Here are the appearances we know about for the final 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.
2 October, 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 features two readers to be named later. 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.
2 October, 7PM EDT: Barnes and Noble Ohio State University Bookstore (1598 N High St, Columbus, OH) hosts Steven Erikson reading and signing The Forge of Darkness.
3 October, 7PM CDT: Left Bank Books (321 North 10th, St Louis, MO) hosts Steven Erikson reading and signing The Forge of Darkness.
4 October, 6:30PM: Solaris Books and The Gallery at Foyles (113-119 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0EB, England) hosts a free launch party for Lavie Tidhar and the paperback release of his Osama.
7 October, 2:30PM PDT: Mysterious Galaxy (2810 Artesia Blvd, Redondo Beach, CA 90278; 310-542-6000; mystgalaxy.com) hosts Cory Doctorow reading and signing his books.
11 October, 6PM EDT: Books of Wonder (18 W 18 St, New York, NY; 212-989-3270; booksofwonder.com) hosts a launch party for the anthology After: Nineteen Stories of Apocalypse & Dystopia with editor Ellen Datlow and contributors Richard Bowes, Cecil Castellucci, Matthew Kressel, Gregory Maguire, Susan Beth Pfeffer, Beth Revis, Genevieve Valentine, and N.K. Jemisin.
14 October, 1PM EDT: Books of Wonder (18 W 18 St, New York, NY; 212-989-3270; booksofwonder.com) hosts Christopher Krovatin signing Gravediggeres: Mountain of Bones; Stefan Bachmann signing The Peculiar; Gordon Korman signing Ungifted; Matt Myklusch signing The End of Infinity; and Nils Johnson-Shelton signing Otherworld Chronicles: The Invisible Tower.
15 October, 7PM EDT: Word Bookstore (126 Franklin St, Brooklyn, NY) hosts Cory Doctorow signing Pirate Cinema.
16 October, 6PM GMT: Forbidden Planet Megastore (179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR; 0207 420 3666; forbiddenplanet.com/events) hosts Daniel Polansky signing Tomorrow the Killing.
16 October, 6PM EDT: Tribeca Barnes & Noble (97 Warren St, New York, NY; 212-587-5389) hosts Justin Cronin discussing and signing The Twelve.
16 October, 7PM PDT: Mysterious Galaxy (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., Suite #302, San Diego, CA 92111; 858-268-4747; mystgalaxy.com) hosts a launch party for Gregory Benford and Larry Niven‘s Bowl of Heaven.
17 October, 1:30PM GMT: Forbidden Planet Megastore (179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR; 0207 420 3666; forbiddenplanet.com/events) hosts Kevin Eastman signing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Ongoing, Volume 1.
17 October, 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 readings by John Kessel and S.G. Browne.
18 October, 6PM GMT: Forbidden Planet Megastore (179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR; 0207 420 3666; forbiddenplanet.com/events) hosts Pete Milligan and Mike Carey signing Hellblazer: The Devil’s Trench Coat and Unwritten, Volume 6, and Garth Ennis, Simon Spurrier, and Jacen Burrows signing Crossed Badlands and Wish You Were Here.
18 October, 7:30PM PDT: Mysterious Galaxy (2810 Artesia Blvd, Redondo Beach, CA 90278; 310-542-6000; mystgalaxy.com) hosts a launch party for Gregory Benford and Larry Niven‘s Bowl of Heaven.
19 October, 1PM GMT: Forbidden Planet Megastore (Units 4&5 Clifton Heights, Bristol, BS8 1EJ; 0117 929 7767; forbiddenplanet.com/events) hosts Danie Ware reading and signing Ecko Rising.
19 October, 6PM GMT: Forbidden Planet Megastore (179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR; 0207 420 3666; forbiddenplanet.com/events) hosts Joe Abercrombie signing A Red Country.
20 October, 1PM EDT: Joseph Beth Booksellers (2785 Dixie Hwy, Crestview Hills, KY 41017) hosts Jocelynn Drake reading and signing Angel’s Ink.
23 October, 7PM EDT: Word Bookstore (126 Franklin St, Brooklyn, NY) hosts Jasper Fforde reading The Last Dragonslayer, and then discussing it with Gabrielle Zevin.
26 October, 6PM GMT: Forbidden Planet Megastore (179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR; 0207 420 3666; forbiddenplanet.com/events) hosts a multi-author signing, with Mike Cobley signing Seeds of Earth and The Orphaned Worlds; Kate Griffin signing Mirror Dreams; Benedict Jacka signing To Be a Ninja; and Charles Stross.
