This is a list of Author Readings & Signings that have already passed. This is the third such file for 2008, starting in mid-August. 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.
19 August, 7PM CDT: Anderson’s Bookshop (123 W Jefferson Ave, Naperville, IL) hosts Naomi Novik reading and signing Victory of Eagles.
19 August, 7PM PDT: Borderlands Books (866 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA) hosts Greg Bear reading and signing City at the End of Time.
20 August, 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 James Patrick Kelly and Jeff Somers.
20 August, 7PM EDT: McNally Jackson Booksellers (52 Prince St, New York, NY; 212-274-1160; mcnallyjackson.com) hosts Owen King, John McNally, Kelly Braffet, Lauren Grodstein, and Scott Snyder discussing and signing Who Can Save Us Now?: Brand-New Superheroes and Their Amazing (Short) Stories.
20 August, 7PM PDT: Mysterious Galaxy (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Suite #302, San Diego, CA) hosts Greg Bear reading and signing City at the End of Time.
21 August, 7PM CDT: Barnes & Noble (2100 N Snelling Ave, Roseville, MN 55113; 651-639-9256) hosts Kat Richardson reading and signing Underground.
21 August, 7PM PDT: Mysterious Galaxy (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Suite #302, San Diego, CA 92111; 858-268-4747; mystgalaxy.com) hosts Debra Ginsberg reading and signing The G(r)ift.
21 August, 7PM PDT: Dark Delicacies (4213 W Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505; 818-556-6660; www.darkdel.com) hosts Warwick Davis signing his DVDs (he is Professor Flitwick in the Harry Potter movies; the Leprechaun in the Leprechaun movies; Willow Ufgood in Willow; Marvin in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy; and Wicket in Star Wars: Episode VI).
22 August, 7:30PM EDT: The Philadelphia 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 Paul Levinson.
22 August, 7PM PDT: Dark Delicacies (4213 W Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505; 818-556-6660; www.darkdel.com) hosts Joe R. Lansdale reading and signing Leather Maiden and The Drive-In.
24 August, 2PM PDT: Dark Delicacies (4213 W Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505; 818-556-6660; www.darkdel.com) hosts director Adam Wingard, writer E.L. Katz, and actors Jeff Dylan Graham, Tiffany Shepis, Bill Moseley, and Tom Towles signing horror DVD Home Sick, and director Don Glut and actors Del Howison, Monique Parent, Jakeline Olivier, Cindy Pucci, Tony Clay, Susan Brock, Brink Stevens, Ange Maya, James Meyer, and Sagreb de la Torre signing the vampire horror DVD Blood Scarab.
26 August, 7PM PDT: University Bookstore (4326 University Way NE, Seattle, WA) hosts Terry Brooks reading and signing The Gypsy Morph.
27 August, 6:30PM PDT: Barnes & Noble (2600 Southwest Barton, Suite E-1, Seattle, WA) hosts Terry Brooks reading and signing The Gypsy Morph.
3 September, 7:30PM EDT: Borders Books & Music (5871 Crossroads Center Way, Baileys Crossroads, metro Washington, DC) hosts Terry Brooks reading and signing The Gypsy Morph.
4 September, 6:30PM EDT: The Fountain Bookstore (1312 E Cary St, Richmond, VA) hosts Terry Brooks reading and signing The Gypsy Morph.
5 September, 7:30PM EDT: Quail Ridge Books & Music (3522 Wade Ave, Raleigh, NC) hosts Terry Brooks reading and signing The Gypsy Morph.
6 September, 2PM PDT: Mysterious Galaxy (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Suite #302, San Diego, CA 92111; 858-268-4747; mystgalaxy.com) hosts Margaret Coel reading and signing Blood Memory.
6 September, 6PM EDT: Charlotte Literary Festival (Charlotte Convention Center, 501 S College St, Charlotte, NC) hosts Terry Brooks reading and signing The Gypsy Morph.
6 September, 4PM PDT: Mysterious Galaxy (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Suite #302, San Diego, CA 92111; 858-268-4747; mystgalaxy.com) hosts S.M. Stirling reading and signing Scourge of God.
8 September, 6:30PM EDT: Carpe Librum Booksellers (5113A Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN) hosts Terry Brooks reading and signing The Gypsy Morph.
9 September, 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, New York, NY) presents readings on the first Tuesday of each month. This special reading is in honor of NYRSF‘s twentieth anniversary, and will feature David Hartwell, Kevin Maroney, Gordon Van Gelder, Theresa Nielsen-Hayden, and Patrick Nielsen Hayden. 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.
9 September, 7PM CDT: Casa Manana (3101 W Lancaster Ave, Fort Worth, TX) hosts Terry Brooks reading and signing The Gypsy Morph.
10 September, 7:30PM EDT: Wordsmiths (545 N McDonough St, Decatur, GA 30030; 404-378-7166) hosts R.A. Salvatore reading and signing The Pirate King.
