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CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION:June 24th is the day for the 3rd annual South Minneapolis Comic
Book Crawl! Join local dealers\, artists and comic shops for a fun-filled
day of great comic deals and more. DreamHaven will be participating\, of
course. For more info\, visit the organizer at www.comicvikings.com\nShare
this:Twitter
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June 24th is the day for the 3rd annual South Minneapolis Comic
Book Crawl! Join local dealers\, artists and comic shops for a fun-filled
day of great comic deals and more. DreamHaven will be participating\, of
course. For more info\, visit the organizer at www.comicvikings.com
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Event
CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION:On July 7th and 8th\, Greg will have tables at the Minnesota An
tiquarian Book Fair!\nFor full details\, check out their website here: Min
nesota Antiquarian Book Fair\nShare this:Twitter
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LOCATION:Arena at University of St. Thomas @ 2115 Summit Ave.\, St. Paul\,
MN 55105
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On July 7th and 8th\, Greg will have tables at the
Minnesota Antiquarian Book Fair!
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CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION:DreamHaven will be set up and selling at Cinema Wasteland\, a m
ovie and memorabilia expo in Strongsville\, Ohio. Check out their website
for more details!\nShare this:Twitter
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SUMMARY:Cinema Wasteland
URL:http://dreamhavenbooks.com/event/cinema-wasteland/
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a expo in Strongsville\, Ohio. Check out their website for more details!
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Convention
CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION:Greg will be selling books at the World Fantasy Convention 2023
in Kansas City\, MO! For more information\, check out their website.\nSha
re this:Twitter
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231030
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selling books at the World Fantasy Convention 2023 in Kansas City\, MO! Fo
r more information\, check out their websit
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Convention
CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION:Greg will be selling books at Windycon in Oak Brook\, IL. Come
and say hi! For more information\, check out their website.\nShare this:Tw
itter
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231113
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ormation\, check out their website
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CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION:Happy Birthday Andre Norton! To celebrate the anniversary of th
is prolific author’s birth\, we’ll be giving away copies of some of her bo
oks at the store.\nNot familiar with Andre Norton? Here’s an introduction.
\nShare this:Twitter
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240218
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SUMMARY:Happy Birthday\, Andre Norton!
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Happy Birthday Andre Norton! To celebrate the anniversary of thi
s prolific author’s birth\, we’ll be giving away copies of some of her boo
ks at the store.
\n
Not familiar with Andre Norton? Here’s an introduction.
\n
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Convention
CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION:MarsCon will be taking place this year from March 8th – 10th\,
and Lisa will be representing us in the dealer’s room. Stop by and say hi!
For more information\, check out their website: MarsCon 2024\nShare this
:Twitter
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240311
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SUMMARY:MarsCon 2024
URL:http://dreamhavenbooks.com/event/marscon-2024/
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on will be taking place this year from March 8th – 10th\, and Lisa will be
representing us in the dealer’s room. Stop by and say hi! For more infor
mation\, check out their website: MarsCon 2024
\n
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Convention
CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION:DreamHaven will have tables in the dealer’s room for Minicon 57
\, with Guest of Honor Ursula Vernon (aka T. Kingfisher)! Check out their
website here: Minicon 57\nShare this:Twitter
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240401
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SUMMARY:Minicon 57
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ll have tables in the dealer’s room for Minicon 57\, with Guest of Honor U
rsula Vernon (aka T. Kingfisher)! Check out their website here: Minicon 57
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Event
CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION:DreamHaven will be spread out this weekend. If you’re going to
Cinema Wasteland in Ohio\, stop by and say hi to Ryan! If you’re going to
the Windy City Pulp and Paper Convention in Illinois\, say hi to Greg!\n(
And either place\, buy stuff!)\nShare this:Twitter
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240408
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DreamHaven wi
ll be spread out this weekend. If you’re going to Cinema Wasteland in Ohio\, stop by and say hi to Ryan!
If you’re going to the
Windy City Pulp and Paper Convention in Illinois\, say hi to Greg!
\n
(And either place\, buy stuff!)
\n
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Event
CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION:If you look “vinegar syndrome” up online\, you will find this d
efinitition:\n“Vinegar syndrome is a chemical degradation that occurs with
cellulose acetate film and is characterized by an obvious vinegar smell.
A process in which acetate film begins to degrade. This applies to media (
cinematographic and photographic film\, microfilm) made with acetate backi
ng\; most film of this type was made prior to 1980. The degradation proces
s releases acetic acid\, the same substance in vinegar that gives it its s
mell which is the identifying characteristic of the degradation process.”
\nBut if you go to VinegarSyndrome.com\, you will find that it is a film r
estoration and distribution company with a catalogue of hundreds of featur
e films\, produced primarily between the 1960s and 1980s.\nWhy am I tellin
g you this? Because Vinegar Syndrome is coming to DreamHaven Books! Wednes
day\, July 28th between 4 and 8 pm\, a representative from Vinegar Syndrom
e will be here at the store with lots of DVDs and Blu-Rays\, and according
to his e-mail\, “deals and giveaways”.\nOur very own Ryan describes them
as “one of the best of the boutique DVD/Blu-Ray labels” – and if you’ve ev
er talked films with him\, you’ll know he’s a big fan.\nMy suggestion woul
d be to check them out online and if you like what you see\, come on out t
o DreamHaven on Wednesday. We’re all looking forward to it.\nShare this:Tw
itter
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210728T200000
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Vinegar Syndrome Pop-Up!
