StrowlerCon is a convention featuring live music, circus arts, and burlesque; the event is not particularly science fiction or fantasy themed, strictly speaking, but some of the guests do cross over into SF/F territory. Catherynne M. Valente, author of Palimpsest, the Orphan’s Tales, and The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland In A Ship Of Her Own Making, will appear with musician SJ Tucker, who was the musical guest of honor at last year’s Arisia convention. Also on the guest list is Marian Call, who recorded a Firefly-themed CD, Got to Fly. The event will be held in Woburn, MA the weekend of October 8th-10th. Learn more at http://www.strowlers.com/events/strowlercon.
[Tip via Arisia]
The Boston Book Festival will take place Saturday, October 16th in the Copley Square area of Boston, MA, and some science fiction and fantasy authors will be among the featured presenters. The list includes:
- Justin Cronin, author of the post-apocalyptic vampire novel The Passage
- Kelly Link, editor for Small Beer Press and author of Magic for Beginners, Stranger Things Happen, and Pretty Monsters
There are many other very interesting authors and artists participating in this event. Go to http://www.bostonbookfest.org/ for more information.
The Boston Babydolls burlesque troupe has an ongoing performance series called “Naked Girls Reading,” in which lovely ladies read to the audience while wearing distractingly little. On September 18th at midnight, they’ll be reading science fiction tales at the Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline, MA:
This month’s salon features nude nerds from near and far, reading selections from their favorite works of Science Fiction! From Douglas Adams to Ray Bradbury to Isaac Asimov to Jules Verne, these ladies will take you with them on a fantastic (naked) voyage! Whether you prefer “Trek” or “Wars”, the heavenly bodies of The Naked Girls Reading will put stars in your eyes and words in your ears.
Hosted by Miss Mina of The Boston Babydolls (voted “Best Dance Troupe (Sexy)” in The Boston Phoenix’s 2010 Reader’s Poll), this literary salon with nothing to hide features some of our regular readers and introducing the newest Naked Girl, Dalya du Sunshine!
This is an 18+ event. Visit http://coolidge.org/node/2716 and http://www.bostonbabydolls.net for more information.
The Boston Public Library’s “Literary Lights for Children” event celebrates authors and artists of literature for children. This year’s honorees are Neil Gaiman, Karen Hesse, Grace Lin, and Jerry Spinelli; all four of them will speak and sign books. The event takes place September 26th at 2:00pm at the library. See http://www.bpl.org/general/associates/literarylightschildren.htm for details.
[Tip from James of RISFC]
Pandemonium Books in Cambridge, MA will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the online speculative fiction magazine Strange Horizons by hosting a reading by several local authors who have been published in Strange Horizons. The list of authors scheduled to appear includes Mary Alexandra Agner, Angela Ambroz, Francesca Forrest, Theodora Goss, Elizabeth Lee, Jennifer Pelland, Margaret Ronald, Vandana Singh, Sonya Taaffe, and Connie Wilkins. The event will be held on September 18th from 2:00-3:30pm. For more information see http://www.pandemoniumbooks.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=12611.
James Howard Kunstler will sign his post-apocalyptic novel The Witch of Hebron, the sequel to A World Made by Hand, at the Harvard Book Store in Cambridge, MA on September 28th at 7:00pm. Visit http://www.harvard.com/events/press_release.php?id=2610 for details.
Guillermo Del Toro, director of “Pan’s Labyrinth,” “Hellboy,” and other movies, will appear with co-author Chuck Hogan to present The Fall, the second book in their Strain vampire trilogy. The event is sponsored by the Harvard Book Store and will take place at the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, MA on September 23rd at 6:00pm. Tickets are required; for more information and to purchase tickets visit http://www.harvard.com/events/press_release.php?id=2615.
Author Suzanne Collins is on a book tour to present Mockingjay, the latest entry in her Hunger Games series. Here are her appearance dates in New England:
- August 27 (yes, that’s today, sorry): RJ Julia Booksellers, Madison, CT 1:00PM-2:30PM
UConn Co-op, Storrs, CT 7:00PM-8:30PM
- August 30: Borders, Braintree, MA 7:00PM-8:30PM (“Fan Fest” starts at 4:00PM)
- August 31: The Children’s Book Shop, Brookline, MA 1:00PM-2:30PM
Wellesley Booksmith, Wellesley, MA 6:00PM-7:30PM
Visit
http://www.scholastic.com/thehungergames/about-the-author.htm for a complete list of dates.
Author Charles Yu will sign his debut novel, How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe, at Brookline Booksmith in Brookline, MA on September 28 at 7:00pm. Find details at http://www.brooklinebooksmith.com/events/mainevent.html.
William Gibson, noted cyberpunk author (and the man who coined the term “cyberspace”), will appear at the Coolidge Corner Theater in Brookline, MA on September 22 at 6:00pm to present his new novel, Zero History. This event will be sponsored by Brookline Booksmith; note that tickets are required to attend. For more information see http://www.brooklinebooksmith.com/events/mainevent.html.
Books, Conventions, MA, Music | nescifievents | 
September 9, 2010 10:41 pm | 
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