In late February 2021, I decided to start a SFF book club for myself and a few friends, mostly so I could share my love of SFF books with other people. But also, in part, because SFF tends to get overlooked as subject material for book clubs. There is a tendency to assume that because something is “merely” genre fiction, it is not capable of providing the same depth and meaning that a more “literary” style of fiction can provide.

This is, of course, utter bullshit, and you need look no farther than the first book my club read together, The Witch’s Heart by Genevieve Gornichec.