URL:http://dreamhavenbooks.com/event/vinegar-syndrome-pop-up/
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If you look “vinegar syndrome” up online\, you will find this def
initition:
\n“Vinegar syndrome is a chemical degradation that occurs
with cellulose acetate film and is characterized by an obvious vinegar sme
ll. A process in which acetate film begins to degrade. This applies to med
ia (cinematographic and photographic film\, microfilm) made with acetate b
acking\; most film of this type was made prior to 1980. The degradation pr
ocess releases acetic acid\, the same substance in vinegar that gives it i
ts smell which is the identifying characteristic of the degradation proces
s.”
\n
But if you go to Vinega
rSyndrome.com\, you will find that it is a film restoration and distri
bution company with a catalogue of hundreds of feature films\, produced pr
imarily between the 1960s and 1980s.
\n
Why am I telling you this? Be
cause Vinegar Syndrome is coming to DreamHaven Books! Wednesday\, July 28t
h between 4 and 8 pm\, a representative from Vinegar Syndrome will be here
at the store with lots of DVDs and Blu-Rays\, and according to his e-mail
\, “deals and giveaways”.
\n
Our very own Ryan describes them as “one
of the best of the boutique DVD/Blu-Ray labels” – and if you’ve ever talk
ed films with him\, you’ll know he’s a big fan.
\n
My suggestion woul
d be to check them out online and if you like what you see\, come on out t
o DreamHaven on Wednesday. We’re all looking forward to it.
\n
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Event\,Signing
CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION:After difficulties\, the Speculations Readings Series returns i
n July to DreamHaven Books\, 2301 38th St E\, Minneapolis. As before\, the
readings will run from 6:30-7:45 p.m.\, including an autographing and rec
eption with free soda pop and cookies. After the event\, interested person
s will adjourn to a bistro to hang out.\nOn Thursday\, July 29\, MICHAEL M
ERRIAM and ABRA STAFFIN-WIEBE will read from their works.\nMichael Merriam
is an author\, performer\, poet\, and playwright\, with ten books and ove
r 90 pieces of short fiction and poetry published. His novel\, Last Car to
Annwn Station\, was named a top Book by Readings in Lesbian & Bisexual Wo
men’s Fiction. His novella\, Should we Drown in Feathered Sheep\, was lon
g-listed for the Nebula Award. His stories and essays have appeared in su
ch places as the Hugo Award winning Uncanny Magazine: Disabled People Dest
roy Science Fiction issue\, and the Ditmar Award winning magazine\, Androm
eda Spaceways Inflight Magazine. His scripts have been produced for stage
and radio. Michael is a co-founder of the Minnesota Speculative Fiction
Writers.\nAbra Staffin-Wiebe loves optimistic science fiction\, cheerful
horror\, and dark fantasy. Dozens of her short stories have appeared in p
ublications including Tor.com\, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fictio
n\, Escape Pod\, and Odyssey Magazine. She lives in Minneapolis\, where s
he wrangles her children\, pets\, and the mad scientist she keeps in the a
ttic. When not writing or wrangling\, she collects folk tales and photogr
aphs of whatever stands still long enough to allow it. Her most recent bo
ok\, The Unkindness of Ravens\, is an epic fantasy coming-of-age novella a
bout trickster gods and favors owed. Check out her website: http://www.as
wiebe.com/to read about fluffy pink murderbears\, firebirds bearing gifts\
, and other things beautiful and bizarre.\nSpeculations is a co-production
of DreamHaven and SF MINNESOTA\, a multicultural organization that also s
ponsors a midsummer speculative fiction convention\, DIVERSICON\, the 28th
edition of which will occur at the Crowne Plaza Minneapolis West on July
30-August 1\, 2021.\nShare this:Twitter
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SUMMARY:Speculations Event: Michael Merriam and Abra Staffin-Weibe
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After difficu
lties\, the Speculations Readings Series returns in July to DreamHaven Boo
ks\, 2301 38th St E\, Minneapolis. As before\, the readings will run from
6:30-7:45 p.m.\, including an autographing and reception with free soda po
p and cookies. After the event\, interested persons will adjourn to a bist
ro to hang out.
\n
On Thursday\, July 29\, MICHAEL MERRIAM and ABRA S
TAFFIN-WIEBE will read from their works.
\n
Michael Merriam is an aut
hor\, performer\, poet\, and playwright\, with ten books and over 90 piece
s of short fiction and poetry published. His novel\, Last Car to A
nnwn Station\, was named a top Book by Readings in Lesbian & Bise
xual Women’s Fiction. His novella\, Should we Drown in Feathered
Sheep\, was long-listed for the Nebula Award. His stories and es
says have appeared in such places as the Hugo Award winning Uncanny Ma
gazine: Disabled People Destroy Science Fiction issue\, and the Ditma
r Award winning magazine\, Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine.
