This is a list of Author Readings & Signings that have already passed. It is maintained for those who arrived at the Upcoming page and did not find what they were looking for. Events that are yet to occur are on this page. There is also this page with Readings & Signings that took place in 2007, and this page has the past events of the second half of 2008.
7 January, 7PM PST: Mysterious Galaxy (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Suite #302, San Diego, CA 92111; 858-268-4747; mystgalaxy.com) hosts James A. Owen reading and signing The Search for the Red Dragon.
8 January, 6:30PM EST: The New York Review of Science Fiction reading series at New York’s South Street Seaport Museum (Melville Gallery, 213 Water St) presents readings on the first Tuesday of each month. This month’s readers are Judith Berman and Michael Swanwick. Most readings are taped for broadcast on Jim Freund’s “Hour of the Wolf” radio program on WBAI 99.5 FM. Updates at www.hourwolf.com/nyrsf.
8 January, 7:30PM EST: Borders (5871 Crossroads Center Way, Bailey’s Crossroads, VA 22041; 410-290-0380) hosts Douglas Preston reading and signing Blasphemy.
8 January, 7PM PST: Book Smith (164 Haight St, San Francsico, CA) hosts Todd McCaffrey reading and signing Dragon Harper.
9 January, 7:30PM EST: Barnes and Noble (270 Greenwich St, New York, NY; 212-587-3185) hosts Douglas Preston reading and signing Blasphemy.
9 January, 7PM PST: University Bookstore (4326 University Way NE, Seattle, WA) hosts Todd McCaffrey reading and signing Dragon Harper.
10 January, 7PM MST: Poisoned Pen (4014 N Goldwater #101, Scottsdale, AZ 85251; 480-947-2974) hosts Douglas Preston reading and signing Blasphemy.
11 January, 12N PST: Dark Delicacies (4213 W Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505; 818-556-6660; www.darkdel.com) hosts Doug Preston reading and signing Blasphemy.
11 January, 7PM PST: The Mystery Bookstore (1036-C Broxton Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90024; 310-209-0415) hosts Douglas Preston reading and signing Blasphemy.
12 January, 12N PST: Book Carnival (348 S Tustin, Orange, CA 92666; 714-538-3210) hosts Douglas Preston reading and signing Blasphemy.
12 January, 2PM PST: Myserious Galaxy (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Suite #302, San Diego, CA 92111; 858-268-4747; mystgalaxy.com) hosts Todd McCaffrey reading and signing Dragon Harper.
12 January, 2PM PST: Dark Delicacies (4213 W Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505; 818-556-6660; www.darkdel.com) hosts Chad Michael Ward signing Devilengine and Autopsyrotica; and director Patrick Lussier and writer Matt Venne signing the DVD of White Noise 2: The Light.
12 January, 3PM PST: Mysteries to Die For (2940 E Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks, CA 91362-3278; 805-374-0084) hosts Douglas Preston reading and signing Blasphemy.
13 January, 2PM PST: Myserious Galaxy (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Suite #302, San Diego, CA 92111; 858-268-4747; mystgalaxy.com) hosts Robin Hobb reading and signing Renegade’s Magic.
15 January, 5:30PM MST: Collected Works Bookstore (208B W San Francisco, Santa Fe, NM 87501; 505-988-4226) hosts Douglas Preston reading and signing Blasphemy.
15 January, 7PM MST: Barnes & Noble (1104 East 2100 South, Salt Lake City, UT) hosts Todd McCaffrey reading and signing Dragon Harper.
16 January, 7PM EST: KGB Fantastic Fiction Series, presented by Ellen Datlow and Gavin J. Grant (KGB Bar, 85 East 4th St, New York, NY; www.lcrw.net/kgb) hosts a reading by Dan Braum and Marly Youmans.
16 January, 7:30PM MST: Tattered Cover (9315 Dorchester St, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129) hosts Douglas Preston reading and signing Blasphemy.
17 January, 6:30PM CST: Murder by the Book (2348 Bissonet, Houston, TX 77005; 713-524-8597) hosts Douglas Preston reading and signing Blasphemy.
17 January, 7PM PST: Barnes & Noble (6326 E Pacific Coast Hwy, Los Angeles, CA) hosts Todd McCaffrey reading and signing Dragon Harper.
18 January, 6PM CST: Books-A-Million (3111 Midwestern Pkwy, Ste 410, Wichita Falls, TX 76308; 940-763-2702) hosts Douglas Preston reading and signing Blasphemy.
19 January, 3PM CST: Bookpeople (603 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78703; 512-472-4288) hosts Douglas Preston reading and signing Blasphemy.
19 January, 2PM PST: Dark Delicacies (4213 W Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505; 818-556-6660; www.darkdel.com) hosts Maria Alexander, Christa Faust, and Loren Rhodes signing Sins of the Sirens: Fourteen Tales of Dark Desire.
20 January, 7PM PST: Borders Books (9301 Tampa Ave, Northridge, CA 91324; 818-886-5443) hosts Anne McCaffrey reading and signing her work.
21 January, 6PM EST: Joseph-Beth Booksellers (387 Perkins Road Extended, Memphis, TN 38117; 901-683-9801) hosts Douglas Preston reading and signing Blasphemy.
22 January, 7PM EST: Jabberwocky (50 Water St, Newburyport, MA 01950; 978-465-9359) hosts Douglas Preston reading and signing Blasphemy.
25 January, 7:30PM EST: The Philadelpahia Science Fiction Society’s Philadelphia Fantastic reading series (Barnes & Noble, 1805 Walnut St, Philadelphia PA; www.psfs.org/events) is hosting its monthly reading followed, as always, by a pay-as-you-go dinner. This month, editors James Morrow and Kathy Morrow read from their international collection The SFWA European Hall of Fame.
26 January, 2PM PST: Dark Delicacies (4213 W Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505; 818-556-6660; www.darkdel.com) hosts director Brad Paulson, writer Chris Watson, and stars Randal Malone, Heidi Martinuzzi, Mike Murga, Felissa Rose, and Brinke Stevens signing the DVD of Evil Ever After.
2 February, 2PM MST: Book Mine (522 Harrison Ave, Leadville, CO 80431; 719-486-2866; theleadvillebookmine.com) hosts Jeff Carlson reading and signing Plague Year.