11 September, 7PM EDT: Barnes & Noble Cary Commons (760 SE Maynard, Cary, NC 27511; 919-467-3866) hosts R.A. Salvatore reading and signing The Pirate King.
11 September, 7:30PM MDT: Tattered Cover LoDo (1628 16th St, Denver, CO) hosts Terry Brooks reading and signing The Gypsy Morph.
12 September, 5PM CDT: Joseph-Beth Booksellers (161 Lexington Green Cir #B, Lexington, KY 40503; 859-273-2911) hosts R.A. Salvatore reading and signing The Pirate King.
12 September, 7:30PM PDT: Books Inc. (301 Castro Sts, Mountain View, CA) hosts Terry Brooks reading and signing The Gypsy Morph.
13 September, 12N EDT: Books of Wonder (18 W 18 St, New York, NY 100111; 212-989-3270) hosts R.A. Salvatore reading and signing The Pirate King.
13 September, 4PM PDT: Bookshop Santa Cruz (1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA) hosts Terry Brooks reading and signing The Gypsy Morph.
14 September, 12:30PM EDT: Brooklyn Book Festival (Borough Hall Plaza, Brooklyn, NY; brooklynbookfestival.org) hosts SFScope Editor Ian Randal Strock on the South Stage, discussing his forthcoming non-fiction book The Presidential Book of Lists.
14 September, 2PM EDT: Borders Books and Music – Marlborough (739 Donald J. Lynch Blvd, Marlborough, MA 01752; 508-490-8521) hosts R.A. Salvatore reading and signing The Pirate King.
14 September, 2PM PDT: Dark Delicacies (4213 W Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505; 818-556-6660; www.darkdel.com) hosts Tom Woodruff, Jr. and Alex Gillis signing the 20th anniversary edition of Pumpkinhead, and Neil Kaplan, J. Zoe Grasure, and JK Woodward signing I, of the Wolf.
14 September, 2PM PDT: Borders Books & Music (2339 Fair Oaks Blvd, Sacramento, CA) hosts Terry Brooks reading and signing The Gypsy Morph.
17 September, 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 Holly Black and Lauren McLaughlin.
18 September, 7PM EDT: The Strand (828 Broadway, New York, NY; 212-660-6643; www.strandbooks.com/calendar) hosts Kim Deitch discussing and signing Pictorama.
18 September, 7PM PDT: Mysterious Galaxy (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Suite #302, San Diego, CA 92111; 858-268-4747; mystgalaxy.com) hosts Chris Marie Green reading and signing Breaking Dawn and Jeanne Stein reading and signing Legacy.
20 September, 2PM PDT: Mysterious Galaxy (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Suite #302, San Diego, CA 92111; 858-268-4747; mystgalaxy.com) hosts Larry Niven reading and signing Juggler of Worlds.
21 September, 2PM PDT: Barnes and Noble (1725 Arden Way, Sacramento, CA 95815; 916-565-0644) hosts Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert reading and signing Sandworms of Dune and Paul of Dune.
21 September, 5:30PM PDT: Third Place Books (17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park, WA 98155) hosts Steven Erikson reading and signing Toll the Hounds.
22 September, 7PM PDT: Borderlands Books (866 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94110; 415-824-8203) hosts Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert reading and signing Sandworms of Dune and Paul of Dune.
22 September, 7PM PDT: University Book Store (4326 University Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105) hosts Steven Erikson reading and signing Toll the Hounds.
23 September, 7PM PDT: Powell’s Books at Cedar Hills Crossing (3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Beaverton, OR 97005) hosts Steven Erikson reading and signing Toll the Hounds.
23 September, 7:30PM PDT: Books, Inc. (301 Castro St, Mountain View, CA 94041; 650-428-1234) hosts Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert reading and signing Sandworms of Dune and Paul of Dune.
24 September, 7PM PDT: Bay Book Co (80 N Cabrillo Hwy, Suite F, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019; 650-726-3488) hosts Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert reading and signing Sandworms of Dune and Paul of Dune.
25 September, 7PM EDT: Barnes & Noble (1 Worcester Rd, Framingham, MA 01701; 508-628-5567) hosts Gary Braver reading and signing Skin Deep.
25 September, 7PM PDT: Mysterious Galaxy (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Suite #302, San Diego, CA 92111; 858-268-4747; mystgalaxy.com) hosts Stephen Hunter reading and signing Night of Thunder.
25 September, 7PM PDT: Borderlands Books (866 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94110) hosts Steven Erikson reading and signing Toll the Hounds.
26 September, 7:30PM EDT: The Philadelphia 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 Gregory Frost.
26 September, 7PM PDT: Barnes and Noble (7881 Edinger Ave, Huntington Beach, CA 92647; 714-897-8781) hosts Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert reading and signing Sandworms of Dune and Paul of Dune.