His scripts have been produced for stage and radio. Michael is a co-fo
under of the Minnesota Speculative Fiction Writers.
\n
Abra Staffin-W
iebe loves optimistic science fiction\, cheerful horror\, and dark fantasy
. Dozens of her short stories have appeared in publications including Tor
.com\, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction\, Escape P
od\, and Odyssey Magazine. She lives in Minneapolis\, where
she wrangles her children\, pets\, and the mad scientist she keeps in the
attic. When not writing or wrangling\, she collects folk tales and photo
graphs of whatever stands still long enough to allow it. Her most recent
book\, The Unkindness of Ravens\, is an epic fantasy comi
ng-of-age novella about trickster gods and favors owed. Check out her web
site: http://www.aswiebe.com/to read about fluffy pink murderbears
\, firebirds bearing gifts\, and other things beautiful and bizarre.
\n
Speculations is a co-production of DreamHaven and SF MINNESOTA\, a mult
icultural organization that also sponsors a midsummer speculative fiction
convention\, DIVERSICON\, the 28th edition of which will occur at the Crow
ne Plaza Minneapolis West on July 30-August 1\, 2021.
\n
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Signing
CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION:Signing – Larry Correia and Mike Kupari will be signing at Drea
mHaven Books\, to benefit Uncle Hugo’s.\nTo quote Don Blyly\, owner of Unc
le Hugo’s: \n“Larry Correia has a new novel coming in less than 2 months\,
Monster Hunter Bloodlines ($25.00)\, and Larry likes to launch new Monste
r Hunter novels with a signing at Uncle Hugo’s. He really wanted to help
Uncle Hugo’s this year with a signing\, but there is the problem of no bui
lding. So I worked out a deal with Greg Ketter at DreamHaven and with Larr
y for the signing to take place at DreamHaven so that the signing can help
both stores. You can now place a mail order for the new book at\nhttp://w
ww.unclehugo.com/prod/ah-correia-larry.php\nIf you can make it to the sign
ing in person\, it will start at 3 pm on Saturday\, July 31\, at 2301 E. 3
8th St.\, about 2 miles from the old Uncle Hugo’s location. Greg will be b
ringing in a lot of Larry’s backlist books. Proceeds from the sale of the
new hardcover will go to Uncle Hugo’s and proceeds from everything else yo
u buy during the signing will go to DreamHaven.”\nSince he sent that out\,
we have received word that Mike Kupari\, co-author with Larry Correia on
several books and author of the forthcoming book The Family Business\, wil
l be joining him for the signing. Sales of The Family Business will also g
o to Uncle Hugo’s.\nShare this:Twitter
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SUMMARY:Larry Correia and Mike Kupari signing (Uncle Hugo’s benefit)
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Signing – Larry Correia and Mike Kupari will be si
gning at DreamHaven Books\, to benefit Uncle Hugo’s.
\n
To quote Don
Blyly\, owner of Uncle Hugo’s:
\n
“Larry Correia has a new novel coming in less than 2 months\, Monster Hunter Bloodlines ($25.00)\, and Larry likes to laun
ch new Monster Hunter novels with a signing at Uncle Hugo’s. He really wa
nted to help Uncle Hugo’s this year with a signing\, but there is the prob
lem of no building. So I worked out a deal with Greg Ketter at DreamHaven
and with Larry for the signing to take place at DreamHaven so that the sig
ning can help both stores. You can now place a mail order for the new book
at
\n
h
ttp://www.unclehugo.com/prod/ah-correia-larry.php
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If you can m
ake it to the signing in person\, it will start at 3 pm on Saturday\, July
31\, at 2301 E. 38th St.\, about 2 miles from the old Uncle Hugo’s locati
on. Greg will be bringing in a lot of Larry’s backlist books. Proceeds fro
m the sale of the new hardcover will go to Uncle Hugo’s and proceeds from
everything else you buy during the signing will go to DreamHaven.”
\n
Since he sent that out\, we have received word that Mike Kupari\, co-auth
or with Larry Correia on several books and author of the forthcoming book
The Family Business\, will be joining him for the signing
. Sales of The Family Business will also go to Uncle Hugo
’s.
\n
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Event\,Signing
CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, September 16\, from 6:30-7:45 p.m.\,JASON D. WITT
MAN reads from his fiction. Jason lives and works in Minneapolis. His stor
y\, “Femme Fatale\,” was published in the hardcover anthology The Best of
Baen Books\, and his story “A Game of Knight Court” got an Honorable Menti
on in the 19th Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror. More recently\, he has publ
ished a story in Stupefying Stories #22.\nSpeculations is a co-production
of DreamHaven and SF MINNESOTA\, a multicultural organization that also sp
onsors a midsummer speculative fiction convention\, DIVERSICON\, the 29th
edition of which will occur July 23-25\, 2202 with Guest of Honor T. AARON
CISCO.\nShare this:Twitter
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210916T194500
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SUMMARY:Speculations Event: Jason D. Wittman
URL:http://dreamhavenbooks.com/event/speculations-event-michael-merriam-and
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On Thursday\,
September 16\, from 6:30-7:45 p.m.\,JASON D. WITTMAN reads from his ficti
on. Jason lives and works in Minneapolis. His story\, “Femme Fatale\,” was
published in the hardcover anthology The Best of Baen Books\, and his story “A Game of Knight Court” got an Honorable Mention in t
he 19th Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror. More recently\, h
e has published a story in Stupefying Stories #22.
