books -- in need of recommendations!

[ithych]

So I somehow got roped into the WiSE (Women in Science and Engineering) planning committee, and now I'm in charge of leading a women in science fiction book club... which means I need books to read! Ideally, the books should

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[crackboy]

Left Hand of Darkness was a CSW summer-reading book...

I mostly don't read stuff that fits that description, though. My SF is all written by dudes with beards. And it is often tediously long.

[ithych]

Yeah, I'm debating whether to put LHoD on the list. I really love it, but it's more social SF than hard SF, and it seems like a lot of people think it's dense/tedious/boring.

No beards allowed! Unless it's women with beards writing tediously long SF. Which I'd be down with.

[crackboy]

I haven't read much by her, but Elizabeth Bear might fit (I think you read her stuff already, so you'd know better than I). Carnival has...feminist-y aspects?

[heatrose]

talk to teresa! rodgers-omeara. you know her. or at least would recognize her, i think. she's into loads of scifi.

[ithych]

Indeed! I haven't talked to her in forever, but she is here at Duke and whatnot. Took me a minute to recall.

[xihaulva]

Just want to say what a great blog you got here!

[doritatypoc]

great post as usual!