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John Tommasino @jtommasino.bsky.social · 11h

Banned for its depictions of nude mice, this is an account of the Holocaust that should be required reading. #bannedbooksweek #standwiththebanned

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John Tommasino @jtommasino.bsky.social · 1d

For Banned Books Week, this graphic novel was challenged in school libraries but it should be read for its character development, plot and literary importance. #bannedbooksweek #standwiththebanned

John Tommasino @jtommasino.bsky.social · 2d

Continuing with Banned Books Week, this groundbreaking science fiction novel frequently makes challenged lists.

John Tommasino @jtommasino.bsky.social · 3d

Pam Bondi is a liar. For more obvious observations, click follow.

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John Tommasino @jtommasino.bsky.social · 3d

For Banned Books Week, a frequently challenged dystopian novel that is well worth reading. #bannedbooksweek #standwiththebanned

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John Tommasino @jtommasino.bsky.social · 4d

Since banning books is Orwellian, resist by reading! Start with this classic about totalitarian regimes. #bannedbooksweek #standwththebanned

John Tommasino @jtommasino.bsky.social · 15d

Join me at 5 pm on Wednesday, October 29 at the Van Nuys Branch Library for a discussion of Shadow Speaker by Nnedi Okorafor. The Science Fiction Book Club meets every month and is open to all readers. #bookclub #sciencefiction #vannuys #sanfernandovalley

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John Tommasino @jtommasino.bsky.social · Sep 10

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The Legacy of D.H. Lawrence: Often Censored, but Never Forgotten

Sept. 11, 1885 is the birthdate of D.H. Lawrence, who rose from a working-class family in an industrialized England to become one of the most important and controversial authors of the early 20th cent...

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John Tommasino @jtommasino.bsky.social · Sep 8

Happy Star Trek Day. lapl.org/collections-...

Boldly Going Behind the Scenes at Star Trek

On Sept. 8, 1966, viewers of NBC television would tune in for the debut of a unique science fiction series. Star Trek's first episode was entitled "The Man Trap," the story of a shape-shifting, vampir...

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John Tommasino @jtommasino.bsky.social · Aug 28

My book club's consensus was that this book is a twisted mess. No discernable themes except for drug use. Not really science fiction although it did kind of predict the counter culture movement of the late 1960s.

John Tommasino @jtommasino.bsky.social · Aug 28

Join me at 5 pm on Wednesday, September 24 at the Van Nuys Branch Library for a discussion of Children of Dune by Frank Herbert. The Science Fiction Book Club meets every month.

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John Tommasino @jtommasino.bsky.social · Aug 21

Museum of Illusions, San Diego

John Tommasino @jtommasino.bsky.social · Aug 20

USS Midway Museum San Diego CA

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John Tommasino @jtommasino.bsky.social · Aug 4

Join me at 5 pm on Wednesday August 27 at the Van Nuys Branch Library for a discussion of Naked Lunch by William Burroughs. The Science Fiction Book Club meets every month.

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John Tommasino @jtommasino.bsky.social · Aug 3

The Garden Report 8-3-25

John Tommasino @jtommasino.bsky.social · Jul 27

Happening Wednesday, July 30 at 5 pm at the Van Nuys Branch Library, 6250 Sylmar Ave, Van Nuys CA. Watchmen!

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John Tommasino @jtommasino.bsky.social · Jul 23

"Superman" is a super film.

John Tommasino @jtommasino.bsky.social · Jul 10

If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—for ever. George Orwell, 1984

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John Tommasino @jtommasino.bsky.social · Jun 24

Just felt the 2.7 earthquake in the valley

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John Tommasino @jtommasino.bsky.social · Jun 24

Join me at 5 pm on Wednesday July 30 at the Van Nuys Branch Library for a discussion of Alan Moore's Watchmen. The Science Fiction Book Club meets the last Wednesday of every month.

John Tommasino @jtommasino.bsky.social · Jun 8

John Tommasino @jtommasino.bsky.social · Jun 2

Join me at 5 pm on Wednesday June 25th at the Van Nuys Branch Library for a discussion of Annihilation by Jeff VanDerMeer. The Science Fiction Book Club meets every month.