The Super Sci-Fi Book Sale will take place today, in “Salle St-Mathieu” at the downtown Nouvel Hotel, 1740 Boul. René-Lévesque O. (corner St-Mathieu)! Doors open at 12:00PM!
MonSFFA’s Halloween Special!
Are you out of town this weekend? Can’t make it to the Super Sci-Fi Book Sale this afternoon? Then visit MonSFFA online for our Halloween Special, offered as an alternative, and which will unroll on the club’s Website during the book sale!
Saturday, October 25, 12:00PM-3:00PM
The Super Sci-Fi Book Sale is Tomorrow!
Attention SF/F readers: MonSFFA’s Super Sci-Fi Book Sale is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon, Saturday, October 25!
Be sure to bring shopping bags and a stash of coins and folding money with you to this utterly amazing, astounding, astonishing bargain-bonanza of a book sale! This is your opportunity to stock up on all your fall and winter sci-fi reading! Get in some early Christmas shopping, too!
Paperbacks, hardcovers, trades, plus many comics, magazines, and even a few DVDs—we’ll have thousands of titles available, by authors from Asimov to Zelazny, and at the lowest prices in all of the Seven Kingdoms and known space! Take advantage of our “Bulk Book Bargains”—the more you buy, the more you save!
The Super Sci-Fi Book Sale will take place in “Salle St-Mathieu” at the downtown Nouvel Hotel, 1740 Boul. René-Lévesque O. (corner St-Mathieu)! Doors open at 12:00PM!
So spread the word to family, friends, and co-workers! And bring a couple of fellow SF/F fans with you to the sale!
Volunteers needed! Help us stage this event by lending a hand with unpacking and set-up! We’ll need volunteers on Friday evening before the sale (that’s this evening!), and Saturday morning, day of the sale (tomorrow!). If you are able to help out, please meet up with us at the Nouvel Hotel Friday evening at 6:30PM, and/or Saturday morning at 10:00AM. We thank you in advance for helping make this book sale possible!
Contact MonSFFA at: president@monsffa.ca
MonSFFA’s Halloween Special!
Are you out of town this weekend? Can’t make it to the Super Sci-Fi Book Sale on Saturday? Then visit MonSFFA online for our Halloween Special, offered as an alternative, and which will unroll on the club’s Website during the book sale!
Saturday, October 25, 12:00PM-3:00PM
October 2025 Issue of Impulse, the Book Sale Edition, Now Available!
The latest issue of MonSFFA’s News Bulletin, Impulse, can be viewed or downloaded here, and has been distributed to club members electronically.
This and past issues of the club’s news bulletin are also archived on this Website. Visit the “Impulse” page, or for this latest edition, just click below:
ImpulseOctober2025,BookSaleEdition(OnlineVersion)PDF
We Are Just Days Away From MonSFFA’s Super Sci-Fi Book Sale!
We are just a few days away from MonSFFA’s Super Sci-Fi Book Sale! Club members, and sci-fi readers in general, mark this Saturday, October 25 in your calendars!
And put together a stash of coins and folding money for this utterly amazing, astounding, astonishing bargain-bonanza of an opportunity to stock up on all your fall and winter sci-fi reading! Get in some early Christmas shopping, too!
Paperbacks, hardcovers, trades, plus many comics, magazines, and even a few DVDs—we’ll have thousands of titles available, by authors from Asimov to Zelazny, and at the lowest prices in all of the Seven Kingdoms and known space! Take advantage of our “Bulk Book Bargains”—the more you buy, the more you save!
The Super Sci-Fi Book Sale will take place in “Salle St-Mathieu” at the downtown Nouvel Hotel, 1740 Boul. René-Lévesque O. (corner St-Mathieu)! Doors open at 12:00PM!
So spread the word to family, friends, and co-workers! And bring a couple of fellow SF/F fans with you to the sale!
Help us stage this event by volunteering to lend a hand with unpacking and set-up! We’ll need volunteers on Friday, evening before the sale, and Saturday morning, day of the sale! If you are able to lend a hand, please meet up with us at the Nouvel Hotel Friday evening at 6:30PM, and/or Saturday morning at 10:00AM. We thank you in advance for helping make this book sale possible!
