On Positron:
- Some thoughts on SF/F in the aftermath of the election.
- Super-pumped to run our first Hive Mind column, where fans from around Chicago give reading suggestions. This time, folks suggested their favorite examples of Obscure Brilliance.
- Reviews: Dave Hutchinson's "Fractured Europe" trilogy and Becky Chambers' A Closed and Common Orbit.
- Meeting notes! H.P. Lovecraft homages/responses were a theme: Chicago Nerds discussed The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe by Kij Johnson, and Think Galactic discussed Victor LaValle's The Ballad of Black Tom.
- Relaunched the Convention & Conferences resource page.
- Tue. 12/6, Brandon Sanderson is doing a talk at the Harold Washington Library, in collaboration with Volumes Book Cafe.
- Thur. 12/8 is the first annual Chicago Review of Books Award, with a surprisingly large SF/F representation.
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