Lisle Library Science Fiction / Fantasy Book Group

Is Becky Chambers the Ultimate Hope for Science Fiction? Her gentle, heartwarming stories seek to soothe our troubled souls. They also aim to blow up the entire genre.

Welcome to ‘Octavia E. Butler Landing’ NASA has named the landing site of the agency’s Perseverance rover “Octavia E. Butler Landing,” after the science fiction author Octavia E. Butler.

Virtual: Nicole Galland with Neal Stephenson, Master of the Revels | Porter Square Books Porter Square Books is delighted to present a virtual talk with Nicole Galland, author of the newly released Master of the Revels, joined in conversation by Neal Stephenson! This event is free and open to all, hosted on Crowdcast.

A Model Dog | Better Worlds Two engineers try to create an immortal dog in John Scalzi’s short story “A Model Dog.” In this animated adaptation, an overbearing CEO demands that his empl...

A short story about an AI that likes cat pictures.

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Harlan Ellison, Grand Master of Science Fiction & Fantasy, 1934-2018 “For a brief time I was here, and for a brief time, I mattered.” Harlan Ellison, author, screenwriter, and grand master of science fiction and fantasy, has passed on June 28th, 2018 at …

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20 Underrated Science Fiction Movies Science fiction movies have always been a mainstay of Hollywood. But there are many science fiction movies that were criminally underrated when released and have largely been forgotten over time. For every blockbuster such as Star Wars and E.T. The Extra Terrestrial, there’s a gem of a movie such ...

Female Librarians on Horseback Delivering Books, ca. 1930s These librarians would adventure through muddy creeks and snowy hills just to deliver books to the people of these isolated areas.