27 September, 2PM PDT: Mysterious Galaxy (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Suite #302, San Diego, CA 92111; 858-268-4747; mystgalaxy.com) hosts Chet Cunningham reading and signing The Mystery of Hamlin Springs.
27 September, 2PM PDT: Dark Delicacies (4213 W Burbank, Burbank, CA 91505; 818-556-6660) hosts Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert reading and signing Sandworms of Dune and Paul of Dune.
29 September, 7PM PDT: Mysterious Galaxy (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Suite #302, San Diego, CA 92111; 858-268-4747; mystgalaxy.com) hosts Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert reading and signing Sandworms of Dune and Paul of Dune.
30 September, 7PM MDT: Barnes and Noble (8374 S Willow St, Lone Tree, CO 80124; 303-706-9660) hosts Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert reading and signing Sandworms of Dune and Paul of Dune.
2 October, 7PM EDT: Newtonville Books (296 Walnut St, Newton, MA 02460; 617-244-6619) hosts Gary Braver reading and signing Skin Deep.
2 October, 7PM EDT: Barnes & Noble (The Ohio State University, 1958 N High St, Columbus, OH 43201; 614-247-2000) presents Science Fiction Night at OSU, featuring a discussion with Tobias S. Buckell and John Scalzi, and the authors signing, respectively, Sly Mongoose and Zoe’s Tale.
2 October, 7PM EDT: Davis-Kidd Books (2121 Green Hills Village Dr, Nashville, TN 37215; 615-385-2645) hosts Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert reading and signing Sandworms of Dune and Paul of Dune.
3 October, 7PM EDT: Books & Co (The Greene, 4453 Walnut St, Dayton, OH 45440; 937-429-6302) hosts Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert reading and signing Sandworms of Dune and Paul of Dune.
4 October, 2PM PDT: Mysterious Galaxy (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Suite #302, San Diego, CA 92111; 858-268-4747; www.mystgalaxy.com) hosts Tom Kirkbride reading and signing Gamadin: Word of Honor.
5 October, 3PM EDT: The Regulator Bookshop (720 Ninth St, Durham, NC 27705; 919-286-2700) hosts Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert reading and signing Sandworms of Dune and Paul of Dune.
5 October, 3PM MDT: Who Else Books in the Denver Book Mall (32 N Broadway, Denver, CO 80203; 303-733-3808) hosts Warren Hammond reading and signing KOP and Ex-KOP.
7 October, 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, New York, NY) presents readings on the first Tuesday of each month. This month’s event is “Readings of The Living Dead” guest curated by John Joseph Adams and featuring David Barr Kirtley and John Langan. 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.
7 October, 7PM EDT: Falmouth Public Library (300 Main St, Falmouth, MA 02540; 508-457-2555) hosts Gary Braver reading and signing Skin Deep.
7 October, 7PM CDT: Left Bank Books (3999 N Euclid, St Louis, MO 63108; 314-367-6731) hosts Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert reading and signing Sandworms of Dune and Paul of Dune.
9 October, 7PM PDT: Mysterious Galaxy (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Suite #302, San Diego, CA 92111; 858-268-4747; www.mystgalaxy.com) hosts Dean Lorey reading and signing Nightmare Academy: Monster Madness.
11 October, 11AM EDT: Barnes & Noble (1741 S Willow St, Manchester, NH 01714; 603-668-5557) hosts Gary Braver signing Skin Deep.
11 October, 1PM PDT: A Book for All Seasons (703 Highway 2, Leavenworth, WA 98826; 509-548-1451; www.abookforallseasons.com) hosts Brenda Cooper reading and signing Reading the Wind.
11 October, 2PM PDT: Mysterious Galaxy (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Suite #302, San Diego, CA 92111; 858-268-4747; www.mystgalaxy.com) hosts Kage Baker reading and signing The House of the Stag.
13 October, 7:30PM MDT: Tattererd Cover (2526 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80206; 303-322-7727) hosts Warren Hammond reading and signing KOP and Ex-KOP.
14 October, 5:30PM MDT: Brigham Young University Bookstore (Provo, UT) hosts the release party for Brandon Sanderson‘s The Hero of Ages: Book Three of Mistborn.
14 October, 7PM CDT: Barnes & Noble (5150 O St, Lincoln, NE 68510; 402-466-7122) hosts Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert reading and signing Sandworms of Dune and Paul of Dune.
15 October, 1PM EDT: The Melrose Women Club (Most Blessed Sacrament Church Hall, 8 Grove St, Wakefield, MA 01880; 781-245-4669) hosts Gary Braver reading and signing Skin Deep.
15 October, 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 celebrating Weird Tales magazine.
15 October, 6:30PM MDT: Sam Weller’s Zion Bookstore (254 S Main St, Salt Lake City, UT 84101; 801-328-2586) hosts Brandon Sanderson reading and signing The Hero of Ages.
