Science Fiction on The Point with Mindy Todd

We had such a fun time this morning talking about Science Fiction books on The Point with Mindy Todd. Joining us once again, was Vicky Titcomb of Titcomb’s Bookshop located in East Sandwich. I am quite sure we could easily spend a year talking about nothing but Science Fiction, as it is such a rich and varied genre. If you missed the show you can listen online at capeandislands.org. By the way, I was remiss in not letting everyone know that we have a Science Fiction Book Club that meets at the library. Their next meeting will be at 7:00 PM on Monday, August 31st when they will be discussing Lexicon by Max Barry.

Jill’s Picks

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell

“All Summer In A Day” short story by Ray Bradbury, collected in The Very Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Sixtieth Anniversary Anthology This story can also be found in Twice 22, which includes two story collections The Golden Apples of the Sun and A Medicine for Melancholy.

What Makes This Book So Great by Jo Walton

In Other Worlds: SF and the human imagination by Margaret Atwood

“Science Fiction” essay by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. included in Wampeters Foma & Granfalloons (Opinions) and Library of America’s Novels & Stories 1950-1962 by Kurt Vonnegut.

The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury

Brave New Words: the Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction edited by Jeff Prucher

Vicky’s Picks

Pilgrimage: the book of the people and The People: no different flesh by Zenna Henderson. Nice article about Zenna Henderson written by Jo Walton.

Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card

Seveneves by Neal Stephenson

Little Brother by Cory Doctorow

Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Bees by Laline Paull

The Passage by Justin Cronin

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

Listener Picks

The Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov

Snowcrash by Neal Stephenson

Wool by Hugh Howey (part of the Silo Series)

Old Man’s War by John Scalzi

Larry Niven novels, Ringworld Series is part of the Tales of Known Space

The Passage and The Twelve by Justin Cronin

Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

The John Carter of Mars series by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Stranger in a Strange Land and the Future History series by Robert Heinlein

Ender’s Game series by Orson Scott Card

2 comments on “Science Fiction on The Point with Mindy Todd


  1. Julie Craig-Muller says:

    I enjoyed the sci fi discussion tremendously. I’m so excited you talked about Zenna Henderson–I remember reading the first novel in the series as a teenager, but I could never find subsequent books. I love sci fi, and would appreciate being on an email list about new sci fi authors and books. I must comment that I didn’t hear much about some British authors I respect: Iain Banks and Peter Hamilton come to mind. Have you read any of their books?

  2. Jill says:

    Hi Julie, Thanks so much for your comment. Vicky was particularly delighted to know there was someone else out there who enjoyed Zenna Henderson! By the way, I was remiss in not letting everyone know that we have a Science Fiction Bookclub that meets at the library. Their next meeting will be at 7 PM on August 31st where they will be discussing LEXICON by Max Barry.

    Jill Erickson

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