Speculative fiction includes works that are set in the real world but incorporate elements of supernatural, futuristic or imagined events. These can include ideas that would be right at home in such genres as fantasy, alternate history, science fiction, and even horror. We will explore works by Naomi Alderman, Martha Wells, Cassandra Khaw, Ray Nayler, P Djeli Clark, Jasper Fford, and anyone the group wants to read and discuss.

Join McCandless Store Manager Chris the second Monday of the month for our Strange New Worlds book club.

The April pick is Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen.

About the book:

From the New York Times bestselling author of Garden Spells comes an enchanting tale filled with magical realism and moments of pure love that won't let you go.

Between the real and the imaginary, there are stories that take flight in the most extraordinary ways. Right off the coast of South Carolina, on Mallow Island, The Dellawisp sits—a stunning cobblestone building shaped like a horeshoe and named after the tiny turquoise birds who, alongside its human tenants, inhabit an air of magical secrecy.

When Zoey comes to claim her deceased mother's apartment on Mallow Isalnd, she meets her quirky and secretive neighbors, including a girl on the run, two estranged middle-aged sisters, a lonely chef, a legendary writer, and three ghosts. Each with their own story, Each with their own longings. Each whose ending isn't written yet.