17 October, 4PM MDT: Barnes and Noble (795 Citadel Dr E, Colorado Springs, CO 80909; 719-637-8282) hosts Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert reading and signing Sandworms of Dune and Paul of Dune.
17 October, 5PM MDT: Barnes and Noble (7157 Plaza Center Dr, West Jordan, UT 84084; 801-282-1324) hosts Brandon Sanderson reading and signing The Hero of Ages.
17 October, 7:30PM EDT: The Philadelphia 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 Gregory Frost and Judith Moffett.
18 October, 12N EDT: Northeastern University Barnes & Noble (390 St Botolph St, Boston, MA 02115; 617-373-2642) hosts Gary Braver signing Skin Deep.
18 October, 7PM MST: Changing Hands (6428 S McClintock Dr, Tempe, AZ) hosts Terry Brooks reading and signing The Gypsy Morph.
19 October, 2PM PDT: Mysterious Galaxy (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Suite #302, San Diego, CA 92111; 858-268-4747; www.mystgalaxy.com) hosts their Gala Hallowe’en Extravaganza featuring: Del Howison, Amy Wallace, and Scott Bradley signing The Book of Lists: Horror; Leslie S. Klinger signing The New Annotated Dracula; Lisa Morton signing A Hallowe’en Anthology; Chelsea Quinn Yarbro signing A Dangerous Climate; Nancy Holder signined Wicked: Witch & Cursed; Jeffrey J. Mariotte signing River Runs Red; and Batton Lash signing The Soddyssey: And Other Tales of Supernatural Law.
21 October, 6:30PM PDT: Tracy Library (20 E Eaton Ave, Tracy, CA) hosts Jeff Carlson reading and signing Plague War.
21 October, 7PM PDT: Barnes & Noble (8915 W Charleston, Las Vegas, NV 89117; 702-242-1987) hosts Brandon Sanderson reading and signing The Hero of Ages: Book Three of Mistborn and David Farland reading and signing The Wyrmling Horde: The Seventh Book of the Runelords.
22 October, 7PM: PDT: Barnes & Noble (7881 Edinger Ave, Hungtinton Beach, CA 92647; 714-897-8781) hosts Brandon Sanderson reading and signing The Hero of Ages: Book Three of Mistborn and David Farland reading and signing The Wyrmling Horde: The Seventh Book of the Runelords.
23 October, 7PM PDT: Borders (3700 Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CA 90503; 310-540-7000) hosts Brandon Sanderson reading and signing The Hero of Ages: Book Three of Mistborn and David Farland reading and signing The Wyrmling Horde: The Seventh Book of the Runelords.
24 October, 7PM EDT: Jabbberwocky Bookshop (50 Water St, #22, Newburyport, MA 01950; 978-465-9359) hosts Gary Braver reading and signing Skin Deep.
24 October, 7:30PM EDT: The Philadelphia 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 Judy Moffett.
24 October, 7PM PDT: Dark Delicacies (4213 W Burbank, Burbank, CA 91505; 818-556-6660; darkdel.com) hosts Brandon Sanderson reading and signing The Hero of Ages: Book Three of Mistborn and David Farland reading and signing The Wyrmling Horde: The Seventh Book of the Runelords.
25 October, 12nPM PDT: Hi De Ho Comics (525 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401; 310-394-2820) hosts Frank Forte and Jim Smith signing their work.
25 October, 2PM PDT: Mysterious Galaxy (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Suite #302, San Diego, CA 92111; 858-268-4747) hosts Brandon Sanderson reading and signing The Hero of Ages: Book Three of Mistborn and David Farland reading and signing The Wyrmling Horde: The Seventh Book of the Runelords.
25 October, 2PM PDT: Dark Delicacies (4213 W Burbank, Burbank, CA 91505; 818-556-6660; darkdel.com) hosts Chelsea Quinn Yarbro signing A Dangerous Climate; David Wellington signing Vampire Zero; Leslie S. Klinger signing The New Annotated Dracula; and David Angsten signing The Night of the Furies.
26 October, 4:30PM PDT: Mysterious Galaxy (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Suite #302, San Diego, CA 92111; 858-268-4747; www.mystgalaxy.com) hosts James Luceno reading and signing Star Wars: The Millennium Falcon.
27 October, 7:30PM CDT: The University of Kansas (Hall Center for Humanities, 900 Sunnyside Ave, Lawrence, KS 66045; 785-864-4798; link) hosts Michael Chabon speaking about “Conquering the Wilderness: Imaginative Imperialism and the Invasion of Legoland.”
27 October, 7PM PDT: Borderlands (866 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94110; 415-824-8203) hosts Brandon Sanderson reading and signing The Hero of Ages: Book Three of Mistborn and David Farland reading and signing The Wyrmling Horde: The Seventh Book of the Runelords.
