Speculative Fiction Featured in Portsmouth

The Portsmouth Public Library already offers a Fiction and Nonfiction Book Discussion Group. This fall there’s a new addition: Speculative Fiction. A genre that encompasses fantasy, science fiction, horror and everything in between. Speculative fiction asks, what if?

What if we discussed a new spec fic title every month, covering many different genres, themes and ranging from classic to modern? What if you could check out the book from the library, and meet with likeminded people for good discussion and refreshments?

Now it’s possible. The first Spec Fic Book Club meets on October 26 at 7 PM at Portsmouth Public Library. Drop by and check out a copy of the book today.

Oct. 26: Vicious, by V. E. Schwab

College friends and roommates Victor and Eli discover a way to become superheroes. After an experiment goes wrong, the two men will stop at nothing to seek revenge—on each other.

Nov. 30: The Left Hand of Darkness, by Ursula Le Guin

In an alien world where people can change their gender at-will, one man aims to bridge the gap between opposing civilizations.

Dec. 28: The Magicians, by Lev Grossman

Quentin Clearwater is admitted to an elite college of magic in upstate New York, but he still can’t stop obsessing over a Narnia-like otherworld that doesn’t exist outside of books. Or does it?

Find info about all of the book discussion groups at cityofportsmouth.com/library/books-abdl.htm.