2 February, 2PM MST: Page One (11018 Montgomery NE, Albuquerque, NM 87111; 505-294-2026; www.page1book.com) hosts George R.R. Martin signing Inside Straight.
2 February, 2PM PST: Dark Delicacies (4213 W Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505; 818-556-6660; www.darkdel.com) hosts Butch Patrick and Helen Darras signing Eddie Munster aka Butch Patrick.
5 February, 6:30PM EST: The New York Review of Science Fiction reading series at New York’s South Street Seaport Museum (Melville Gallery, 213 Water St) presents readings on the first Tuesday of each month. This month’s reading is guest-curated by John Joseph Adams, and will include readings from Wastelands. Most readings are taped for broadcast on Jim Freund’s “Hour of the Wolf” radio program on WBAI 99.5 FM. Updates at www.hourwolf.com/nyrsf.
6 February, 7PM EST: Bickford Theater at the Morris Museum (6 Normandy Heights Rd, Morristown, NJ 07960; 973-971-3700) hosts Bill Evans reading and signing Category 7.
7 February, 7PM MST: Epilogue Books (837 Lincoln Ave, Steamboat Springs, CO 80477; 970-879-2665; epiloguebooksco.com) hosts Jeff Carlson reading and signing Plague Year.
7 February, 7PM PST: Dark Delicacies (4213 W Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505; 818-556-6660; www.darkdel.com) hosts Susan Tyler Hitchcock speaking and signing Frankenstein: A Cultural History.
9 February, 7PM EST: Ducts.org presents their monthly Trumpet Fiction reading at KGB Bar (85 E 4 St, New York, NY 10003; kgbbar.com) featuring Alaya Dawn Johnson, Matt Kressel, and Eugene Myers.
10 Febraury, 2PM EST: Borders Books (5125 Jonestown Rd, Ste 465, Harrisburg, PA 17109; 717-541-9727) hosts Joe Schreiber reading and signing his books.
10 February, 7:30PM AKST: Title Wave Books (1360 W Northern Lights Blvd, Anchorage, AK 99503; 907-278-9283) hosts Timothy Zahn signing Star Wars: Allegiance.
13 February, 5PM GMT: Forbidden Planet (179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London WC2H 8JR, England) hosts writer Robert Rankin and actors Rupert Degas and David Warner signing the audio book version of Rankin’s The Brightonomicon.
13 February, 8PM EST: Think Coffee, Cup & Pen (248 Mercer St, New York, NY; 212-228-6226; thinkcoffeenyc.com/cup-and-pen) and Small Beer Press present Carol Emshwiller, Ellen Kushner, Veronica Schanoes, and Delia Sherman.
15 February, 7PM PST: Mysterious Galaxy (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Suite #302, San Diego, CA 92111; 858-268-4747; www.mystgalaxy.com) hosts Chris Marie Green reading and signing Midnight Reign.
19 Febraury, 7PM CST: Barnes & Noble (14709 US 31 North Greyhound Plaza, Carmel, IN 46032; 317-844-2501) hosts Elizabeth Moon reading and signing Victory Conditions.
19 February, 7PM PST: Mysterious Galaxy (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Suite #302, San Diego, CA 92111; 858-268-4747; www.mystgalaxy.com) hosts Alexandra Sokoloff reading and signing The Price.
20 Febraury, 7PM EST: KGB Fantastic Fiction Series, presented by Ellen Datlow and Gavin J. Grant (KGB Bar, 85 East 4th St, New York, NY; www.lcrw.net/kgb) hosts a reading from Ellen Datlow‘s new anthology Inferno. Reading authors will include Nathan Ballingrud, Elizabeth Bear, Jeffrey Ford, and John Grant.
20 February, 7:30PM EST: Borders Books (5871 Crossroads Center Way, Falls Church, VA 22041; 703-998-0404) hosts Elizabeth Moon reading and signing Victory Conditions.
21 February, 7PM EST: Barnes & Noble, Johns Hopkins University (3330 St. Paul St, Baltimore, MD) hosts Elizabeth Moon reading and signing Victory Conditions.
22 February, 7:30PM EST: The Philadelpahia Science Fiction Society’s Philadelphia Fantastic reading series (Barnes & Noble, 1805 Walnut St, Philadelphia PA; www.psfs.org/events) is hosting its monthly reading followed, as always, by a pay-as-you-go dinner. This month will feature Michael Swanwick reading from his latest novel.
23 February, 2PM EST: Joseph-Beth Booksellers (161 Lexington Green Circle, Lexington, KY) hosts Elizabeth Moon reading and signing Victory Conditions.
23 February, 2PM PST: Dark Delicacies (4213 W Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505; 818-556-6660; www.darkdel.com) hosts Ray Harryhausen signing the books Ray Harryhausen: An Animated Life and The Art of Ray Harryhausen, and the new revised editions of the DVDs It Came from Beneath the Sea, Earth vs. the Flying Saucers, 20 Million Miles to Earth, and She.
23 February, 3PM PST: Borderlands Books (866 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA; 415-824-8203; www.borderlands-books.com) hosts Maria Alexander and Loren Rhoads reading from and signing Sins of the Sirens.
26 February, 7PM PST: Dark Delicacies (4213 W Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505; 818-556-6660; www.darkdel.com) hosts Steve Niles signing Criminal Macabre: The Complete Cal McDonald Stories; Niles and David Slade signing the DVD 30 Days of Night; and Ryan Schifrin signing his new graphic novel Spooks.
28 February, 7PM CST: BookPeople (603 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX) hosts Elizabeth Moon reading and signing Victory Conditions.
29 February, 7PM PST: Mysterious Galaxy (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Suite #302, San Diego, CA 92111; 858-268-4747; www.mystgalaxy.com) hosts Kim Harrison reading and signing The Outlaw Demon Wails.
1 March, 2PM PST: Dark Delicacies (4213 W Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505; 818-556-6660; www.darkdel.com) hosts screenwriter Peter Atkins signing the 20th Anniversary Edition of Clive Barker’s The Hellbound Heart; composer Daniel Licht signing the cd Dexter: Music from the Television Series; and Thomas Page signing the Irish edition of his novel The Hephaestus Plauge.