27 October, 7PM PDT: Powell’s Books at Cedar Hills Crossing (3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Beaverton, OR) hosts James Luceno reading and signing Star Wars: Millennium Falcon.
28 October, 6PM EDT: Books of Wonder (18 W 18 St, New York, NY 10011; 212-989-3270; booksofwonder.com) hosts a book launch party for SFScope Editor Ian Randal Strock and his The Presidential Book of Lists.
28 October, 7PM CDT: Barnes & Noble (14709 US Hwy 31 North, Carmel, IN) hosts James Luceno reading and signing Star Wars: Millennium Falcon.
29 October, 7PM CDT: Borders (866 Rosedale Center, Roseville, MN) hosts James Luceno reading and signing Star Wars: Millennium Falcon.
29 October, 5:30PM PDT: Dark Carnival (3086 Claremont Ave, Berkeley, CA 94705; 510-654-7323) hosts Brandon Sanderson reading and signing The Hero of Ages: Book Three of Mistborn and David Farland reading and signing The Wyrmling Horde: The Seventh Book of the Runelords.
30 October, 12N PDT: Dark Delicacies (4213 W Burbank, Burbank, CA 91505; 818-556-6660; darkdel.com) hosts Bernie Wrightson signing Frankenstein.
30 October, 5PM EDT: Midtown Comics Times Square (200 W 40 St, New York, NY 10018; midtowncomics.com) hosts Dave Gibbons signing Watching the Watchmen.
30 October, 7:30PM PDT: Books Inc (301 Castro St, Mountain View, CA 94041; 650-428-1234) hosts Brandon Sanderson reading and signing The Hero of Ages: Book Three of Mistborn and David Farland reading and signing The Wyrmling Horde: The Seventh Book of the Runelords.
31 October, 7PM PDT: Barnes & Noble (1600 Gateway Blvd, Fairfield, CA 94533 (707-435-0484) hosts Brandon Sanderson reading and signing The Hero of Ages: Book Three of Mistborn and David Farland reading and signing The Wyrmling Horde: The Seventh Book of the Runelords.
1 November, 4PM EDT: Borders (1115 Annapolis Mall, Annapolis, MD) hosts James Luceno reading and signing Star Wars: Millennium Falcon.
1 November, 2PM PDT: Borders (2030 Douglas Blvd, Roseville, CA 95661; 916-784-1088) hosts Brandon Sanderson reading and signing The Hero of Ages: Book Three of Mistborn and David Farland reading and signing The Wyrmling Horde: The Seventh Book of the Runelords.
1 November, 2PM PDT: Mysterious Galaxy (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Suite #302, San Diego, CA 92111; 858-268-4747; mystgalaxy.com) hosts Carola Dunn reading and signing Black Ship.
3 November, 7PM PST: Powell’s Books (3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Beaverton, OR 97005; 503-228-4651) hosts Brandon Sanderson reading and signing The Hero of Ages: Book Three of Mistborn and David Farland reading and signing The Wyrmling Horde: The Seventh Book of the Runelords.
4 November, 4PM PST: Dark Delicacies (4213 W Burbank, Burbank, CA 91505; 818-556-6660; darkdel.com) hosts Stephen Jones and Glen Hirshberg signing The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 19; Tony Richards signing Dark Rain, Shadows and Other Tales, and Passport to Purgatory; and Peter Atkins signing Moontown.
5 November, 8PM EST: Think Coffee (248 Mercer St [at 3rd Street], New York, NY 10012; 212-228-6226) hosts a reading and signing for Sybil’s Garage with Richard Bowes, Veronica Schanoes, and Mercurio D. Rivera.
5 November, 7PM PST: University Books (4326 University Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105; 206-634-3400) hosts Brandon Sanderson reading and signing The Hero of Ages: Book Three of Mistborn and David Farland reading and signing The Wyrmling Horde: The Seventh Book of the Runelords.
5 November, 7PM PST: Mysterious Galaxy (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Suite #302, San Diego, CA 92111; 858-268-4747; www.mystgalaxy.com) hosts James Owen reading and signing The Indigo King.
6 November, 7PM PST: Borders (Redmond Town Center, 16549 NE 74 St, Redmond, WA 98052; 425-869-1907) hosts Brandon Sanderson reading and signing The Hero of Ages: Book Three of Mistborn and David Farland reading and signing The Wyrmling Horde: The Seventh Book of the Runelords.
7 November, 6:30PM PST: Third Place Books (6504 20 Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98115; 206-525-2347) hosts Brandon Sanderson reading and signing The Hero of Ages: Book Three of Mistborn.
8 November, 1PM GMT: Forbidden Planet Megastore (179 Shaftesburg Ave, London WC2H 8JR England; forbiddenplanet.com) hosts Alan Martin and Rufus Dayglo signing The Cream of Tank Girl and Visions of Booga.