\n
Specul
ations is a co-production of DreamHaven and SF MINNESOTA\, a multicultural
organization that also sponsors a midsummer speculative fiction conventio
n\, DIVERSICON\, the 29th edition of which will occur July 23-25\, 2202 wi
th Guest of Honor T. AARON CISCO.
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Event\,Signing
CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, October 14 from 6:30-7:45 p.m. LOIS McMASTER BUJO
LD reads from a new Penric story. The reading includes a free reception an
d autographing.\nLois McMaster Bujold began writing with the aim of profes
sional publication in 1982 and wrote three novels in three years\; in Octo
ber of 1985\, all three sold\, launching her popular Vorkosigan Saga scien
ce fiction series. Her fantasy work includes The World of the Five Gods a
nd the Sharing Knife series. More recently she has been exploring self-e-
publishing with the tales of the sorcerer Penric and his demon Desdemona\,
and other works.\nIn 2020\, Bujold was named a Grand Master by the Scienc
e Fiction Writers of America. A complete list of her awards may be found
here: http://www.sfadb.com/Lois_McMaster_Bujold Her books have been trans
lated into over twenty languages.\nA reading-order guide to her work is he
re: https://www.goodreads.com/story/show/293438-the-vorkosigan-saga-readin
g-order-debate-the-chef-recommends?chapter=2\nBujold blogs on Goodreads at
: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16094.Lois_McMaster_Bujold/blog\nS
peculations is a co-production of DreamHaven and SF MINNESOTA\, a multicul
tural\, multimedia speculative fiction organization that also sponsors a m
idsummer convention\, DIVERSICON\, the 29th edition of which will occur in
late July 2022 with Guest of Honor TAYLOR CISCO.\nShare this:Twitter
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211014T194500
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SUMMARY:Speculations Event: Lois McMaster Bujold
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On Thursday\,
October 14 from 6:30-7:45 p.m. LOIS McMASTER BUJOLD reads from a new Penr
ic story. The reading includes a free reception and autographing.
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Lois McMaster Bujold began writing with the aim of professional publicatio
n in 1982 and wrote three novels in three years\; in October of 1985\, all
three sold\, launching her popular Vorkosigan Saga science fiction series
. Her fantasy work includes The World of the Five Gods and the Sharing Kn
ife series. More recently she has been exploring self-e-publishing with t
he tales of the sorcerer Penric and his demon Desdemona\, and other works.
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In 2020\, Bujold was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction
Writers of America. A complete list of her awards may be found here: http://www.sfadb.com/Lois_McMaster_Bujold Her books h
ave been translated into over twenty languages.
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A reading-order gu
ide to her work is here: https://www.goodreads.com/stor
y/show/293438-the-vorkosigan-saga-reading-order-debate-the-chef-recommends
?chapter=2
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Bujold blogs on Goodreads at: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16094.Loi
s_McMaster_Bujold/blog
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Speculations is a co-production of Drea
mHaven and SF MINNESOTA\, a multicultural\, multimedia speculative fiction
organization that also sponsors a midsummer convention\, DIVERSICON\, the
29th edition of which will occur in late July 2022 with Guest of Honor TA
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DESCRIPTION:SHORT NOTICE BAG SALE!\n\n\n\nHi everybody! Some of you know al
ready that we have been trying to figure out when we could squeeze in a ba
g sale this fall. Now you know – Saturday the 16th! A two day notice is be
tter than no notice\, right?\n\n\n\nPick up a grocery-sized bag from us fo
r $15 and fill it to the top with books and comics from the selection we w
ill have out on the sidewalk. Stock your Little Free Library\, insulate yo
ur house\, or just make sure you have lots of good reading material for th
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Hi everybody! Some of you know already that we have been
trying to figure out when we could squeeze in a bag sale this fall. Now y
ou know – Saturday the 16th! A two day notice is better than no notice\, r
ight?
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Pick up a grocery-
sized bag from us for $15 and fill it to the top with books and comics fro
m the selection we will have out on the sidewalk. Stock your Little Free L
ibrary\, insulate your house\, or just make sure you have lots of good rea
ding material for the winter.
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DESCRIPTION:Acclaimed Lovecraft scholar S.T. Joshi will be at DreamHaven on
Wednesday\, October 20th from 6:30 – 8:00pm to promote his new book\, The
Recognition of H.P. Lovecraft.\nS. T. Joshi is a leading authority on H.
P. Lovecraft\, Ambrose Bierce\, H. L. Mencken\, and other writers\, mostly
in the realms of supernatural and fantasy fiction. He has edited correcte
d editions of the works of Lovecraft\, several annotated editions of Bierc
e and Mencken\, and has written such critical studies as The Weird Tale (1
990) and The Modern Weird Tale (2001). His award-winning biography\, H. P.