4 March, 6:30PM EST: The New York Review of Science Fiction reading series at New York’s South Street Seaport Museum (Melville Gallery, 213 Water St) presents readings on the first Tuesday of each month. This month’s reading is guest-curated by Paul Witcover, and features Sarah Beth Durst and Felix Gilman. Most readings are taped for broadcast on Jim Freund’s “Hour of the Wolf” radio program on WBAI 99.5 FM. Updates at www.hourwolf.com/nyrsf.
4 March, 7PM PST: Dark Delicacies (4213 W Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505; 818-556-6660; www.darkdel.com) hosts Steven Miller, Joel Hebner, Jamie Scott, Mark Thalman, and Will Clevinger signing the zombie film Automaton Transfusion.
5 March, 7PM EST: McNally Robinson Booksellers (52 Prince Street, New York, NY; 212-274-1160) hosts Lydia Millet reading and signing How the Dead Dream.
5 March, 7:30PM PST: Barnes & Noble (16461 Ventura Blvd, Encino, CA 91436; 818-380-1636) hosts Kenneth Johnson reading and signing V: The Second Generation.
6 March, 7PM PST: Dark Delicacies (4213 W Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505; 818-556-6660; www.darkdel.com) hosts Neil Marshall and Tyler Bates signing and giving away Doomsday posters.
8 March, 7PM EST: The Science Fiction Society of Northern New Jersey, meeting at Borders (Garden State Plaza, 2200 Garden State Plaza Way, Paramus, NJ; 201-712-1166) hosts editor John Joseph Adams discussing and signing Wastelands.
12 March, 10PM CDT: The Hideout (617 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701; 512-443-3688) hosts Leah Hayes signing Funeral of the Heart and her band Scary Mansion signing their CD Every Joke is Half the Truth.
14 March, 7PM: Pandemonium Books (4 Pleasant St, Cambridge, MA 02139; 617-547-3721; www.pandemoniumbooks.com) hosts Jennifer Pelland reading from and signing Unwelcome Bodies.
15 March, 7PM CDT: Austin Books (5002 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78751; 512-454-4197) hosts Leah Hayes signing Funeral of the Heart and her band Scary Mansion signing their CD Every Joke is Half the Truth.
18 March, 6PM EDT: New York Academy of Arts & Sciences (7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich St, 40th Floor, New York, NY 10007-2157) hosts Dr. Michio Kaku reading, discussing, and signing Physics of the Impossible.
19 March, 7PM EDT: KGB Fantastic Fiction Series, presented by Ellen Datlow and Gavin J. Grant (KGB Bar, 85 East 4th St, New York, NY; www.lcrw.net/kgb) hosts a reading by David Keck and Michael Swanwick.
20 March, 6:30PM EDT: The Smithsonian Institution (1100 Jefferson Dr SW, Suite 3077, Washington, DC 20560) hosts Dr. Michio Kaku reading, discussing, and signing Physics of the Impossible.
21 March, 7:30PM EDT: The Franklin Institute (222 North 20th St, Philadelphia, PA 19103) hosts Dr. Michio Kaku reading, discussing, and signing Physics of the Impossible.
22 March, 7PM PDT: Dark Delicacies (4213 W Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505; 818-556-6660; www.darkdel.com) hosts Rolfe Kanefsky, Tiffany Shepis, Blythe Metz, Jack Sway, and Esther Goodstein signing Nightmare Man.
25 March, 7PM PDT: Dark Delicacies (4213 W Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505; 818-556-6660; www.darkdel.com) hosts Thomas Jane signing the two-disc edition of The Mist.
25 March, 7PM PDT: University Bookstore (4326 University Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105; 800-335-7323; bookstore.washington.edu) hosts Terry Brooks reading and signing Dark Wraith of Shannara.
26 March, 7PM PDT: University Bookstore (4326 University Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105; 800-335-7323; bookstore.washington.edu) hosts Michael Swanwick reading and signing The Dragons of Babel.
27 March, 7PM PDT: University Bookstore (4326 University Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105; 800-335-7323; bookstore.washington.edu) hosts Mark Henry and Caitlin Kittredge reading and signing Night Life and Happy Hour of the Damned.
28 March, 7:30PM EDT: The Philadelpahia Science Fiction Society’s Philadelphia Fantastic reading series (Barnes & Noble, 1805 Walnut St, Philadelphia PA; www.psfs.org/events) is hosting its monthly reading followed, as always, by a pay-as-you-go dinner. This month will feature James Morrow reading from his just released new novel.
29 March, 12:45PM PDT: The McBean Theater at the Exploratirum (3601 Lyon St, San Francisco, CA 94123) hosts Dr. Michio Kaku reading, discussing, and signing Physics of the Impossible.
29 March, 2PM PDT: Dark Delicacies (4213 W Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505; 818-556-6660; www.darkdel.com) hosts Del James signing his out-of-print collection The Language of Fear and William F. Nolan signing his short story collection Nightshadows and Seven for Space.
31 March, 7PM PDT: Fantastic Fiction Salon (Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, Seattle, WA; hugohouse.org) hosts James Patrick Kelly reading and signing his work.
1 April, 6:30PM EDT: The New York Review of Science Fiction reading series at New York’s South Street Seaport Museum (Melville Gallery, 213 Water St) presents readings on the first Tuesday of each month. This month’s readers are to be determined. Most readings are taped for broadcast on Jim Freund’s “Hour of the Wolf” radio program on WBAI 99.5 FM. Updates at www.hourwolf.com/nyrsf.
1 April, 7PM PDT: University Bookstore (4326 University Way NE, Seattle, WA; 206-633-6443) hosts Jim Butcher reading and signing Small Favor.
2 April, 7PM PDT: Powell’s City of Book (3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Beaverton, OR; 503-228-4651) hosts Jim Butcher reading and signing Small Favor.
3 April, 7PM PDT: Barnes & Noble Hillsdale (11 W Hillsdale Blvd, San Mateo, CA; 650-341-5560) hosts Jim Butcher reading and signing Small Favor.
3 April, 7PM PST: Mysterious Galaxy (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Suite #302, San Diego, CA 92111; 858-268-4747; www.mystgalaxy.com) hosts P.J. Haarsma reading and signing Softwire: Betrayal on Orbis 2.