9 November, 2PM PST: Dark Delicacies (4213 W Burbank, Burbank, CA 91505; 818-556-6660; darkdel.com) hosts David J. Skal and Jessica Rains signing Claude Rains: An Actor’s Voice.
10 November, 7:30PM EST: Borders (5871 Crossroads Center War, Baileys Crossroads, VA 22041; 703-998-0404) hosts Brandon Sanderson reading and signing The Hero of Ages: Book Three of Mistborn.
11 November, 6:30PM: The New York Review of Science Fiction reading series at New York’s South Street Seaport Museum (Melville Gallery, 213 Water St, New York, NY) presents readings on the first Tuesday of each month. This special reading is in tribute to artist Ed Emshwiller, will feature Luis Ortiz, Robert A. Haller, and Carol Emshwiller. 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.
11 November, 7PM EST: Joseph-Beth Booksellers (2705 E Carson St, Pittsburgh, PA 15203; 412-381-3600) hosts Brandon Sanderson reading and signing The Hero of Ages: Book Three of Mistborn.
12 November, 7PM EST: Books & Co (350 E Stroop Rd, Dayton, OH 45429; 937-298-6540) hosts Brandon Sanderson reading and signing The Hero of Ages: Book Three of Mistborn.
13 November: Forbidden Planet Megastore (179 Shaftesburg Ave, London WC2H 8JR England; forbiddenplanet.com) hosts Lise Mhyre signing Nemi Volume 2.
13 November, 7PM EST: Barnes & Noble (1851 Fountain Dr, Reston, VA 20190; 703-437-9490) hosts Edward M. Lerner reading and signing Fools’ Experiment.
13 November, 7PM PST: Mysterious Galaxy (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Suite #302, San Diego, CA 92111; 858-268-4747; mystgalaxy.com) hosts Larry Karp reading and signing The King of Ragtime and Jeri Westerson reading and signing Veil of Lies.
14 November, 7:30PM EST: Barnes and Noble (396 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY) hosts Brandon Sanderson reading and signing The Hero of Ages: Book Three of Mistborn.
14 November, 8PM EST: Sunny’s Bar (253 Conover St, Brooklyn, NY 11231; sunnysredhook.com) hosts a book launch party for Brian Francis Slattery‘s Liberation.
14 November, 7:30PM PST: Powell’s Books (1005 W Burnside, Portland, OR 97209) hosts Benjamin Parzybok reading and signing Couch.
15 November, 1PM GMT: Forbidden Planet Megastore (179 Shaftesburg Ave, London WC2H 8JR England; forbiddenplanet.com) hosts Jon Burgerman signing and “doodling” Heroes of Burgertown.
15 November, 2PM EST: Barnes & Noble (Northshore Mall, 210 Andover St, Peabody, MA 01960; 978-573-3261) hosts Gary Braver signing Skin Deep.
15 November, 2PM EST: Books of Wonder (18 W 18 St, New York, NY 10011; 212-989-3270; booksofwonder.com) hosts a massive, ten-author signing: Suzanne Collins signing The Hunger Games, Justine Larbalestier signing How ot Ditch Your Fairy, William Boniface signing The Adventures of Power Boy #3: Great Power Outage, P.W. Catanese signing The Riddle of the Gnome: A Further Tale Adventure, Joanne Dahme signing Creepers, Daniel Kirk signing The Low Road: Elf Realm #1, Dean Lorey signing Monster Madness: Nightmare Academy #2, Amanda Marrone signing Revealers, Ketaki Shriram signing Sorceress of the Himalayas, and Robin Wasserman signing Skinned.
15 November, 2PM PST: Mysterious Galaxy (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Suite #302, San Diego, CA 92111; 858-268-4747; www.mystgalaxy.com) hosts Dennis McKiernan reading and signing City of Jade.
15 November, 2PM PST: Dark Delicacies (4213 W Burbank, Burbank, CA 91505; 818-556-6660; darkdel.com) hosts Jack Hill, Ulli Lommell, Don Edmonds, Tim Sullivan, Matt Climber, and Scott Spiegel signing Taboo Breakers: 18 Independent Films That Courted Controversy and Created a Legend; David J. Schow signing Gun Work and Poe’s Children: A New Horror Anthology; and Michael Boatman signing The Revenant Road.
16 November, 1PM EST: Books of Wonder (18 W 18 St, New York, NY 10011; 212-989-3270; booksofwonder.com) celebrates the publication of the late Joan Aiken’s The Serial Garden: The Complete Armitage Family Stories with a conversation between Michael Dirda, Joan Aiken’s daughter Lizza Aiken, and her agent, Charles Schlessiger.
16 November, 2PM PST: Mysterious Galaxy (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Suite #302, San Diego, CA 92111; 858-268-4747; mystgalaxy.com) hosts Eileen Davidson reading and signing Death in Daytime.
17 November, 7:30PM PST: Elliott Bay Book Company (101 S Main St, Seattle, WA 98104) hosts Benjamin Parzybok reading and signing Couch.
