• Adult Programming Newsletter •
June 20-26
Nebula Edition

Since 1965, Nebula Awards have been given each year for the best sci-fi or fantasy novel, novella, novelette, and short story. Recently added awards include categories for middle grade and YA fiction, outstanding dramatic presentation for TV and film, and best game writing. Nebula Awards are conferred by the members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America to celebrate the best of the genre. In this newsletter, you'll find the 2020 Best Novel award winner and runners-up. View the full list of winners here.
 
Happy reading/watching/gaming!
 
2020 Nebula Best Novels
Piranesi
by Susanna Clarke

Living in a labyrinthine house of endless corridors, flooded staircases and thousands of statues, Piranesi assists the dreamlike dwelling’s only other resident throughout a mysterious research project before evidence emerges of an astonishing alternate world.
 
Winner: 2020 Nebula Award for Best Novel
The City We Became
by N. K. Jemisin

This first book of an exciting new series by a Hugo Award-winning author takes readers into the dark underbelly of New York City, where a roiling, ancient evil stirs in the halls of power, threatening to destroy the city and her six newborn avatars.
Mexican Gothic
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

A reimagining of the classic gothic suspense novel follows the experiences of a courageous socialite in 1950s Mexico who is drawn into the treacherous secrets of an isolated mansion. By the author of Gods of Jade and Shadow.
Black Sun
by Rebecca Roanhorse

A trilogy debut by the Nebula Award-winning author of Star Wars: Resistance Reborn is inspired by the civilizations of the Pre-Columbian Americas and follows the unbalancing of the holy city of Tova amid a fateful solstice eclipse.
The Midnight Bargain
by C. L. Polk

The award-winning author of Witchmark presents a romantic fantasy set in a magical Regency England, where a sorceress must balance magic-ending familial duty with her ambition to become her world’s first great sorceress.
Programs
Family Hike
 

Tuesday, June 22, 10-11am
Location: Pinehurst Trail Head
Bring the whole family for a leisure hike along the Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes in scenic Pinehurst. Suitable for all ages and skill level. Dress for the weather in sturdy shoes.
Effective Communication Strategies

Thursday, June 24, 12-1pm
Virtual: register here
The Alzheimer's Association provides support to those affected by Alheimer's and dementia with free virtual programs focused on the diseases, caregiving, and communication.
 
Podcast Corner
Jurassic Park
 
Join the "clever girls" and their special guest John Fischer as they discuss Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park and its 1993 movie adaptation. In this episode: we've spared no expense to bring you a discussion about just who's to blame for the dinos getting out of their cages, how the sweet yet misguided John Hammond of the movie has a MUCH darker side in the book, what character Steven Spielberg relates to the most, and why in the world would anyone create velociraptors??!
 
Fun fact: Michael Crichton was nominated for a Nebula Award for his work on the 1973 film Westworld.
 
Jurassic Park Books
Jurassic Park Movies


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