4 April, 7PM PDT: Borders Books & Music (400 Post St, San Francisco, CA; 415-399-1633) hosts Jim Butcher reading and signing Small Favor.
5 April, 2PM PDT: Mysterious Galaxy (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, San Diego, CA; 858-268-4747) hosts Jim Butcher reading and signing Small Favor.
6 April, 3:30PM EST: Back Pages Books (289 Moody St, Waltham, MA 02453; 781-788-9988; www.backpagesbooks.com) hosts Jennifer Pelland reading from and signing Unwelcome Bodies.
6 April, 2PM MST: Poisoned Pen (4014 N Goldwater Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ; 480-947-2974) hosts Jim Butcher reading and signing Small Favor.
7 April, 6:30PM EDT: Barnes and Noble Park Slope (267 Seventh Avenue at 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215; 718-832-9066) hosts Cassandra Clare reading and signing City of Ashes.
7 April, 6:30PM CDT: Murder by the Book (2342 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX; 713-524-8597) hosts Jim Butcher reading and signing Small Favor.
8 April, 7:30PM EDT: Swarthmore College (Scheuer Room, Kohlberg Hall, Swarthmore, PA 19081; 610-328-8000; www.swarthmore.edu) hosts Holly Black talking about and signing her work.
8 April, 7:30PM CDT: Borders Books & Music (1500 16th St, Ste D, Oak Brook, IL; 630-574-0800) hosts Jim Butcher reading and signing Small Favor.
8 April, 7PM PDT: Dark Delicacies (4213 W Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505; 818-556-6660; www.darkdel.com) hosts screenwriter Jeffrey Reddick, actors Christa Campbell and Pat Kilbane, makeup designer Dean Jones, and editor Nathan Easterling signing the DVD of Day of the Dead.
9 April, 7PM EDT: Harvard Coop (1400 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02238) hosts Sarah Hall reading and signing Daughters of the North.
9 April, 7PM EDT: Borders Book and Music (10 Columbus Circle, New York, NY) hosts Scott Sigler reading and signing Infected.
9 April, 7PM CDT: Barnes & Noble (320 Mid Rivers Center, St. Peters, MO 63376; 636-278-1118) hosts Jim Butcher reading and signing Small Favor.
9 April, 7PM PDT: University Bookstore (4326 University Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105; 800-335-7323; bookstore.washington.edu) hosts Kay Kenyon signing A World Too Near and Louise Marley (aka Toby Bishop) signing Airs Beneath the Moon.
10 April, 7PM EDT: Barnes & Noble 2017 (396 Avenue of the Americas at 8th Street, New York, NY 10011; 212-674-8780) hosts Sarah Hall reading and signing Daughters of the North.
10 April, 7PM PDT: University Bookstore (4326 University Way NE, Seattle, WA) hosts Peter F. Hamilton reading and signing The Dreaming Void.
11 April, 7PM PDT: Martha Riley Library (1501 Pleasant Grove Blvd, Roseville, CA 95747; 916-774-5200; roseville.ca.us/library) hosts Jeff Carlson, Laurel Anne Hill, and Kim Stanley Robinson discussing and signing their works.
11 April, 7PM PDT: Powell’s Books at Cedar Hills Crossing (3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Beaverton, OR) hosts Peter F. Hamilton reading and signing The Dreaming Void.
11 April, 7PM PDT: Kepler’s (1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, CA 94025; 650-544-9938) hosts John Flanagan reading and signing Ranger’s Apprentice Book Four: The Battle for Skandia.
12 April, 9:30AM PDT: Spring Creek Coffee Co (263 Spring Valley Pkwy, Spring Creek, NV) will host a launch party for Desolate Places with authors Willis Couvillier, F.V. Edwards, and Jude-Marie Green.
12 April, 9:30AM PDT: Third Place Books (17171 Bothell Way, Lake Forest Park, WA 98155; 206-366-3333) hosts John Flanagan signing Ranger’s Apprentice Book Four: The Battle for Skandia.
12 April, 2PM EDT: Pandemonium Books & Games (4 Pleasant St, Cambridge, MA 02139; 617-547-3721; www.pandemoniumbooks.com) hosts a launch part for Desolate Places with authors Paul L. Bates, Scott C. Carr, Shelley Savran Houlihan, Stephen D. Rogers, and co-editor Adam Nalama.
12 April, 11AM PDT: All for Kids Books & Music (2900 NE Blakeley St, #C, Seattle, WA 98105; 206-526-2768) hosts John Flanagan reading and signing Ranger’s Apprentice Book Four: The Battle for Skandia.
12 April, 1:30PM PM: Enchanted Paper (545 Court St, Elko, NV) hosts a launch part for Desolate Places with authors Paul L. Bates, Scott C. Carr, Shelley Savran Houlihan, Stephen D. Rogers, and co-editor Adam Nalama.
12 April, 2PM PDT: University Bookstore (Mill Creek Town Center, 15311 Main St, Mill Creek, WA 98012; 425-385-3530) hosts John Flanagan reading and signing Ranger’s Apprentice: The Battle for Skandia.
12 April, 4PM PDT: Borderlands (866 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA) hosts Peter F. Hamilton reading and signing The Dreaming Void.
12 April, 5PM PDT: Dark Delicacies (4213 W Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505; 818-556-6660; www.darkdel.com) hosts Amber Benson signing her books Ghosts of Albion: Accursed, Witchery, Shadowplay, and the CD of Buffy the Vampire Slayer: the Musical; John Everson signing his collection Needles & Sins; Del James signing his collection The Language of Fear; and Jose Prendes signing his novel The Harbinger.
12 April, 7:30PM PDT: Writers With Drinks at The Make-Out Room (3225 22nd St, San Francisco, CA) hosts Peter F. Hamilton reading and signing The Dreaming Void.
13 April, 3PM EDT: Barnes & Noble Booksellers (15 Backus Ave, Danbury, CT 06810; 203-730-9565) hosts Stanley Schmidt reading and signing The Coming Convergence.
13 April, 6PM EDT: McNally Robinson Booksellers (52 Prince St, New York, NY 10012) hosts Sarah Hall and Owen Sheers reading and signing their books.