Lovecraft: A Life (1996)\, has already become a collector’s item. An expa
nded and updated version\, I Am Providence: The Life and Times of H. P. Lo
vecraft\, was published in two volumes in 2010.\nShare this:Twitter
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Acclaimed Lovecraft scholar S.T. Joshi will be at DreamHaven
on Wednesday\, October 20th from 6:30 – 8:00pm to promote his new book\,
The Recognition of H.P. Lovecraft.
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S. T. Joshi is
a leading authority on H. P. Lovecraft\, Ambrose Bierce\, H. L. Mencken\,
and other writers\, mostly in the realms of supernatural and fantasy fict
ion. He has edited corrected editions of the works of Lovecraft\, several
annotated editions of Bierce and Mencken\, and has written such critical s
tudies as The Weird Tale
(1990) and The Modern Weird Tale
strong> (2001). His award-winning biography\, H. P. Lovecraft: A Life (1996)\, has already become a
collector’s item. An expanded and updated version\, I Am Providen
ce: The Life and Times of H. P. Lovecraft\, was published in two
volumes in 2010.
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DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, November 18\, from 6:30-7:45 p.m.\, TERRY FAUST
reads from his work. Terry Faust writes urban fantasy\, mainstream young a
dult novels\, and science fiction satire. Recent work includes Bearer of
the Pearls\, a 2017 YA urban fantasy novel published by North Star Press\,
St.Cloud. He also contributes to short story anthologies with stories su
ch as: “The Secret of Erin Stewart” and “Unpleasantness at 20\,000 Feet”.
Terry has been an active assistant organizer of the Minnesota Speculative
Fiction Writers Network since 2005.\nSpeculations is a co-production of Dr
eamHaven and SF MINNESOTA\, a multicultural organization that also sponsor
s a midsummer speculative fiction convention\, DIVERSICON\, the 29th editi
on of which will occur July 23-25\, 2202 with Guest of Honor T. AARON CISC
O.\nShare this:Twitter
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November 18\, from 6:30-7:45 p.m.\, TERRY FAUST reads from his work. Ter
ry Faust writes urban fantasy\, mainstream young adult novels\, and scienc
e fiction satire. Recent work includes Bearer of the Pearls\, a 2017 YA urban fantasy novel published by North Star Press\, St.Clo
ud. He also contributes to short story anthologies with stories such as:
“The Secret of Erin Stewart” and “Unpleasantness at 20\,000 Feet”. Terry h
as been an active assistant organizer of the Minnesota Speculative Fiction
Writers Network since 2005.
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Speculations is a co-production of Dr
eamHaven and SF MINNESOTA\, a multicultural organization that also sponsor
s a midsummer speculative fiction convention\, DIVERSICON\, the 29th editi
on of which will occur July 23-25\, 2202 with Guest of Honor T. AARON CISC
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DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, December 8\, Speculations presents its annual RO
UND ROBIN READINGS at 6:30. Readers are encouraged to bring a five-minute
piece and a ten-minute piece. We’ll call it quits at 7:45 or after everyon
e has had the chance to read\, whichever comes first.\nSpeculations is a c
o-production of DreamHaven and SF MINNESOTA\, a multicultural organization
that also sponsors a midsummer speculative fiction convention\, DIVERSICO
N\, the 29th edition of which will occur July 23-25\, 2202 with Guest of H
onor T. AARON CISCO.\nShare this:Twitter
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On Wednesday\
, December 8\, Speculations presents its annual ROUND ROBIN READINGS at 6:
30. Readers are encouraged to bring a five-minute piece and a ten-minute p
iece. We’ll call it quits at 7:45 or after everyone has had the chance to
read\, whichever comes first.
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Speculations is a co-production of D
reamHaven and SF MINNESOTA\, a multicultural organization that also sponso
rs a midsummer speculative fiction convention\, DIVERSICON\, the 29th edit
ion of which will occur July 23-25\, 2202 with Guest of Honor T. AARON CIS
CO.
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DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, January 20 PHILLIP ANDREW BENNETT LOW reads from
his work at 6:30 p.m. phillip andrew bennett low is a Chinese-American pla
ywright and poet\, storyteller and mime\, theatre critic and libertarian a
ctivist. His solo performances have won acclaim from Minneapolis to Atlant
a\, New York to LA – even as far as Melbourne\, Australia. He was the co-
founder of the Rockstar Storytellers (a supergroup of bestselling Twin Cit
ies spoken-word artists)\, founder and producer of the touring theatre tro
upe Maximum Verbosity\, and founder and host of the country’s only recurri
ng open-mic dedicated to speculative fiction\, The Not-So-Silent Planet\,
and its associated podcast. He has published collections of political humo
r\, comic fantasy\, and horror.\nSpeculations is a co-production of DreamH
aven and SF MINNESOTA\, a multicultural\, multimedia organization that als
o sponsors DIVERSICON\, a midsummer speculative fiction convention\, the 2
9th edition of which will occur in July 2022 with Guest of Honor T. AARON
CISCO and Special Guest SYBIL SMITH.\nShare this:Twitter
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January 20 PHILLIP ANDREW BENNETT LOW reads from his work at 6:30 p.m. ph
illip andrew bennett low is a Chinese-American playwright and poet\, story
teller and mime\, theatre critic and libertarian activist. His solo perfor
mances have won acclaim from Minneapolis to Atlanta\, New York to LA – eve
n as far as Melbourne\, Australia. He was the co-founder of the Rockstar
Storytellers (a supergroup of bestselling Twin Cities spoken-word artists)
\, founder and producer of the touring theatre troupe Maximum Verbosity\,
and founder and host of the country’s only recurring open-mic dedicated to
speculative fiction\, The Not-So-Silent Planet\, and its associated podca
st. He has published collections of political humor\, comic fantasy\, and
horror.
