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Phandemonium Book Club – “Home Fires”
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We’ll be discussing “Home Fires” by Gene Wolfe at the next Phandemonium Book Club
We will meet at Chicon 7: The 70th World Science Fiction Convention. The convention is from August 30th to September 3rd. It will be held at…
The Hyatt Regency Chicago
151 Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL
We’ll be meeting on Saturday, September 1, at 4:30pm in the Wright room.
Phandemonium Book Club – Hugo-nominated Novellas
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Chicon 7, the 70th World Science Fiction Convention, will be in Chicago this year. In honor of this, we will be reading three of the 2012 Hugo Award-nominated novellas. They are…
“Countdown” by Mira Grant
“Kiss Me Twice” by Mary Robinette Kowal
“Silently and Very Fast” by Catherynne M. Valente
If you are a member of Chicon 7, you will receive a Hugo Voter Packet that contains all of these stories. Yet another reason to buy a Chicon 7 membership!
We’ll be discussing the stories on Sunday, July 1, at 7:00pm. Once again, we’re gathering at:
Cosi
1740 Sherman Ave
Evanston, IL
See you there!
Phandemonium Book Club – Update
013 years
A reminder that our next book club will be on Sunday, May 6 at 7:00pm. We’ll be discussing “World War Z” by Max Brooks. We’ve confirmed that we can meet at:
Cosi
1740 Sherman Ave
Evanston, IL
As a courtesy to Cosi, bring your appetite and enjoy some of their delicious soups, salads and sandwiches.
We also agreed that our next book would be one of the 2012 Hugo-nominated novels. This year’s nominees are:
“Among Others” by Jo Walton
“A Dance With Dragons” by George R. R. Martin
“Deadline” by Mira Grant
“Embassytown” by China Miéville
“Leviathan Wakes” by James S. A. Corey
See you there!
Phandemonium Book Club – “World War Z”
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What says Spring like a good zombie apocalypse? With that in mind, our May book club selection is “World War Z” by Max Brooks.
We’ll be discussing the book on Sunday, May 6 at 7:00pm. We’ve moved to a new location. We’ll be gathering at:
Cosi
1740 Sherman Ave
Evanston, IL
IMPORTANT: Check back closer to the meeting to make sure there are no changes in location or time.
IMPORTANT – Change of Book Club location
013 years
Barnes and Noble doesn’t have a reserved table for us for our 3/18 book club.
Our new location will be The Unicorn Cafe (1723 Sherman Ave, Evanston). This was were we met for “In the Garden of Iden”.
Please pass the word along to anyone you know who was planning to attend. We apologize for the late notice.
March Book Club – “The Color of Magic”
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In March, the Phandemonium Book Club will journey to Discworld with “The Color of Magic” by Terry Pratchett. We’ll meet on Sunday, March 18, at 6:30pm at the Barnes and Noble in Evanston, (1630 Sherman Ave). We hope to see you there!
Note that the time has been set for the book club at Capricon 32. We’ll meet to discuss “Little Brother” by Cory Doctorow on Saturday, 2/11, from 11:30am to 1:00pm.
Phandemonium Book Club – “Little Brother”
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We’ll be discussing “Little Brother” by our Author Guest of Honor, Cory Doctorow, at Capricon 32. The exact date, time and location will be listed in the final schedule.
The book is available for free in a variety of e-formats here.
And remember, we’ll be meeting on January 8, 2012 to discuss “A Time of Changes” by Robert Silverberg. The discussion starts at 6:30pm at our normal meeting place, the Evanston Barnes & Noble.
Barnes & Noble Booksellers
1630 Sherman Avenue
Evanston, IL
Upcoming Phandemonium Events
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Hi, everyone! Here’s an update on some of our upcoming events. Mark your calendars and join us for some fun.
Phandemonium Euchre Club will be getting together on October 16 and December 11. Both dates are Sundays. We’ll meet at 5:30pm at our usual hangout, The Grafton.
The Grafton Pub
4530 N. Lincoln Ave.
Chicago, Illinois
Phandemonium Book Club will be meeting at WindyCon to discuss this year’s Hugo winners for best novel, “Blackout” and “All Clear” by Connie Willis. We’ll be meeting on Saturday, November 12, at 10:00am. WindyCon will be at…
Westin Lombard Yorktown Center
70 Yorktown Center
Lombard, IL
Then, bookclub will start out 2012 with “A Time of Changes” by Robert Silverberg. For this meeting we’ll return to the Evanston Barnes & Noble. The discussion starts on January 8, 2012 at 6:30pm.
Barnes & Noble Booksellers
1630 Sherman Avenue
Evanston, IL
Phandemonium Book Club Update
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The 2011 Hugo Award for Best Novel was awarded to Connie Willis for “Blackout” and “All Clear”. Therefore, these will be the books for our November discussion at WindyCon.
The exact date, time and location of our book club will be announced as part of WindyCon programming. WindyCon will be from Friday, November 11 to Sunday, November 13. WindyCon will be at…
Westin Lombard Yorktown Center
70 Yorktown Center
Lombard, Illinois
November Phandemonium Book Club
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As is our tradition, we will be discussing the winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel at WindyCon. The winner will be named at the WorldCon, Renovation, in Reno.
The exact date, time and location of our book club will be announced as part of WindyCon programming. WindyCon will be from Friday, November 11 to Sunday, November 13. WindyCon will be at…
Westin Lombard Yorktown Center
70 Yorktown Center
Lombard, Illinois