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TPL'S ONLINE SPECULATIVE FICTION BOOK GROUP!

Regularly meets the last Wednesday of each month via Zoom to discuss intriguing, mind-expanding books from multiple genres. Register today and join us online.

September 2026 Selection:

Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky

To fix the world they must first break it, further. Humanity is a dying breed, utterly reliant on artificial labor and service. When a domesticated robot gets a nasty little idea downloaded into its core programming, they murder their owner. The robot discovers they can also do something else they never did before: They can run away. Fleeing the household they enter a wider world they never knew existed, where the age-old hierarchy of humans at the top is disintegrating into ruins and an entire robot ecosystem devoted to human wellbeing is having to find a new purpose. Sometimes all it takes is a nudge to overcome the limits of your programming

"With humor, heart, and hope balancing out the decay, this glimpse of the future is sure to win fans." — Publishers Weekly

Service Model

Speculative Fiction? What's that? Do you like science fiction? That's speculative fiction. Fantasy? OK, that's speculative fiction too. Horror, magical realism, alternate history, slipstream, steampunk, cyberpunk, dystopias, apocalyptic tales, and stories that are just plain weird? Yep. Those are all eligible for our speculative fiction menu!

If reading outside the lines of everyday life interests you, we invite you to join our online community as we explore our reading horizons. Other Worlds might be the change of pace you're looking for.