Here are the appearances we know about for the first three months of 2012. We’ll add in new ones as we hear of them. For future events, see other files in our Readings & Signings section.
Authors, artists, bookstores, publishers: if you have appearances planned that we don’t know about, drop us a line (use the “Contact Us” link at the top of this page), and we’ll add them to our list.

3 January, 6:30PM EDT: The New York Review of Science Fiction reading series at The SoHo Gallery for Digital Art (138 Sullivan St, New York, NY; 800-420-5590; sohogallerynyc.com) presents readings on the first Tuesday of each month. This month’s reading, hosted by Bart R. Leib, features members of the Subversion writers’ group Kay T. Holt, Barbara Krasnoff, and Daniel J. Older. 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 January, 7PM PST: Meltdown Comics (7522 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90046; 323-851-7223) hosts Shane Houghton and Matt Whitlock signing Peanuts #1.
5 January, 6PM GMT: Forbidden Planet Megastore (179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR; 0207 420 3666; forbiddenplanet.com/events) hosts Adam Christopher reading and signing his debut novel, Empire State.
7 January, 5PM: The BooKnack (742 N Anderson Rd, Rock Hill, SC 29730; 803-327-9028; website) hosts Faith Hunter signing Raven Cursed.
11 January, 6PM PST: Meltdown Comics (7522 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90046; 323-851-7223) hosts Jeff Cahn signing Red Spike Vol 1.
12 January, 6PM GMT: Forbidden Planet Megastore (179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR; 0207 420 3666; forbiddenplanet.com/events) hosts James Jarvis signing De Profundis.
12 January, 6PM EST: The Toronto Public Library (Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario M4W 2G8, Canada; 416-395-5577) hosts a free event featuring Robert J. Sawyer interviewing William Gibson.
17 January, 6PM EST: Books of Wonder (18 W 18 St, New York, NY 10011; 212-989-3270; booksofwonder.com) hosts five authors of new works of teen fiction: Julie Cross (with her book Tempest); Maureen Lipinski (Shadow’s Edge); Megan Miranda (Fracture); Beth Revis (A Million Suns); and Carrie Ryan (The Dark and Hollow Places).
17 January, 7:30PM MST: Tattered Cover Bookstore (2526 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80206-1411) hosts a book launch party for Jason Heller‘s Taft 2012.
18 January, 7PM EST: KGB Fantastic Fiction Series, presented by Ellen Datlow and Matthew Kressel (KGB Bar, 85 East 4th St, New York, NY; www.kgbfantasticfiction.org) hosts “Night of the Living Kellys”, with readings by James Patrick Kelly and Kelly Link.
18 January, 7PM EST: WORD Brooklyn (126 Franklin St., Brooklyn, New York 11222-2002) hosts Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler presenting their new book The Future of Us.
19 January, 6PM EST: The Corner Bookstore (1313 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10128; 212-831-3554) hosts debut author Anne Nesbet presenting her new middle grade fantasy The Cabinet of Earths.
20 January, 6PM GMT: Forbidden Planet Megastore (179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR; 0207 420 3666; forbiddenplanet.com/events) hosts Craig Thompson signing Habibi.
21 January, 1PM GMT: Forbidden Planet Megastore (179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR; 0207 420 3666; forbiddenplanet.com/events) hosts Amanda Hocking reading and signing Switched.
21 January, 4PM GMT: Forbidden Planet Megastore (179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR; 0207 420 3666; forbiddenplanet.com/events) hosts Alastair Reynolds reading and signing Blue Remembered Earth.
21 January, 2PM EST: Barnes and Noble Wilkes-King (7 S Main St #1, Wilkes-Barre, PA) hosts Sabrina Bemulis reading and signing Archon.
22 January, 4PM EST: Book Revue (313 New York Avenue, Huntington, NY) hosts a double book launch party, featuring Michele Lang with Dark Victory and Ken Wishnia with The Fifth Witness.
26 January, 7PM CST: Book People (603 N. Lamar, Austin TX 78703; 512-472-5050; bookpeople.com) host Chris N. Brown, Bernardo Fernández, and Pepe Rojo to celebrate the publication of Three Messages and a Warning: Contemporary Mexican Short Stories of the Fantastic.
28 January, 2PM CST: Brazos Bookstore (2421 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77005; 713-523-0701; brazosbookstore.com) hosts Eduardo Jiménez Mayo, Bruno Estañol, Horacio Sentíes Madrid, and Jesús Ramírez Bermúdez for an afternoon celebration of Three Messages and a Warning: Contemporary Mexican Short Stories of the Fantastic.
2 February, 7PM EST: The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (594 Broadway, New York, NY 10012; 212-254-3511; moccany.org) hosts editor Danny Fingeroth and contributors Dennis O’Neil, Al Jaffee, and Peter Sanderson discussing and signing The Stan Lee Universe.