19 November, 7PM EST: KGB Fantastic Fiction Series, presented by Ellen Datlow and Matthew Kressel (KGB Bar, 85 East 4th St, New York, NY; kgbfantasticfiction.com) hosts a reading by Caitlin R. Kiernan and Benjamin Parzybok.
20 November, 6PM GMT: Forbidden Planet (179 Shaftesbury Ave, London WC2H 8JR, England) hosts James Barclay reading and signing Ravensoul.
20 November, 8PM EST: Amherst Books (8 Main St, Amherst, MA 01002) hosts Benjamin Parzybok reading and signing Couch.
21 November, 8PM EST: Raconteur Books (431 Main St, Metuchen, NJ; 732-906-0009; raconteurbooks.com) hosts Benjamin Parzybok reading and signing Couch.
22 November, 1PM GMT: Forbidden Planet Megastore (179 Shaftesburg Ave, London WC2H 8JR England; forbiddenplanet.com) hosts Ray Harryhausen and Tony Dalton signing A Century of Model Animation.
22 November, 2PM EST: Barnes & Noble (Fox Run Crossings, 45 Gosling Rd, #12, Newington, NH 03801; 603-422-7733) hosts Gary Braver signing Skin Deep.
22 November, 3PM EST: Borders (2420 S Pleasant Valley Rd, Winchester, VA 22601; 540-535-2243) hosts Edward M. Lerner reading and signing Fools’ Experiment.
22 November, 2PM PST: Mysterious Galaxy (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Suite #302, San Diego, CA 92111; 858-268-4747; www.mystgalaxy.com) hosts Todd McCaffrey reading and signing Dragonheart.
22 November, 2PM PST: Dark Delicacies (4213 W Burbank, Burbank, CA 91505; 818-556-6660; darkdel.com) hosts Gregory Lamberson signing Johnny Gruesome and Cheap Scares! Low Budget Horror Filmmakers Share Their Secrets; Jeri Westerson signing Veil of Lies; and Harry Shannon signing One of thej Wicked.
23 November, 5PM PST: Congregation Beth Israel (1972 NW Flanders St, Portland, OR 97209; link) hosts Michael Chabon reading and signing his books.
24 November, 1PM GMT: Forbidden Planet Megastore (179 Shaftesburg Ave, London WC2H 8JR England; forbiddenplanet.com) hosts Art Spiegelman signing Breakdowns.
25 November, 5PM EST: Books of Wonder (18 W 18th St, New York, NY 10011; 212-989-3270; booksofwonder.com) hosts six fantastic fiction writers: Holly Black signing
25 November, 7PM EST: Pandemonium Books and Games (4 Pleasant St, Cambridge, MA 02139) hosts Benjamin Parzybok reading and signing Couch.
27 November, 6PM GMT: Forbidden Planet Megastore (179 Shaftesburg Ave, London WC2H 8JR England; forbiddenplanet.com) hosts Neal Asher signing The Gabble.
28 November, 11AM EST: Barnes & Noble (Northshore Mall, 210 Andover St, Peabody, MA 01960; 978-573-3261) hosts Gary Braver reading and signing Skin Deep.
28 November, 11AM EST: Barnes & Noble (125 S Broadway, Salem, NH 03079; 603-898-1930) hosts SFScope Editor Ian Randal Strock talking about and signing The Presidential Book of Lists.
28 November, 2:30PM EST: Barnes & Noble (1741 S Willow St, Manchester, NH 03103; 603-668-5557) hosts SFScope Editor Ian Randal Strock talking about and signing The Presidential Book of Lists.
28 November, 7PM PST: Mysterious Galaxy (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Suite #302, San Diego, CA 92111; 858-268-4747; www.mystgalaxy.com) hosts Lorelei Armstrong reading and signing In the Face.
29 November, 1PM GMT: Forbidden Planet Megastore (179 Shaftesburg Ave, London WC2H 8JR England; forbiddenplanet.com) hosts Cory Doctorow signing Little Brother.
29 November, 11AM EST: Borders Books & Music (101 Independence Mall Way, Kingston, MA 02364; 781-582-8100) hosts Gary Braver signing Skin Deep.
29 November, 2PM EST: Borders at The Loop (90 Pleasant Valley St, Methuen, MA 01844; 978-689-1999) hosts SFScope Editor Ian Randal Strock talking about and signing The Presidential Book of Lists.
2 December, 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, New York, NY) presents readings on the first Tuesday of each month. This special reading features families, with two couples reading: Sarah Langan & J.T. Petty, and Ellen Kushner & Delia Sherman. 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 December, 1:30PM PST: Mysterious Galaxy (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Suite #302, San Diego, CA 92111; 858-268-4747; mystgalaxy.com) hosts F. Paul Wilson reading and signing By the Sword.
