“Don’t Lesnerize!”: NYRSF Readings Series Presents a Tribute to Robert Sheckley
Robert Sheckley (1928-2005) was read, remembered, memorialized, and discussed at great length in a reading dedicated to him at the SoHo Artspace... Read more [...]
Author Archives: Mark Blackman
Mythic Mars and Mannerpunk at the KGB Bar
At the monthly reading in New York City's KGB Bar, David D. Levine offered part of a story set in an alternate England, as a sailing ship heads to Mars. Then Ellen Kushner gave a tantalization of her current work-in-progress, the newest entry in her Swordspoint series... Read more [...]
NYRSF Readings’ Annual “Family Night” Spotlights Kushner’s “Riverside” Audiobooks
Live-action radio dramas recreate several works by Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman in the fifth annual Family Night at the NYRSF Readings Series... Read more [...]
NYRSF Readings Offer an Evening of Vampiric Lore
Fiction from Terence Taylor and Kate Locke, plus some non-fiction from guest curator Margot Adler, mark the NYRSF Reading for October, which itself heralds in the season of vampires and spookiness... Read more [...]
NYRSF Readings Opens 23rd Season with Swanwick and Bowes
NYRSF Reading Series at the SoHo Gallery for Digital Art launches its 23rd season with award-winners Richard Bowes and Michael Swanwick... Read more [...]
Oz in a Twist(er): Detours off the Yellow Brick Road
Oz Reimagined will take you far off the Yellow Brick Road, but keep you firmly planted in the wonderful world first imagined by L. Frank Baum... Read more [...]
The Magic of Oz: NYRSF Readings Follow the Yellow Brick Road
A reimagining of a classic fantastical world leads to a night of dark and enjoyable tales, book giveaways, and more... Read more [...]
Family Reunion: NYRSF Readings’ “Family Night” Again Features Ellen Kushner & Delia Sherman
Family night this time featured "The Privilege of the Sword," as well as something of a Welsh Christmas tradition, with the ghost story "The Ghost of Cwmlech"... Read more [...]
Before, During and After: NYRSF Readings Presents Visions of Catastrophe
This month's NYRSF Reading celebrated a YA anthology of post-apocalyptic stories in the nearly apocalyptical New York City... Read more [...]
Flight of Fancy: The Family Forge by Ariel Cinii
The Family Forge is an engaging story in an imaginatively fresh setting... Read more [...]
Tricks and Treats: NYRSF Readings Series’ Night in Haunted October
Mishaps and madness lead to a night of humorous readings featuring Aaron Rosenberg and James Ryan... Read more [...]
Memorial Gathering for Josepha Sherman at SGDA
Following her funeral in Connecticut, many of Josepha Sherman's friends gathered in New York City to celebrate her life and memory... Read more [...]
Mayday! NYRSF Readings Present John Shirley and Michael Cisco
John Shirley and Michael Cisco help NYRSF Readings celebrate May Day with an evening of dark and disturbing fiction...
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From Infinity and Beyond: NYRSF Readings Hold 2nd March Event Featuring Rudy Rucker and Brendan Byrne
An evening of readings linked by either Flurb or double initials features Dr. Rudy Rucker and Brendan Carney Byrne...
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Welcome Back, Carter: NYRSF Readings Journey to Barsoom
More than 50 people return to a century-old Mars on the wings of stories read by Jonathan Maberry and Catherynne M. Valente, with direction by editor John Joseph Adams...
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