7 February, 6:30PM EST: The New York Review of Science Fiction reading series at The SoHo Gallery for Digital Art (138 Sullivan St, New York, NY; 800-420-5590; sohogallerynyc.com) presents readings on the first Tuesday of each month. This month will feature a Coast Guard special, with Myke Cole and Robert J. Howe. 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 February, 7PM EST: Boston University Barnes and Noble (660 Beacon St., Boston, MA) hosts Theodora Goss reading and signing The Thorn and the Blossom.
7 February, 7PM PST: University Bookstore (4326 University Way, Seattle WA 98105) hosts Robin Hobb reading and signing City of Dragons.
8 February, 7PM PST: Powell’s Bookstore (3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Beaverton OR 97005) hosts Robin Hobb reading and signing City of Dragons.
9 February, 12PM PST: Columbia Gorge Community College, in conjuntion with Waucoma Bookstore (1730 College Way, Hood River OR 97031) hosts Robin Hobb reading and signing City of Dragons.
10 February, 4PM PST: Fort Lewis Main Store (Bldg 5280, Pendleton Ave, Fort Lewis WA 98433) hosts Robin Hobb reading and signing City of Dragons.
11 February, 2PM PST: Barnes and Noble (1530 Black Lake Blvd SW, Olympia WA 98502) hosts Robin Hobb reading and signing City of Dragons.
15 February, 7PM EST: KGB Fantastic Fiction Series, presented by Ellen Datlow and Matthew Kressel (KGB Bar, 85 East 4th St, New York, NY; www.kgbfantasticfiction.org) hosts a reading by N.K. Jemisin and Livia Llewellyn.
16 February, 6:30PM CST: Murder by the Book (2342 Bissonnet St, Houston TX 77005) hosts Robin Hobb reading and signing City of Dragons.
17 February, 7PM PST: BookPeople (603 N Lamar Blvd, Austin TX 78704) hosts Robin Hobb reading and signing City of Dragons.
21 February, 7PM CST: Schuler’s Books and Music (20 Towne Centre Blvd, Lansing MI 48912) hosts Kim Harrison reading and signing A Perfect Blood.
22 February, 7PM CST: Nicola’s Books (2513 Jackson Rd, Ann Arbor MI 48103) hosts Kim Harrison reading and signing A Perfect Blood.
23 February, 6PM EST: Boston Public Library (Rabb Lecture Hall, 700 Boylston St, Boston MA 02116) hosts Kim Harrison reading and signing A Perfect Blood.
24 February, 7PM EST: Books-A-Million (700 Arundel Mills Circle, Hanover MD 21076) hosts Kim Harrison reading and signing A Perfect Blood.
24 February 7:30PM EST: The Philadelphia Fantastic Authors and Editors Series (at The Moonstone Arts Center, 110 A S. 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA) is hosting its fourth Friday of the month monthly reading followed, as always, by a pay-as-you-go dinner. This month will feature Tom Purdom.
25 February, 1PM GMT: Forbidden Planet Megastore (179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR; 0207 420 3666; forbiddenplanet.com/events) hosts Dan Abnett reading and signing Know No Fear.
25 February, 1PM EST: Eagle Eye Bookshop (2076 N Decatur Rd, Decatur GA 30033) hosts Kim Harrison reading and signing A Perfect Blood.
26 February, 6PM EST: Books & Books (265 Aragon Ave, Coral Gables FL 33134) hosts Kim Harrison reading and signing A Perfect Blood.
27 February, 6:30PM EST: Palm Beach County Library—Wellington Branch (1951 Royal Fern Dr, Wellington FL 33414) hosts Kim Harrison reading and signing A Perfect Blood.
29 February, 7PM EST: Cuyahoga County Public Library—Strongsville Branch (18700 Westwood Dr, Strongsville OH 44136) hosts Kim Harrison reading and signing A Perfect Blood.
1 March, 6PM GMT: Forbidden Planet Megastore (179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR; 0207 420 3666; forbiddenplanet.com/events) hosts David Petersen signing Mouse Guard.
2 March, 8PM EST: Ravenous Nights at the Happy Ending Lounge (302 Broome St, New York NY 10022; 212-334-9676; ravenous.journurl.com) hosts Nicholas Kaufmann and Suleikha Snyder reading from their works.
2 March, 7:30PM MST: Tattered Cover Book Store (2526 E Colfax Ave, Denver CO 80206) hosts Kim Harrison reading and signing A Perfect Blood.
3 March, 2PM PST: Dark Delicacies (3512 W Magnolia Blvd, Burbank CA 91505) hosts Kim Harrison reading and signing A Perfect Blood.
4 March, 2PM PST: Mysterious Galaxy San Diego (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, San Diego CA 92111) hosts Kim Harrison reading and signing A Perfect Blood.
5 March, 7PM PST: Borderlands Books (866 Valencia St, San Francisco CA 94110) hosts Kim Harrison reading and signing A Perfect Blood.
6 March, 4PM CST: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Bolton Hall 150, Milwaukee WI) hosts Monte Cook talking about “Real World Deities in Fictional Worlds: The Gods of Dungeons & Dragons”.