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Speculations is a co-production of DreamHaven and SF MINNE
SOTA\, a multicultural\, multimedia organization that also sponsors DIVERS
ICON\, a midsummer speculative fiction convention\, the 29th edition of wh
ich will occur in July 2022 with Guest of Honor T. AARON CISCO and Special
Guest SYBIL SMITH.
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DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, February 23rd Rob Callahan will be reading from
his work at 6:30 p.m.\nSpeculations is a co-production of DreamHaven and S
F MINNESOTA\, a multicultural\, multimedia organization that also sponsors
DIVERSICON\, a midsummer speculative fiction convention\, the 29th editio
n of which will occur in July 2022 with Guest of Honor T. AARON CISCO and
Special Guest SYBIL SMITH.\nShare this:Twitter
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, February 23rd Rob Callahan will be reading from his work at 6:30 p.m.
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ulticultural\, multimedia organization that also sponsors DIVERSICON\, a m
idsummer speculative fiction convention\, the 29th edition of which will o
ccur in July 2022 with Guest of Honor T. AARON CISCO and Special Guest SYB
IL SMITH.
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DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, March 23 at 6:30\, SCOTT LOHMAN gives a talk on “Sc
ience Fiction: More Than Rockets\, Robots and Red Planets.” Scott is a li
fe long science fiction fan who has chaired Diversicon for over 10 years.
\nSpeculations is a co-production of DreamHaven and SF MINNESOTA\, a multi
cultural\, multimedia organization that also sponsors DIVERSICON\, a midsu
mmer speculative fiction convention\, the 29th edition of which will occur
in July 2022 with Guest of Honor T. AARON CISCO and Special Guest SYBIL S
MITH.\nShare this:Twitter
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arch 23 at 6:30\, SCOTT LOHMAN gives a talk on “Science Fiction: More Than
Rockets\, Robots and Red Planets.” Scott is a life long science fiction
fan who has chaired Diversicon for over 10 years.
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Speculations is
a co-production of DreamHaven and SF MINNESOTA\, a multicultural\, multime
dia organization that also sponsors DIVERSICON\, a midsummer speculative f
iction convention\, the 29th edition of which will occur in July 2022 with
Guest of Honor T. AARON CISCO and Special Guest SYBIL SMITH.
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DESCRIPTION:No foolin’\, April 1st is the 45th anniversary of DreamHaven Bo
oks and we’d love to have you join us to celebrate!\nWe will be having sal
es as well as beverages and snacks on Friday and Saturday.\nFriday from 3-
6 pm we will have 20% off on nearly* everything in the store.\n*Greg decid
es. (I would figure that everything in the main part of the store is 20% o
ff\, with the exception of consignment comics. Anything behind the counter
or in showcases it is up to Greg to make the call.)\n \nShare this:Twitte
r
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No foolin’\, April 1st is the 45th anniversary of DreamHaven Books and
we’d love to have you join us to celebrate!
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We will be having sal
es as well as beverages and snacks on Friday and Saturday.
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Friday
from 3-6 pm we will have 20% off on nearly* everything in the store.
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*Greg decides. (I would figure that everything in the main part of the
store is 20% off\, with the exception of consignment comics. Anything behi
nd the counter or in showcases it is up to Greg to make the call.)
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DESCRIPTION:Happy Birthday to us!\n\nNo foolin’\, April 1st is the 45th ann
iversary of DreamHaven Books and we’d love to have you join us to celebrat
e.\nWe will have sales as well as beverages and snacks on Friday and Satur
day\, and I am told that our local Cookie Monster (…okay\, Girl Scout)\, Z
\, will be back on Saturday to cater to your cookie cravings.\n\nSaturday
Sales are BOGO!\n\nBuy one\, get one free on:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPULPS\,\n
COMIC BACK ISSUES\,\nand USED SF/FANTASY/HORROR hardcovers and paperbacks.
\n\nFine print: sale does not apply to items in showcases or behind counte
r\, or consignment items (comics with tags).\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Happy Birthday to us!
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No foolin’\, April 1st is the 45th anniversary of DreamHaven B
ooks and we’d love to have you join us to celebrate.
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We will have sales as well as beverages and snacks on Friday and Saturda
y\, and I am told that our local Cookie Monster (…okay\, Girl Scout)\, Z\,
will be back on Saturday to cater to your cookie cravings.
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DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, April 13\, MICHAEL MERRIAM reads from his work.