13 April, 3PM PDT: Books Inc (301 Castro St, Mountain View, CA) hosts Peter F. Hamilton reading and signing The Dreaming Void.
14 April, 7PM CDT: Bookpeople (603 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX; 512-472-4288) hosts John Flanagan reading and signing Ranger’s Apprentice Book Four: The Battle for Skandia.
14 April, 7PM PDT: Mysterious Galaxy (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, San Diego, CA) hosts Peter F. Hamilton reading and signing The Dreaming Void.
14 April: Joseph Beth Booksellers (4345 Barclay Downs Dr, Charlotte, NC 28209) hosts Sarah Hall reading and signing Daughters of the North.
15 April, 7PM EDT: Regulator Bookshop (720 9th St, Durham, NC 27705) hosts Sarah Hall reading and signing Daughters of the North.
15 April, 7PM MDT: Barnes & Noble (1104 East 2100 South, Salt Lake City, UT) hosts Peter F. Hamilton reading and signing The Dreaming Void.
16 April, 7PM EDT: KGB Fantastic Fiction Series, presented by Ellen Datlow and Gavin J. Grant (KGB Bar, 85 East 4th St, New York, NY; www.lcrw.net/kgb) hosts a reading by P.D. Cacek and Jack Ketchum.
16 April, 7PM EDT: McIntyre’s Books (220 Market St, Pittsboro, NC 27312) hosts Sarah Hall reading and signing Daughters of the North.
16 April, 6PM CDT: Barnes & Noble (Country Club Plaza, 420 W 47 St, Kansas City, MO 64112; 816-753-1313) hosts Jim Butcher reading and signing Small Favor.
16 April, 7:30PM CDT: Borders Books & Music (43075 Crescent Blvd, Novi, MI) hosts Peter F. Hamilton reading and signing The Dreaming Void.
18 April, 7PM EST: Desert Island Comics (540 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211) hosts Paul Karasik and Mark Newgarden talking about and signing their work.
18 April, 7PM PST: Mysterious Galaxy (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Suite #302, San Diego, CA 92111; 858-268-4747; www.mystgalaxy.com) hosts Thomas Greanias reading and signing The Atlantis Prophecy.
19 April, 3PM MDT: Title Wave Books (1408 E Ubank Blvd, Albuquerque, NM 87112) hosts Steven Gould and Laura J. Mixon talking about “Two Writers, a Marriage, and a Movie” and sign Gould’s novel Jumper.
19 April, 4PM PDT: Dark Delicacies (4213 W Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505; 818-556-6660; www.darkdel.com) hosts Robert Levinson signing his novel In the Key of Death (free music CD with purchase of the book).
22 April, 7:30PM PDT: Powell’s Bookstore (1005 W Burnside, Portland, OR 97209) hosts Ursula K. Le Guin reading and signing Lavinia.
23 April, 7PM PDT: The Science Fiction Museum (JBL Theatre, 325 5th Ave, Seattle, WA; www.empsfm.org) hosts Lois McMaster Bujold reading and signing The Sharing Knife: Passage.
24 April, 7PM PST: Mysterious Galaxy (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Suite #302, San Diego, CA 92111; 858-268-4747; www.mystgalaxy.com) hosts Lois McMaster Bujold reading and signing The Sharing Knife: Passage.
25 April, 7:30PM EDT: The Philadelpahia Science Fiction Society’s Philadelphia Fantastic reading series (Barnes & Noble, 1805 Walnut St, Philadelphia PA; www.psfs.org/events) is hosting its monthly reading followed, as always, by a pay-as-you-go dinner. This month will feature Gregory Frost.
25 April, 7PM PDT: Dark Delicacies (4213 W Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505; 818-556-6660; www.darkdel.com) hosts Mario Acevedo signing his novel The Undead Kama Sutra and Harry Shannon signing his novel Daemons.
28 April, 7PM PDT: Fantastic Fiction Workshop Series (Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, Seattle, WA; www.hugohouse.org) hosts Elizabeth Hand reading and signing her work.
29 April, 7PM PDT: Dark Delicacies (4213 W Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505; 818-556-6660; www.darkdel.com) hosts film historian and journalist Giulia D’Agnolo Vallan and director John Landis signing her book John Landis.
29 April: Elliott Bay Book Company (101 S Main St, Seattle, WA 98104; 206-624-6600) hosts Ursula K. Le Guin reading and signing Lavinia.
30 April, 6PM EDT: The Cambridge Science Festival at the Museum of Science (Cahners Theater; 617-589-0419) hosts Dr. Michio Kaku reading, discussing, and signing Physics of the Impossible.
30 April, 7PM PDT: University Book Store (4326 University Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105; 800-335-7323) hosts Ursula K. Le Guin reading and signing Lavinia.
30 April, 7PM PDT: Dark Delicacies (4213 W Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505; 818-556-6660; www.darkdel.com) hosts director Anthony C. Ferrante, actors Trish Coren, M. Steven Felty, Arianne Fraser, Joe Hartzler, and Brent Lydic, composer Alan Howarth, editor Christopher Roth, and storyboardist Jacob Hair signing the Headless Horseman DVD.
1 May, 7PM EST: Toronto Public Library/Merrill Collection (239 College St, 3rd Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5T 1R5 Canada) hosts Cory Doctorow reading and signing Little Brother.
1 May: Eagle Harbor Books (157 Winslow Way E, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110; 206-842-5332) hosts Ursula K. Le Guin reading and signing Lavinia.
2 May, 6:45PM EDT: Open Center (83 Spring St, New York, NY 10012) hosts Dr. Michio Kaku reading, discussing, and signing Physics of the Impossible.
2 May, 7:30PM PDT: Black Stilt Coffee House (#103-1633 Hillside Ave, Victoria, BC, Canada) hosts Lee Danielle Hubbard reading and signing Clan of the Dung Sniffers.
3 May, 1PM MDT: The Sentry Box (1835 – 10th Ave SW, Calgary, AB T3C 0K2, Canada; sentrybox.com) hosts Lee Danielle Hubbard reading and signing Clan of the Dung Sniffers.
3 May, 12N PDT: Meltdown Comics (7522 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90046; 323-851-7223; meltcomics.com) celebrates Free Comic Book Day with J.M. DeMatteis signing .