6 March, 6:30PM EST: The New York Review of Science Fiction reading series at The SoHo Gallery for Digital Art (138 Sullivan St, New York, NY; 800-420-5590; sohogallerynyc.com) presents readings on the first Tuesday of each month. This month’s reading is “A Journey to Barsoom, with your fearless guide John Joseph Adams, featuring a princess of Mars Catherynne M. Valente and the mighty Jeddack Jonathan Maberry.” 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 March, 7PM EST: Housing Works Bookstore Cafe (126 Crosby St, New York NY 10012; 212-334-3324) hosts a panel and signing with Myke Cole, Hilary Jordan, and Naomi Novik.
6 March, 7PM PST: Barnes and Noble (1150 El Camino Real, San Bruno CA 94066) hosts Kim Harrison reading and signing A Perfect Blood.
7 March, 6PM PST: Meltdown Comics (7522 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90046; 323-851-7223; meltcomics.com) hosts Jeff Cahn for the release of Red Spike Volume 1. They’ll have “free alcohol and Red Bull, while supplies last, so you can make your own Red Spike creation. Also available will be free first issues of Red Spike, Samurai’s Blood, and Marksmen.
7 March, 7PM PST: University Bookstore (4326 University Way, Seattle WA 98105) hosts Kim Harrison reading and signing A Perfect Blood.
8 March, 7PM PST: Powell’s Bookstore (3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Beaverton OR 97005) hosts Kim Harrison reading and signing A Perfect Blood.
8 March, 7:30PM PST: Mysterious Galaxy Redondo Beach (2810 Artesia Blvd, Redondo Beach CA 90278) hosts Robin Hobb reading and signing City of Dragons.
10 March, 11AM EST: The Garden State Horror Writers meets on the second Saturday of each month at the East Brunswick Library (12 Jean Walling Civic Center, East Brunswick, NJ 08816; gshw.net), with a business meeting at 11AM and then the speaker presentation open to the public. This month, Hildy Silverman, editor of Space and Time magazine, and Neal Levin, author and publisher, will conduct a workshop on “Learning to read your own work aloud.”
10 March, 5PM CST: Schuler’s Books and Music (3165 Alpine Ave NW, Grand Rapids MI 49544) hosts Kim Harrison reading and signing A Perfect Blood.
12 March, 8PM EDT: Science Fiction Association of Bergen County (meeting at Saddle River Valley Cultural Center, 305 W Saddle River, Upper Saddle River NJ 07458; sfabc.org) hosts David Barr Kirtley speaking at their monthly general meeting.
12 March, 7PM MST: Changing Hands Bookstore (6428 S McClintock Dr, Tempe AZ 85283; 480-730-0205) hosts Naomi Novik reading and signing Crucible of Gold.
13 March, 6:30PM EDT: The New York Review of Science Fiction reading series at The SoHo Gallery for Digital Art (138 Sullivan St, New York, NY; 800-420-5590; sohogallerynyc.com) presents readings on the first Tuesday of each month. This special second Tuesday event features Rudy Rucker and Brendan Carney Byrne. 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 March, 7PM CDT: Barnes & Noble (2100 N Snelling Ave, Roseville MN 55113) hosts Troy Denning reading and signing Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse.
14 March, 6PM GMT: Forbidden Planet Megastore (179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR; 0207 420 3666; forbiddenplanet.com/events) hosts Gareth Roberts reading and signing Doctor Who: Shada.
14 March, 7PM EDT: Barnes & Noble (14709 US Hwy 31 N, Carmel IN 46032) hosts Troy Denning reading and signing Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse.
15 March, 7PM EDT: Joseph-Beth Booksellers (2785 Dixie Highway, Crestview Hills KY 41017) hosts Troy Denning reading and signing Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse.
16 March, 7PM EDT: Joseph-Beth Booksellers (161 Lexington Green Cir #B, Lexington KY 40503) hosts Troy Denning reading and signing Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse.
16 March, 7PM PDT: Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, San Diego CA 92111; 858-268-4747) hosts Naomi Novik reading and signing Crucible of Gold.
19 March, 7:30PM MDT: Tattered Cover (9315 Dorchester St, Highlands Ranch CO 80129) hosts Troy Denning reading and signing Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse.
21 March, 7PM EDT: KGB Fantastic Fiction Series, presented by Ellen Datlow and Matthew Kressel (KGB Bar, 85 East 4th St, New York, NY; www.kgbfantasticfiction.org) hosts a reading by Terry Bisson and Blake Charlton.
22 March, 7PM PDT: Barnes & Noble (1725 Arden Way, Sacramento CA 95815) hosts Troy Denning reading and signing Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse.
23 March 7:30PM EDT: The Philadelphia Fantastic Authors and Editors Series (at The Moonstone Arts Center, 110 A S. 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA) is hosting its fourth Friday of the month monthly reading followed, as always, by a pay-as-you-go dinner. This month will feature E.C. Myers.