Merril Collection of Science Fiction, Speculation & Fantasy

Glenn Grant at the Merril Collection

March 29, 2011 | Lorna | Comments (0)

SF author, editor, and illustrator Glenn Grant will read from his upcoming short story collection Burning Days and talk about the writing and editing process.  The event will take place on Friday, April 8 at the Merril Collection of Science Fiction, Speculation and Fantasy, 239 College Street, in the 3rd floor reading room. It starts […]

Recommended Reading

March 29, 2011 | Lorna | Comments (0)

The books in the Merril Collection are mostly meant for adult readers of science fiction, fantasy and horror. However, YP fiction (fiction meant for slightly younger readers) is also collected, if it is of  unusual merit. Holly Black's White Cat certainly falls into this category. Cassell Sharpe is a student in an expensive private school. […]

New Books!

February 28, 2011 | Mary Cannings | Comments (0)

Bonanza week! Some of my favourite authors have had new books come out and are available to be read at the Merril Collection now! Patricia Briggs is currently my favourite fantasy author, and not only was her first fantasy reissued in a revised form last fall, Masques with a brand new sequel, Wolfsbane, but River […]

2011 Things To Come

January 25, 2011 | Lorna | Comments (0)

"While You Were Reading Tolkien, I Was Watching Evangelion" Madeleine Ashby will talk about animé in the Merril Collection reading room, Lillian Smith building, 239 College Street, 3rd floor. 7:00 PM March 16, 2011. Canadian author Glenn Grant will read from his new collection, Burning Days, and discuss his experience as co-editor of the Canadian […]

Steampunk Fantasy

November 8, 2010 | Lorna | Comments (0)

Fiction Steampunk fantasy mixes advanced technology with Victorian culture. creating a world which is recognizable, but turned sideways to reality. In Meljean Brook's new book, Iron Duke Detective Inspector Mina Wentworth's problems begin with a murder on the property of Rhys Trahaearn, the sinister Iron Duke. The stakes become higher as Mina and Rhys use their […]

New to us

November 3, 2010 | Lorna | Comments (0)

Hi. This is the first post to the Merril Collection blog. The contributors to the Merril Collection blog will be the five librarians who work at the Merril Collection. We'll post information about forthcoming events at the Merril Collection, recommend books, provide links to other sf-related sites, and write about anything else that seems likely […]