Contact MonSFFA at: president@monsffa.ca
Comet and aurora
Space Weather News for Oct 16, 2025
https://spaceweather.com
https://www.spaceweatheralerts.com
EVENING COMET ALERT: Comet Lemmon (C/2025 A6) is approaching Earth for a close encounter on Oct. 21st. Already an easy target for binoculars and ordinary cameras, the comet could become a naked-eye object in the nights ahead. Details and finder charts @ Spaceweather.com.
Auroras are possible tonight: Multiple CMEs are expected to strike Earth on Oct. 16-17, bringing a chance of photographic auroras to northern-tier US states. Sign up for Space Weather Alerts to receive instant text messages when the CMEs arrive.
Less Than Two Weeks Until the Super Sci-Fi Book Sale!
We trust everyone enjoyed a Happy Thanksgiving! The weather was certainly agreeable over the long holiday weekend! Now, here’s one more thing for which the discerning SF/F fan can be thankful: MonSFFA’s annual Super Sci-Fi Book Sale!
This is a quick reminder not only to club members, but to the larger SF/F community as well: the Super Sci-Fi Book Sale will take place in less than two weeks, on Saturday, October 25!
Be sure to mark that date in your calendars, and start saving your coins and folding money for this utter bargain-bonanza of an opportunity to stock up on all your fall and winter sci-fi reading! Get in some early Christmas shopping, too!
Paperbacks, hardcovers, trades, plus many comics, magazines, and even a few DVDs—we’ll have thousands of titles available, by authors from Asimov to Zelazny, and at the lowest prices in all of the Seven Kingdoms and known space! Take advantage of our “Bulk Book Bargains”—the more you buy, the more you save!
The Super Sci-Fi Book Sale will take place in “Salle St-Mathieu” at the downtown Nouvel Hotel, 1740 Boul. René-Lévesque O. (corner St-Mathieu)! Doors open at 12:00PM!
So spread the word to family, friends, and co-workers! And bring a couple of fellow SF/F fans with you to the sale!
Help us stage this event by volunteering to lend a hand with unpacking and set-up on the morning of the sale date! Contact MonSFFA at: president@monsffa.ca
Zine roundup
We have zines to share!
First of all, our own WARP is available here: https://www.monsffa.ca/?page_id=20361
The N3F has sent us the following zines:
- n3freview202508 Lots of book reviews
- tightbeam372
- A really cool bookmark: N3F-dragon.roc
- ES202509 Eldritch Science
- TNFF202509 The National Fantasy Fan September 2025
- NAPA278
- Gazette202509
- FilmsFantastic_20-Sep2025
Bill Burns sent us several updates. https://efanzines.com
From Israel: CCSeptember2025-v01
From South Africa: PROBE 205X Gorgeous Cover Art!
From LA: De Profundis #613 – October 2025
From Vancouver: OBDURATE EYE 56
Annual Moon Night Event at Morgan Arboretum
International Observe the Moon Night
Event by RASC Montreal Centre
Morgan Arboretum, public event, free admission
Join RASC Montreal for our annual Moon Night event in-person Sat Oct 4 at 7pm. This year features a bilingual Public Event with a talk on lunar observing followed by music, poetry & a constellations activity by the Dark Sky Preserve book and album project.
This free public event is a GO regardless of clear skies or rain, dress accordingly! Coffee, tea & cookies will be provided – donations are welcome to help fund our Outreach events.
This free public event is a GO regardless of clear skies or rain, dress accordingly! Coffee, tea & cookies will be provided – donations are welcome to help fund our Outreach events.
Joignez-vous à la RASC Montréal pour notre soirée annuelle « Nuit de la Lune » en personne le samedi 4 octobre à 19 h. Cette année, l’événement public bilingue comprend une conférence sur l’observation lunaire, suivie de musique, de poésie et d’une activité sur les constellations par le projet de livre et d’album Dark Sky Preserve.
Cet événement public gratuit est à ne pas manquer, que le ciel soit dégagé ou pluvieux ; habillez-vous en conséquence ! Du café, du thé et des biscuits seront offerts ; les dons sont les bienvenus pour financer nos activités