Michael Merriam is an author\, performer\, poet\, and playwright with ten
books and over 100 pieces of short fiction and poetry published. His stori
es and essays have appeared in magazines such as Uncanny Magazine\, Cast o
f Wonders\, and Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine. His scripts have be
en produced for stage and radio\, and he has appeared in the Minnesota Fri
nge Festival\, StoryFest Minnesota\, and over the air on KFAI-FM and Minne
sota Public Radio. Like most artists\, he has worked a variety of odd jobs
over the years\, including short order cook\, late night radio disc jocke
y\, international freight specialist\, and manager of a puppet troupe. He
lives in Hopkins\, MN with his wife and two exuberant cats.\nSpeculations
is a co-production of DreamHaven and SF MINNESOTA\, a multicultural specu
lative fiction organization that also sponsors DIVERSICON\, a midsummer co
nvention\, the 29th edition of which will feature Guest of Honor T. AARON
CISCO and Special Guest SYBIL SMITH\, July 29-31\, 2022.\nShare this:Twitt
er
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On Wednesday\
, April 13\, MICHAEL MERRIAM reads from his work. Michael Merriam is an au
thor\, performer\, poet\, and playwright with ten books and over 100 piece
s of short fiction and poetry published. His stories and essays have appea
red in magazines such as Uncanny Magazine\, Cast of Wonders\, and Andromed
a Spaceways Inflight Magazine. His scripts have been produced for stage an
d radio\, and he has appeared in the Minnesota Fringe Festival\, StoryFest
Minnesota\, and over the air on KFAI-FM and Minnesota Public Radio. Like
most artists\, he has worked a variety of odd jobs over the years\, includ
ing short order cook\, late night radio disc jockey\, international freigh
t specialist\, and manager of a puppet troupe. He lives in Hopkins\, MN wi
th his wife and two exuberant cats.
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Speculations is a co-productio
n of DreamHaven and SF MINNESOTA\, a multicultural speculative fiction or
ganization that also sponsors DIVERSICON\, a midsummer convention\, the 29
th edition of which will feature Guest of Honor T. AARON CISCO and Special
Guest SYBIL SMITH\, July 29-31\, 2022.
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DESCRIPTION:It’s Independent Bookstore Day\, and because we want to celebra
te our Independence\, we will be celebrating with sales and freebies. (TBD
) Come on by and pick up the new Midwest Indie Bookstore Roadmap!\nShare
this:Twitter
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DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, May 11\, REBECCA MARJESDATTER and ANNA WALTZ rea
d from their works.\nRebecca Marjesdatter is a poet and an a writer of fan
tasy and nonfiction. She is a member of\nthe poetry performance group Lady
Poetesses from Hell. In 2000\, she won the Short Form\nRhysling Award for
speculative poetry. She also served as poetry editor for Tales of the\nUn
anticipated for many years. She is a human resident of the House of Seven
Cats.\nAnna Waltz was a script writer for Sony Online Entertainment and wr
ote for the popular\ngame EverQuest. She writes primarily science fiction
and a little fantasy. She also dabbles in\ncomics and served as an animati
on artist for the online cartoon Iammatthhewian. Her\nfavorite authors inc
lude Heinlein\, Clarke\, and Lovecraft. Most folks ’round here know her as
\nthe author of “Swedish Lutheran Vampires of Brainerd.” She lives in Sout
h Minnesota in the\nHouse of Seven Cats.\nSpeculations is a co-production
of DreamHaven and SF MINNESOTA\, a multicultural speculative fiction orga
nization that also sponsors DIVERSICON\, a midsummer convention\, the 29th
edition of which will feature Guest of Honor T. AARON CISCO and Special G
uest SYBIL SMITH\, July 29-31\, 2022.\nShare this:Twitter
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On Wednesday\
, May 11\, REBECCA MARJESDATTER and ANNA WALTZ read from their works.
\n
Rebecca Marjesdatter is a poet and an a writer of fantasy and nonfict
ion. She is a member of
\nthe poetry performance group Lady Poetesses
from Hell. In 2000\, she won the Short Form
\nRhysling Award for spe
culative poetry. She also served as poetry editor for Tales of the
\n
Unanticipated for many years. She is a human resident of the House of Seve
n Cats.
\n
Anna Waltz was a script writer for Sony Online Entertainme
nt and wrote for the popular
\ngame EverQuest. She writes primarily s
cience fiction and a little fantasy. She also dabbles in
\ncomics and
served as an animation artist for the online cartoon Iammatthhewian. Her<
br />\nfavorite authors include Heinlein\, Clarke\, and Lovecraft. Most fo
lks ’round here know her as
\nthe author of “Swedish Lutheran Vampire
s of Brainerd.” She lives in South Minnesota in the
\nHouse of Seven
Cats.
\n
Speculations is a co-production of DreamHaven and SF MINNESO
TA\, a multicultural speculative fiction organization that also sponsors
DIVERSICON\, a midsummer convention\, the 29th edition of which will featu
re Guest of Honor T. AARON CISCO and Special Guest SYBIL SMITH\, July 29-3
1\, 2022.