27 October, 1PM GMT: Forbidden Planet Megastore (Units 4&5 Clifton Heights, Bristol, BS8 1EJ; 0117 929 7767; forbiddenplanet.com/events) hosts Mark Buckingham signing Inherit the Wind.
2 November, 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 Daniel Grotta reading from his latest release, Seven From Haven, a collection of seven stories of the paranormal.
2 November, 7PM PDT: Dark Delicacies (3512 W Magnolia Blvd, Burbank, CA) hosts Brom reading and signing Krampus.
3 November, 1PM EDT: Books and Co. (4453 Walnut St, Dayton, OH 45440) hosts Jocelynn Drake reading and signing Angel’s Ink.
4 November, 3PM CST: Schuler Books and Music (2820 Towne Center Blvd, Lansing, MI 48912) hosts Jocelynn Drake reading and signing Angel’s Ink.
4 November, 2:30PM PST: Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore (2810 Artesia Blvd, Redondo Beach, CA) hosts Brom reading and signing Krampus.
6 November, 7PM EST: Flights of Fantasy (381 Sand Creek Road, Albany, NY 12205) hosts Lois McMaster Bujold signing Captain Vorpatril’s Alliance.
7 November, 7PM EST: Annie’s Book Stop (65 James St, Worcester, MA 01603) hosts Lois McMaster Bujold signing Captain Vorpatril’s Alliance.
7 November, 7PM PST: University Bookstore (4326 University Way, Seattle, WA) hosts Brom reading and signing Krampus.
8 November, 6PM GMT: Forbidden Planet Megastore (179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR; 0207 420 3666; forbiddenplanet.com/events) hosts Olly Moss and Scott C signing and sketching in their art books Silhouettes from Popular Culture and The Great Showdowns.
10 November, 1PM GMT: Forbidden Planet Megastore (179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR; 0207 420 3666; forbiddenplanet.com/events) hosts Charlie Adlard launching The Walking Dead Magazine.
10 November, 4PM GMT: Forbidden Planet Megastore (179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR; 0207 420 3666; forbiddenplanet.com/events) hosts Robert Rankin signing The Educated Ape.
15 November, 6PM GMT: Forbidden Planet Megastore (179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR; 0207 420 3666; forbiddenplanet.com/events) hosts Matt “Lunartik” Jones for the launch of his second series of Mini Tea Collectible Figures.
15 November, 6PM EDT: Books of Wonder (18 W 18 St, New York, NY; 212-989-3270; booksofwonder.com) hosts an event for the book Listening for Madeleine (a book of “reminiscences of family, colleagues, and friends create a kaleidoscope of keen insights and snapshot moments that help readers to understand” author Madeleine L’Engle) with editor Leonard Marcus, author and L’Engle granddaughter Lena Roy, author T.A. Barron, and author and BoW owner Peter Glassman.
16 November, 6PM PST: Mysterious Galaxy (7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., Suite #302, San Diego, CA 92111; 858-268-4747; mystgalaxy.com) hosts Kelly Armstrong reading and signing her books.
16 November, 7PM PST: Powell’s Bookstore (Cedar Hills Crossing, 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Beaverton, OR) hosts Brom reading and signing Krampus.
17 November, 1PM GMT: Forbidden Planet Megastore (179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR; 0207 420 3666; forbiddenplanet.com/events) hosts Simon Tofield signing Simon’s Cat vs. the World.
17 November, 1PM EST: World Eye Bookshop (156 Main St, Greenfield, MA 01301) hosts Allen Steele signing Apollo’s Outcasts.
20 November, 6PM EST: Posman Books Grand Central (9 Grand Central Terminal, Vanderbilt & 42nd Street, New York, NY 10017) hosts Laura Anne Gilman (writing as L.A. Kornetsky) signing Collared.
20 November, 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 a reading from After: Nineteen Stories of Apocalypse and Dystopia, featuring authors N.K. Jemisin, Matthew Kressel, and Genevieve Velentine, guest-curated by editors Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling. 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.
21 November, 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 readings by Helen Marshall and Jack Ketchum.
30 November, 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 Lawrence Schoen.
4 December, 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 the month. This month’s readers will be Delia Sherman, and Ellen Kushner. 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.
19 December, 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 readings by Mary Robinette Kowal and Ben Loory.
21 December, 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 Darab Lawyer and Clinton Libbey.