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Think Galacticon 3: July 8-10, 2011
We have finally nailed down the details and date with our host Roosevelt University! We are happy to announce that Think Galacticon 3 will happen July 8-10, 2011 in beautiful downtown Chicago, Illinois ( Read more... ) -
September Book Selection Change
The September book we picked back in December is "Salt Fish Girl" by Larissa Lai. Unfortunately, it's really hard to find: it's out of print, Chicago Public Library has no copies (the closest library with copies is UIUC downstate), and copies online are not cheap ( Read more... ) -
Think Galacticon 2011 is on!
Yes you heard right! We are indeed having a third Think Galacticon in 2011! Thank you everyone for your support and interest!
We are currently discussing dates for Think Galacticon 2011. Please help Think Galacticon by notifying us of any uber special important events in 2011 that we shouldn't conflict with.
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We are so close to having a Think Galacticon 2011!
Here's an update! We've gotten some people, but not quite enough yet, so please distribute this widely! We are sooooo close!!
The following are the positions that we MUST fill for the show to go on:
Venue Liaison
Accommodations Liaison
Events Coordinator
Consuite Coordinator
Programming Coordinator
For more information go hereWe also have these ( Read more... ) -
Help save Think Galacticon 2011
Hi everyone!.
We just had our deadline come and go and we are still short of the number of people we need for the 2011 Think Galacticon. If you want it to happen and haven't volunteered yet, or know someone who'd be a good concom member, please join! Our (actually) final deadline is Feb. 28th. If we don't fill our core positions by that date we won' ( Read more... ) -
Remedial Think Galactic!
Well, it finally happened. Due to illness, conflicting convention schedules, sudden job requirements, and transportation impossibilities, we were woefully under-represented this month. Worse, the book was (how shall I put this) woefully under-read ( Read more... ) -
January's Book: Daughters of the North
Daughters of the North, by Sarah Hall is set in a near future where economic and environmental collapse have made food and scarce and mandatory birth control. Finally fed up, the protagonist leaves her husband and assigned living space, and ventures out to Carhullan, an unsanctioned community in northern England ( Read more... ) -
HELP WANTED: Join the Think Galacticon 2011 Convention Committee
We want Think Galacticon to keep happening, we really do. But the organizers of the first two cons have realized we can’t do it again without help. So if you love mixing science fiction/fantasy and leftist politics, we need you ( Read more... ) -
website improvements
Hello! We invite you to have a look at ThinkGalactic.org, as we've made some changes. We’re migrating over to WordPress, which will hopefully improve our site’s usability for book group members, anyone interested in our group, and for the group members who maintain it. Please note that some of our older content has not yet been moved over- some of ( Read more... ) -
Small Beer Press Has A December Sale
Small Beer Press is having a sale, and donating a portion of the proceeds to Fransican Children's Hospital, even preorders.
You can purchase their books as a group, or individually. If you're looking for ideas, I think the books that have made the Think Galactic! list would be a splendid beginning.
(2006) Kalpa Imperial
(2008) The Mount
(2008) ( Read more... )