3 May, 2PM PDT: Dark Delicacies (4213 W Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505; 818-556-6660; www.darkdel.com) celebrates Free Comic Book Day with a group signing: David Hartman signing Steve Niles’ Strange Cases; Steve Niles signing Giant Monster and The Mammoth Book of Best Horror Comics; Pete Von Sholly signing his books Capitol Hell and Extremely Weird Stories; and Dan Wiclkine signing 1001 Arabian Night Adventures of Sinbad.
3 May, 2PM PDT: Mysterious Galaxy (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Suite #302, San Diego, CA 92111; 858-268-4747; www.mystgalaxy.com) hosts Wil Wheaton reading and signing The Happiest Days of Our Lives.
4 May, 3PM PST: Book and a Beer (Stone Brewing Co., 1999 Citracado Pkwy, Escondido, CA 92029; 760-471-4999; www.stoneworldbistro.com/) hosts Wil Wheaton reading and signing The Happiest Days of Our Lives.
6 May, 6:30PM EDT: The New York Review of Science Fiction reading series at New York’s South Street Seaport Museum (Melville Gallery, 213 Water St) presents readings on the first Tuesday of each month. This month’s readers are Kelly Link and Jennifer Stevenson. Most readings are taped for broadcast on Jim Freund’s “Hour of the Wolf” radio program on WBAI 99.5 FM. Updates at www.hourwolf.com/nyrsf.
6 May, 7PM EDT: Barnes and Noble Union Square (33 East 17 St, New York, NY 10003; 212-253-0810) hosts Michael Chabon reading and signing The Yiddish Policemen’s Union.
6 May, 5:30PM MDT: McNally Robinson, Stephen Avenue (120 8 Avenue SW, Calgary, AB T2P 1B3, Canada) hosts Lee Danielle Hubbard reading and signing Clan of the Dung Sniffers.
7 May, 7PM EDT: Barnes and Noble Tribeca (97 Warren St, New York, NY 10007; 212-587-5389) hosts Patrick McGrath reading and signing Trauma.
9 May, 6:30PM EDT: Bank Street Bookstore (Broadway at 112th Street, New York, NY 10025; 212-678-1654 [call for reservations; space is limited]; www.bankstreetbooks.com) hosts Rick Riordan reading and signing The Battle of the Labyrinth.
10 May, 1PM EDT: Barnes & Noble Booksellers (3089 E Main St, Route 6, Mohegan Lake, NY 10547; 914-528-6275) hosts Stanley Schmidt reading and signing The Coming Convergence.
10 May, 10:30AM PDT: Mysterious Galaxy (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Suite #302, San Diego, CA 92111; 858-268-4747; www.mystgalaxy.com) hosts Jeff Mariotte reading and signing Supernatural: Witch’s Canyon.
10 May, 11AM PDT: Mysterious Galaxy (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Suite #302, San Diego, CA 92111; 858-268-4747; www.mystgalaxy.com) hosts Savannah Russe reading and signing Under Darkness.
10 May, 3PM EDT: Bakka-Phoenix Books (697 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) hosts a book launch party for Robert J. Sawyer‘s Identity Theft and Other Stories.
10 May, 12N PDT: Mysterious Galaxy (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Suite #302, San Diego, CA 92111; 858-268-4747; www.mystgalaxy.com) hosts Susan Hubbard reading and signing The Year of Disappearances.
10 May, 1PM PDT: Mysterious Galaxy (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Suite #302, San Diego, CA 92111; 858-268-4747; www.mystgalaxy.com) hosts Charlaine Harris reading and signing From Dead to Worse.
10 May, 3PM PDT: Mysterious Galaxy (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Suite #302, San Diego, CA 92111; 858-268-4747; www.mystgalaxy.com) hosts Jeri Smith-Ready reading and signing Wicked Game and Samantha Sommersby reading and signing Forbidden: The Revolution.
10 May, 4PM PDT: Mysterious Galaxy (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Suite #302, San Diego, CA 92111; 858-268-4747; www.mystgalaxy.com) hosts Timothy Zahn reading and signing Dragon and Liberator.
13 May, 6:30PM EDT: The New York Review of Science Fiction reading series at New York’s South Street Seaport Museum (Melville Gallery, 213 Water St) presents a special launch party for The Del Rey Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy with editor Ellen Datlow and contributors Richard Bowes, Carol Emshwiller, and Barry N. Malzberg. Most readings are taped for broadcast on Jim Freund’s “Hour of the Wolf” radio program on WBAI 99.5 FM. Updates at www.hourwolf.com/nyrsf.
13 May, 7PM CDT: Barnes & Noble (2100 N Snelling Ave, Roseville, MN) hosts Troy Denning reading and signing Star Wars: Legacy of the Force: Invincible.
14 May, 11AM PDT: Dark Delicacies (4213 W Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505; 818-556-6660; www.darkdel.com) hosts Brian Lumley signing Sorcery in Shad, Titus Crow, The House of Cthulhu, The Brian Lumley Companion, and the rest of his work.
14 May, 7PM EDT: Barnes & Noble Union Square (33 E 17 St, New York, NY) hosts William Shatner reading and signing his memoir Up Till Now.
14 May, 7PM CDT: Anderson’s Bookshops (123 West Jefferson Ave, Naperville, IL 60540) hosts Cory Doctorow reading and signing Little Brother.
14 May, 7:30PM CDT: Borders Books and Music (1500 16th St, Suite D, Oak Brook, IL) hosts Troy Denning reading and signing Star Wars: Legacy of the Force: Invincible.
15 May, 7PM CDT: Barnes & Noble (14709 US Hwy 31 North, Carmel, IN) hosts Troy Denning reading and signing Star Wars: Legacy of the Force: Invincible.
15 May, 7:30PM CDT: Barnes & Noble (1441 W Webster St, Chicago, IL 60614) hosts Cory Doctorow reading and signing Little Brother.
16 May, 7PM EDT: Pandemonium Books & Games (4 Pleasant St, Central Square, Cambridge, MA 02139; 617-547-3721; www.pandemoniumbooks.com) hosts Nina Harper reading and signing Succubus in the City and Cecilia Tan reading and signing White Flames.
