussion and post it on our website.
> We won't get into rankings, which would be difficult to agree on, just
> a non-numbered collection of the good stuff. This would be subject to
> periodic revision as we add new treasures.
>
> Bring your favorite works and read a short exerpt from one to the
> group. Tell us why it should be recommended by R-SPEC.
> I'll bring River of Gods, but it'll be tough to limit myself to one
> passage!
>
> Also, from our discussions today came a desire for more active
> participation in our regular meetings, so we're going to change the
> format a bit, getting started earlier on our topic of the meeting and
> reserving the final half hour for a Spec Slam. In this portion of the
> meeting, we'd invite anyone present to read aloud a short piece
> they've written (1000 words or less) or a short excerpt from something
> longer. We'll discuss it in general terms, not a line-by-line
> critique. You could also bring in an outstanding bit of spec lit of
> someone else's that you want to share. We can add it to the list we'll
> start on March 3rd.
>
> Alicia
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