4 December, 3PM PST: The Willamette Store (900 State St, Salem, OR 97301) hosts Benjamin Parzybok reading and signing Couch.
5 December, 11AM EST: Wright State University Bookstore (Barnes & Noble, E-182 Student Union, Dayton, OH 45435; 937-775-5600) hosts SFScope Editor Ian Randal Strock talking about and signing The Presidential Book of Lists.
5 December, 7:30PM EST: The Philadelphia 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 Kyle Cassidy. This event has been postponed, because Cassidy’s book’s publication date has been postponed until early 2009.
5 December, 5PM PST: Waucoma Bookstore (212 Oak St, Hood River, OR 97031) hosts Benjamin Parzybok reading and signing Couch.
6 December, 1PM EST: Barnes & Noble (Waterstone Plaza, 9891 Waterstone Blvd, Cincinnati, OH 45249; 513-683-5599) hosts SFScope Editor Ian Randal Strock talking about and signing The Presidential Book of Lists.
6 December, 2PM EST: Barnes & Noble (Northshore Mall, 210 Andover St, Peabody, MA 01960; 978-573-3261) hosts Gary Braver signing Skin Deep.
7 December, 1PM EST: Barnes & Noble (235 Daniel Webster Hwy, Nashua, NH 03060; 603-888-0533) hosts Gary Braver signing Skin Deep.
7 December, 2PM EST: Jay and Mary’s Book Store (1201-C Experiment Farm Rd, Troy, OH 45373; 937-335-1167) hosts SFScope Editor Ian Randal Strock talking about and signing The Presidential Book of Lists.
9 December, 7PM EST: Books & Company on the Greene (4453 Walnut St, Beavercreek [Dayton], OH 45440; 937-429-2169) hosts SFScope Editor Ian Randal Strock talking about and signing The Presidential Book of Lists.
10 December, 2PM: Book Loft of German Village (631 S Third St, Columbus, OH 43206; 614-464-1774) hosts SFScope Editor Ian Randal Strock talking about and signing The Presidential Book of Lists.
10 December, 5PM: Ohio State University Bookstore (Barnes & Noble, 1598 N High St, Columbus, OH 43201; 614-247-2000) hosts SFScope Editor Ian Randal Strock talking about and signing The Presidential Book of Lists.
11 December, 7PM: Joseph Beth Booksellers (161 Lexington Green Circle, Lexington, KY 40503; 859-271-5330) hosts SFScope Editor Ian Randal Strock talking about and signing The Presidential Book of Lists.
12 December, 7PM: Barnes & Noble (Streets of West Chester, 9455 Civic Centre Blvd, West Chester, OH 45241; 513-755-2258) hosts SFScope Editor Ian Randal Strock talking about and signing The Presidential Book of Lists.
13 December, 11AM EST: Borders Books & Music (101 Independence Mall Way, Kingston, MA 02364; 781-582-8100) hosts Gary Braver signing Skin Deep.
13 December, 11:30AM EST: Books-a-Million (5750 W 86th St, Indianapolis, IN 46278; 317-876-3668) hosts SFScope Editor Ian Randal Strock talking about and signing The Presidential Book of Lists.
13 December, 3PM EST: Walden Books (Richmond Square Mall, 3801 National Rd E, Richmond, IN 47374; 765-966-5488) hosts SFScope Editor Ian Randal Strock talking about and signing The Presidential Book of Lists.
14 December, 11AM EST: Barnes & Noble (1741 S Willow St, Manchester, NH 01714; 603-668-5557) hosts Gary Braver signing Skin Deep.
14 December, 3PM EST: Barnes & Noble (801 S Hurstbourne Pkwy, Louisville, KY 40222; 502-426-0255) hosts SFScope Editor Ian Randal Strock talking about and signing The Presidential Book of Lists.
15 December, 5PM PST: Mysterious Galaxy (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Suite #302, San Diego, CA 92111; 858-268-4747; mystgalaxy.com) hosts James Blaylock reading and signing Knights of the Cornerstone and Jane Lindskold reading and signing Thirteen Orphans.
17 December, 7PM EST: KGB Fantastic Fiction Series, presented by Ellen Datlow and Matthew Kressel (KGB Bar, 85 East 4th St, New York, NY; kgbfantasticfiction.com) hosts a reading by Christopher Barzak and Alaya Dawn Johnson.
20 December, 11AM EST: Borders Books & Music (101 Independence Mall Way, Kingston, MA 02364; 781-582-8100) hosts Gary Braver reading and signing Skin Deep.
21 December, 2PM EST: Goerings Bookstore (1717 NW First Ave, Gainesville, FL; 352-377-3703; goerings.com hosts Joe Haldeman signing Marsbound.
23 December, 11AM EST: Barnes & Noble (Northshore Mall, 210 Andover St, Peabody, MA 01960; 978-573-3261) hosts Gary Braver signing Skin Deep.