[Sfts-faculty] Klein Librarian update August 2026

[phoenix.alexander at ucr.edu]

Dear all,

Apologies for the slight lateness of this update; August was officially
bonkers, and passed with a snap of Shiva's fingers
<https://youtu.be/PvMLWI9FbMA?si=6hReZRpV5FBMJtcr&t=35>.

No major acquisitions to announce from last month—but I will be attending
Rare Books LA in October, so will hopefully have some juicy finds to report
after that.

   - *Worldcon *(August 27th-31st) was an absolute blast! I curated an
   exhibit of objects from our Jay Kay Klein photographs
   <https://calisphere.org/collections/26943/> in the exhibit room, and
   presented with colleagues from the Huntington Library and Cal State
   Fullerton to promote science fiction collections in Southern California.


   - Speaking of the Huntington: thanks to everyone who came to *Reading
   Octavia E. Butler's 'Lost' Novel* at the Huntington on September 2nd,
   where I had the pleasure of moderating an excellent discussion between
   USC's Alaina Morgan and CSUN's Alyssa Collins about Butler's recently
   republished novel, *Survivor*.

Finally, please do share the following publication opportunities/CfPs:

   - The next issue of *Vector: the Journal of the British Science Fiction
   Association* will be themed around the concept of 'Play,' enfolding
   video games/TTRPGs/game industry labor practices, VR/AR, and other related
   topics. Check out the CfP on Vector's website
   <https://vector-bsfa.com/2026/07/28/new-call-for-proposals-play/> and do
   consider sending something in to us! *Proposals are due September 30th,
   2026*.


   - We're always looking for book reviewers for Science Fiction Studies
   journal; consider submitting via our website
   <https://online.ucpress.edu/sfs/pages/submit>.

More soon, and enjoy the rest of the summer!

Warmth and light,

Phoenix

*Recommended book of the month:*  Maile Chapman, *The Spoil  *(2026)

*Dr. Phoenix Alexander (he/him/his)*

*Jay Kay and Doris Klein Librarian for Science Fiction and Fantasy *

University of California, Riverside
P.O. Box 5900 | Rivera Library, Room 421
Riverside, CA 92517-5900
Department Website: https://scua.ucr.edu/
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