Watchung Plaza
Montclair, NJ 07042
973.744.7177
The Beam Me Up group is a band of book lovers who
enjoy reading and arguing over the speculative (science fiction,
fantasy) genres. The group was founded in 1999 by Eileen Duffy in
honor of her sadly closed bookstore, Beam Me Up, Watson Books, which
featured sf, fantasy, and mystery works and associated cultural
artifacts. Given a first home by Marina Cramer, bookseller and friend
extraordinaire, at her bookstore, Cup and Chaucer, the Beamers began a
tradition of lively monthly discussion and dispute that survives after
Marina brought us to Watchung Booksellers. The group is open to mature
readers of all ages and takes a flexible approach to the limits of its
favorite genres, willing to look at mainstream writers experimenting
with genre themes as well as genre authors who push the boundaries and
cross over between and among genres and mainstream fiction. The only
requirement for membership is a willingness to give an honest opinion
and to explain how and why that opinion was formed. It may sound
demanding, but Beamer members are always ready to help out with their
own thoughts and questions to keep the discussion moving, often in
surprising directions that branch away from the book itself. We
believe that there is no book, be it good or bad, happy or sad, that
cannot provide us with some stimulating conversation and a few laughs.
April's Pick
 The Electric Church (Mass Market Paperback)$7.19 ISBN-13: 9780316053938Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days Published: Orbit, 11/01/2009 Bookmark/Search this post with: |
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