16 May, 8PM EDT: Rocketship (208 Smith St, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 718-797-1348) hosts Drew Friedman at a book signing and art reception for More Old Jewish Comedians.
16 May, 7PM CDT: Harry W. Schwartz Bookshop (N. Port Washington Rd, Mequon, WI 53092; 262-241-6220) hosts Cory Doctorow reading and signing Little Brother.
17 May, 1PM EDT: Free Library of Philadelphia (1901 Vine St, Philadelphia, PA) hosts Troy Denning reading and signing Star Wars: Legacy of the Force: Invincible.
17 May, 12N PDT: Dark Delicacies (4213 W Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505; 818-556-6660; www.darkdel.com) hosts a 75th anniversary celebration of King Kong, with historians Bob Burns and Scott Essman signing their documentary on the film.
17 May, 2PM CDT: McNally Robinson at Grant Park (Winnipeg, Manitoba) hosts Nick DiChario reading and signing Valley of Day-Glo, Robert J. Sawyer reading and signing Identity Theft and Other Stories, and Hayden Trenholm reading and signing Defining Diana.
17 May, 2PM PDT: Dark Delicacies (4213 W Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505; 818-556-6660; www.darkdel.com) hosts John Farris signing Avenging Fury, You Don’t Scare Me, and many of his other books.
17 May: Elliott Bay Book Company (101 S Main St, Seattle, WA 98104) hosts Cory Doctorow reading and signing Little Brother.
18 May, 2PM EDT: Book Revue (313 New York Ave, Huntington, NY) hosts Troy Denning reading and signing Star Wars: Legacy of the Force: Invincible.
18 May, 2PM PDT: Seattle Public Library (5614 22nd Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98107) hosts Cory Doctorow reading and signing Little Brother.
19 May, 7PM PDT: Fantastic Fiction Salon (Richard Hugo House Cabaret, 1634 11th Ave, Seattle, WA; www.hugohouse.org) hosts Nancy Kress reading and signing her work.
19 May, 7PM PDT: All for Kids Books (2900 NE Blakeley, Seattle, WA 98105) hosts Cory Doctorow reading and signing Little Brother.
20 May, 7PM PDT: Third Place Books (6504 20th Ave NE, Seattle, WA) hosts Cory Doctorow reading and signing Little Brother.
21 May, 7PM EDT: KGB Fantastic Fiction Series, presented by Ellen Datlow and Gavin J. Grant (KGB Bar, 85 East 4th St, New York, NY; www.lcrw.net/kgb) hosts a reading by Joy Williams and Terri Windling.
21 May, 7PM PDT: Cody’s Books, Inc. (2201 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704) hosts Cory Doctorow reading and signing Little Brother.
22 May, 7PM PDT: Borderlands (866 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94110) hosts Cory Doctorow reading and signing Little Brother.
23 May, 1PM PDT: Indigo (Park Royal Shopping Centre, 900 Park Royal S., West Vancouver, BV, Canada) hosts Lee Danielle Hubbard reading and signing Clan of the Dung Sniffers.
23 May, 7:30PM EDT: The Philadelpahia Science Fiction Society‘s Philadelphia Fantastic reading series (Robin’s Bookstore, 108 S. 13th St, Philadelphia PA; robinsbookstore.com) is hosting its monthly reading followed, as always, by a pay-as-you-go dinner. This month will feature Jonathan Maberry.
24 May, 1PM PDT: Chapters (Metrotown Eaton Centre, 4700 Kingsway, Unit #1174, Burnaby, BC, Canada) hosts Lee Danielle Hubbard reading and signing Clan of the Dung Sniffers.
26 May, 5PM EDT: Books of Wonder (18 W 18 St, New York, NY 10011; 212-989-3270; booksofwonder.com) hosts Cory Doctorow reading and signing Little Brother.
27 May, 6:30PM EDT: Teachers & Writers Collaborative (520 Eighth Ave, Suite 2020, New York, NY 10018; 212-691-6590) hosts Elizabeth Hand reading and signing Generation Loss and Matthew Sharpe reading and signing Jamestown, followed by a reception and then dancing.
28 May, 7PM EDT: Happy Ending Bar (302 Broome St, New York, NY; 212-334-9676; web site) hosts Elizabeth Hand reading and signing Generation Loss, along with a musical set, and an interactive show.
29 May, 7PM CDT: The Book Cellar (4736-38 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60625) hosts Jennifer Stevenson reading and signing The Brass Bed.
29 May, 7:30PM MDT: Tattered Cover (9315 Dorchester St, HIghlands Ranch, CO) hosts Troy Denning reading and signing Star Wars: Legacy of the Force: Invincible.
30 May, 7PM PDT: University Bookstore (4326 University Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105; 800-335-7323; bookstore.washington.edu) hosts Troy Denning reading and signing Star Wars: Legacy of the Force: Invincible.
1 June, 2PM PDT: Borders Books and Music (2765 E Bidwell St, Folsom, CA) hosts Troy Denning reading and signing Star Wars: Legacy of the Force: Invincible.
2 June, 7:30PM EDT: The Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History (Rose Center for Earth & Space, Central Park West at 79th St, New York, NY 10024) hosts Dr. Michio Kaku reading, discussing, and signing Physics of the Impossible.
3 June, 6:30PM EDT: The New York Review of Science Fiction reading series at New York’s South Street Seaport Museum (Melville Gallery, 213 Water St) presents readings on the first Tuesday of each month. This month’s readers are Thomas M. Disch and Karen Russell. Most readings are taped for broadcast on Jim Freund’s “Hour of the Wolf” radio program on WBAI 99.5 FM. Updates at www.hourwolf.com/nyrsf.
3 June, 4PM PDT: Mysterious Galaxy (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Suite #302, San Diego, CA 92111; 858-268-4747; mystgalaxy.com) hosts Melissa Marr reading and signing Ink Exchange.
4 June, 8PM PDT: Meltdown Comics & Collectibles (7522 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90046; 323-851-7283) hosts Brendan Hay at a launch party for his Scream Queen.
5 June, 10PM PDT: Dark Delicacies (4213 W Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505; 818-556-6660; www.darkdel.com) hosts a viewing for the premiere episode of Fear Itself: “Sacrifice” (written by Mick Garris, directed by Breck Eisner, based on a story by Del Howison) at Champs Bar & Grill, 4103 W Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505.
