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Start: 6:30 pm
As the literature of ideas and imagination, Science Fiction and Fantasy simply demands discussion. In Brasyl by Ian McDonald, three characters, three stories and three Brazils all link together across time, space and reality to create a hugely ambitious story that will challenge the way you think about everything. This book was winner of the British Science Fiction Association Award and nominated for the Hugo Award, the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, and the Quill Book Awards. Publisher's Weekly Starred Review decribed it as a "Chaotic, heartbreaking, and joyous...must read." and the Washington Post called it "...as close to perfect as any novel in recent memory."
Start: 7:00 pm
One of the season's most anticipated fiction debuts is that of Holly LeCraw with her (mostly) Cape Cod-set novel, The Swimming Pool (Doubleday). "LeCraw's thoughtful debut novel tells of two families whose lives are entwined by tragedy, secrecy, and scandal ... This exceptionally complex and accomplished novel does not read like the work of a beginning writer. With a strong underlying theme of longing woven throughout, LeCraw's work skillfully takes these characters through varying emotional journeys." – Library Journal. "The Swimming Pool is more than an auspicious debut. Holly LeCraw's first novel is gripping, passionate, and beautifully written from start to finish, a moving chronicle of two damaged families struggling to free themselves from a complex web of secrets and lies." – Tom Perrotta.
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