Do you like to read science fiction, urban fantasy, and horror? This is the book club for you! Come chat with other fans of these imaginative and weird genres, as we discuss books by a diverse group of new and established authors in this expansive category of stories that ask “What if…?”  

We will have copies of the book available for you to check out a month ahead of time. You don't need to put a hold on your own copy, just ask for one at the circulation desk. 

For now, this club will meet virtually on Zoom. Please register ahead of time to receive the link. Questions? Email Kat at kgoodschiff@westath.org. 

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

Description: In A Psalm for the Wild-Built, Hugo Award-winner Becky Chambers's delightful new Monk & Robot series gives us hope for the future. It's been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; centuries since they wandered, en masse, into the wilderness, never to be seen again; centuries since they faded into myth and urban legend. One day, the life of a tea monk is upended by the arrival of a robot, there to honor the old promise of checking in. The robot cannot go back until the question of "what do people need?" is answered. But the answer to that question depends on who you ask, and how. They're going to need to ask it a lot. Becky Chambers's new series asks: In a world where people have what they want, does having more matter?

Waste Tide by Chen Qiufan - April 12, 2022 

Located off China's southeastern coast, Silicon Isle is the global capital for electronic waste recycling. When a virus is unleashed on the island, war erupts between the rich and the poor; between Chinese tradition and American ambition; between humanity's past and its future.

The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling - May 10, 2022 

Practical, unassuming Jane Shoringfield decides on a marriage of convenience in this gothic fantasy horror, but she quickly learns that something is deeply wrong at Lindridge Hall, and with the man she has so hastily bound her safety to. 

Noor by Nnedi Okorafor - June 14, 2022 

When everything goes wrong on a trip to the local market, a woman with a ton of major and necessary body augmentations, must race against time across the deserts of Northern Nigeria with a Fulani herdsman in a world where everything is streamed.