6 June, 7PM PDT: Mysterious Galaxy (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Suite #302, San Diego, CA 92111; 858-268-4747; mystgalaxy.com) hosts D.J. MacHale reading and signing Pengdragon: Raven Rises.
7 June, 2PM PDT: Dark Delicacies (4213 W Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505; 818-556-6660; www.darkdel.com) hosts director James Contner, screenwriters Matthew Chernov and David Rosiak, and actors Tiffany Hines, Kevin Thomas, Heather McComb (tentative), and Roark Critchlow (tentative) signing the DVD of Shark Swarm.
7 June, 7PM EDT: Barnes & Noble (1739 Olentangy River Rd, Columbus, OH; 614-298-9516) hosts a science fiction authors’ panel and group signing with Paolo Bacigalupi, Tobias Buckell, Charles Coleman Finlay, Sandra McDonald, Paul Melko, and Sarah Prineas.
8 June, 1PM EDT: Books of Wonder (18 W 18 St, New York, NY 10011; 212-989-3270; booksofwonder.com) hosts a signing of the teen fantasy anthology Magic in the Mirrorstone with editor Steve Berman and contributors Beth Bernobich, Holly Black, Cecil Castellucci, Cassandra Clare, Craig Gidney, Tiffany Trent, and Ann Zeddies.
11 June, 7PM PDT: Mysterious Galaxy (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Suite #302, San Diego, CA 92111; 858-268-4747; mystgalaxy.com) hosts John Connolly reading and signing The Reapers.
13 June, 5PM EDT: Books of Wonder (18 W 18 St, New York, NY 10011; 212-989-3270; booksofwonder.com) hosts Erin Hunter reading Seekers: The Quest Beigns and signing all lher books.
13 June, 6PM EDT: Desert Island Comics (540 Metropolitan Ave, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY) hosts Johnny Ryan for the Angry Youth Comix #14 release party.
14 June, 12N EDT: Books of Wonder (18 W 18 St, New York, NY 10011; 212-989-3270; booksofwonder.com) hosts a group reading and signing: Sarah Beth Durst (Out of the Wild), Claudia Gray (Evernight), Gail Carson Levine (Ever), Scott Mebus (Gods of Manhattan), and Diana S. Zimmerman (Kandide and the Secret of the Mists).
14 June, 2PM PDT: Dark Delicacies (4213 W Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505; 818-556-6660; www.darkdel.com) hosts Steve Barnes signing Star Wars: The Cestus Deception and Tananarive Due signing Blood Colony. They’ll both be signing Casanegra.
14 June, 3PM PDT: Dark Delicacies (4213 W Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505; 818-556-6660; www.darkdel.com) hosts Jon Land signing The Seven Sins.
15 June, 2PM EDT: The Million Year Picnic (99 Mount Auburn St, Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA) hosts Johnny Ryan and Leah Hayes signing Angry Youth Comix #14 and Funeral of the Heart.
16 June, 7PM EDT: Barnes & Noble Union Square (33 E 17 St, New York, NY; 212-253-0810) hosts William Gibson reading and signing Spook Country.
18 June, 7PM EDT: KGB Fantastic Fiction Series, presented by Ellen Datlow and Matthew Kressel (KGB Bar, 85 East 4th St, New York, NY; www.sensesfive.com/kgb.php) hosts a reading by Stefan Merrill Block and Jeff Somers.
19 June, 8PM EDT: Happy Endings Lounge (302 Broome St, New York, NY; 212-334-9676; happyendinglounge.com) hosts “In the Flesh” monthly reading series of erotic writings curated by Rachel Kramer Bussel. Among the readers at the third annual GLBT Night is Cecilia Tan reading from White Flames. Other readers include Cris Beam, Carly Milne, and Bob Smith.
21 June, 2PM PDT: Dark Delicacies (4213 W Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505; 818-556-6660; www.darkdel.com) hosts Gris Grimly signing The Dangerous Alphabet, Where Madness Reigns: The Art of Gris Grimly and Sipping Spiders Through a Straw: Campfire Songs for Monsters.
21 June, 7PM EDT: Barnes & Noble (3349 Monroe Ave, Pittsford [Rochester], NY) hosts a book launch party for: Nick DiChario‘s Valley of Day-Glo, Nancy Kress‘s Nano Comes to Clifford Falls and Other Stories, and Robert J. Sawyer‘s Identity Theft and Other Stories.
22 June, 2PM PDT: Dark Delicacies (4213 W Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505; 818-556-6660; www.darkdel.com) hosts Craig Spector and Whitley Strieber signing The Nye Incident.
24 June, 7:30PM CDT: Borders (1500 16th St, Suite D, Oak Brook, IL 60523) hosts Jennifer Stevenson reading and signing The Brass Bed.
26 June, 5PM EDT: Midtown Comics Grand Central (459 Lexington Ave, New York, NY; midtowncomics.com) hosts Brian K. Vaughan signing the final trade paperback volume of Y: The Last Man.
27 June, 7:30PM EST: The Philadelpahia Science Fiction Society’s Philadelphia Fantastic reading series (Robin’s Bookstore, 108 S. 13th St, Philadelphia PA; robinsbookstore.com) is hosting its monthly reading followed, as always, by a pay-as-you-go dinner. This month will feature Tom Purdom reading from a brand-new story in Asimov’s Science Fiction magazine.
28 June, 2PM PDT: Mysterious Galaxy (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Suite #302, San Diego, CA 92111; 858-268-4747; mystgalaxy.com) hosts Lynn Flewelling reading and signing Shadows Return.
28 June, 2PM PDT: Dark Delicacies (4213 W Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505; 818-556-6660; www.darkdel.com) hosts composers: Charles Bernstein signing his book Movie Music and CDs Nightmare on Elm Street, Shattered, and Refusenik; Scott Glasgow signing Born Dry and Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles; Ryan Howard signing his new CD; and Stuart Phillips signing his book Stu Who? and CDs Battlestar Galactica and Buck Rogers.
29 June, 4PM PDT: Mysterious Galaxy (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Suite #302, San Diego, CA 92111; 858-268-4747; mystgalaxy.com) hosts James Rollins reading and signing The Last Oracle.