> On Apr 26, 4:42 pm, Sue Lawson <thno...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Alex
>> Thanks for your message and for taking the time to add all those book
>> suggestions. I'm afraid I'm not sure about the definition of 'classic'.
>> That was the only steer I had from the stock librarian! I think all your
>> suggestions are valid. So maybe it's up to the book club members to decide?
>> Personally I'd like to see  modern authors like Mieville and co included
>> and I'd also like the collection to tempt readers who may not have tried
>> sci-fi before.

>> Perhaps if  we get more than the 35 title we need the librarians at
>> Manchester can choose from the list...
>> Glad to see The Handmaid's Tale  :) and Phillip K Dick  - my favourite...

>> Sue

>> On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 4:16 PM, Alex Lambert <a...@penwing.me.uk> wrote:
>>> I'm adding some there, but what are you defining as "classic"? Stuff that
>>> defined speculative fiction early on or introduced new concepts which are
>>> well regarded now, or are you including novels which form part of the
>>> modern discourse (i.e. China Mieville, Iain (M) Banks, Elizabeth Bear)

>>> Alex
>>> x x

>>> On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 1:30 PM, LibrarySue <thno...@gmail.com> wrote:

>>>> Hi all
>>>> Manchester Libraries buy regular 'touring' collections of books that
>>>> travel round all our libraries as reading promotions and the August/
>>>> September promotion/touring collection is going to be science fiction
>>>> and fantasy.

>>>> We'd really like the Manchester Science Fiction book club to select
>>>> the 35 titles that will make up this SF/Fantasy touring collection.

>>>> The library want to buy 35 classic sci-fi and fantasy titles from your
>>>> suggestions - books you think everyone should read. The collection
>>>> will travel round all Manchester's Libraries from August 2012 for one
>>>> year and there will be a bookplate in them to say the books were
>>>> chosen by the Manchester SF book club.

>>>> If you want to suggest a sci-fi or fantasy book for the touring
>>>> collection you can easily add your choice to this google document:

>>>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GHRnB_YsjWCqCCdg5S0lWlSQ11XzGZssM...

>>>> Unfortunately there's quite a short deadline and we need to get a list
>>>> together by the 1st May so we can buy the books. Please do share this
>>>> message with other sci-fi book club members if you think they might
>>>> not see it here!

>>>> Thanks
>>>> Sue Lawson
>>>> Service Development Coordinator
>>>> Manchester Libraries, Information and Archives
>>>> 0161 234 1938
>>>> s.law...@manchester.gov.uk
>>>> @shedsue

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