Reading & Collecting Classic Science Fiction Roundtable Event
Wimberly Library, 3rd Floor, FAU Boca Raton
Presentation by Collector and Proprietor of Heartwood Books, Richard Meli, M.D. followed by a roundtable discussion with FAU English Professors and Sci-Fi experts, Carol McGuirk, Ph.D. and Ian Macdonald, Ph.D. In association with the exhibit of classic science fiction currently on display.
Free and open to the public. Information at 651.297.0226 or library.cqchanzuiya.com/depts/spc/JaffeCenter. Please call 5 working days in advance if special accommodation of a disability is needed.
According to department chair Eric Berlatsky:
If you have a minute (or a half hour…or more!) next time you’re in the library (or take a special trip!), please check out the exhibit at the front. It’s of classic Science Fiction novels (first editions!), pulp magazines, fanzines, and original art. All of it is from the collection of friend-of-the-department Dr. Richard Meli, a medical doctor who also runs Heartwood Books (rare and spectacular SF and other things). All of the exhibit’s captions, title and description cards, etc. are written by Carol McGuirk and Ian Macdonald. It really looks great and there’s a wealth of information there. If you have any interest in SF or rare books (or both!), you should definitely check it out. Thanks also to Adam Bradford for connecting us to Dr. Meli and making this happen!