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DESCRIPTION:Local author Eric Hanson’s short fiction has been published in
McSweeney’s\, the New York Tyrant\, The Lifted Brow and Torpedo. His artic
les and satires have been published by The Paris Review\, The Atlantic\, T
he Mockingbird\, Ampersand\, The Week\, Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazine\, Nat
ional Geographic\, Hemispheres\, Smithsonian\, and others. He’s also the a
uthor of A Book Of Ages (Random House\, 2008). He’s better known as an ill
ustrator of book covers for Knopf\, HarperCollins\, NYRB\, Farrar Straus\,
and others\, and for magazines and newspapers including the New York Time
s\, the New Yorker\, Harper’s\, The Atlantic\, Spy\, WigWag\, Vanity Fair\
, The Nation\, The Washington Post\, The LATimes\, The New Republic\, Die
Zeit\, The Spectator\, and Rolling Stone. (Tartarus Press)\nOn May 12th\,
he will be here to read from his latest book\, What I Was Afraid Of (Tarta
rus Press\, 2022)\, accompanied by local musician Larry McDonough.\nShare
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Local author Eric Hanson’s short fiction has been published in McSweeney’s\, the
New York Tyrant\, The Lifted Brow and Torpedo. His articles an
d satires have been published by The Paris Review
\, The Atlantic\, The Mockingbird\, A
mpersand\, The Week\, Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazine\, National Geographic\, Hemispheres\, Smithsonian\, and others. He’s also the author of A Boo
k Of Ages (Random House\, 2008). He’s better known as an i
llustrator of book covers for Knopf\, HarperCollins\, NYRB\, Farrar Straus
\, and others\, and for magazines and newspapers including the New York Times\, the Ne
w Yorker\, Harper’s\, The Atlantic\,
Spy\, WigWag\, Vanity Fair\, The Nati
on\, The Washington Post\
, The LATimes\, The New Republic\, Die Zeit\, The Spectator\, and Rolling Stone. (Tartarus Press)
\n
On Ma
y 12th\, he will be here to read from his latest book\, What I Was Afraid
Of (Tartarus Press\, 2022)\, accompanied by local musician L
arry McDonough.
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DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, June 8 at 6:30 p.m. TYLER TORK reads from his wo
rk. Tyler Tork is a frequent attendee and panelist at local science fictio
n conventions\, and author of works of fantasy for a range of ages. Works
include Doctor Dead\, The Deep End\, Rey and the Magic Amulet (for younger
readers under the name Ollie Hoopoe).The Goodnight Agency — from which he
will be reading — is his latest release\, available soon. He also provide
s website building tips for authors and others at tornado.com.\nFrom his e
arly days as a leafy green vegetable in rural Louisiana\, Tyler knew he wa
nted to write. His father\, an English professor\, wanted him to read Faul
kner and Steinbeck\, but inspection of these authors’ works revealed no sp
ace travel\, no robots\, no magic of any sort\, and what’s the point of th
at? Instead he quickly exhausted the science fiction of the small local li
brary and pestered them for more. These wonderful books\, he realized\, we
re written by people\, and that seemed like a marvelous thing to do. And i
t is.\nSpeculations is a co-production of DreamHaven and SF MINNESOTA\, a
multicultural speculative fiction organization that also sponsors DIVERSI
CON\, a midsummer convention\, the 29th edition of which will feature Gues
t of Honor T. AARON CISCO and Special Guest SYBIL SMITH\, July 29-31\, 202
2.\nShare this:Twitter
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On Wednesday\
, June 8 at 6:30 p.m. TYLER TORK reads from his work. Tyler Tork is a freq
uent attendee and panelist at local science fiction conventions\, and auth
or of works of fantasy for a range of ages. Works include Doctor D
ead\, The Deep End\, Rey and the Magic A
mulet (for younger readers under the name Ollie Hoopoe).T
he Goodnight Agency — from which he will be reading — is his late
st release\, available soon. He also provides website building tips for au
thors and others at tornado.com.
\n
From his early days as a leafy gr
een vegetable in rural Louisiana\, Tyler knew he wanted to write. His fath
er\, an English professor\, wanted him to read Faulkner and Steinbeck\, bu
t inspection of these authors’ works revealed no space travel\, no robots\
, no magic of any sort\, and what’s the point of that? Instead he quickly
exhausted the science fiction of the small local library and pestered them
for more. These wonderful books\, he realized\, were written by people\,
and that seemed like a marvelous thing to do. And it is.
\n
Speculati
ons is a co-production of DreamHaven and SF MINNESOTA\, a multicultural s
peculative fiction organization that also sponsors DIVERSICON\, a midsumme
r convention\, the 29th edition of which will feature Guest of Honor T. AA
RON CISCO and Special Guest SYBIL SMITH\, July 29-31\, 2022.
\n
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CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION:Queen of Swords Press is doing a re-release/first time in print
edition of Michael Merriam’s homage to early 2000s Minneapolis with a que
er romance and the ghost of the old streetcar line\, Last Car to Annwn Sta
tion in July\, and Jennie Goloboy and Catherine never got in person relea
ses for their books last year so they’re making up for lost time! The aut
hors will be on hand and copies of the books will be available.\nShare thi
s:Twitter
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Queen of Swords Press is doing a re-release/first time in
print edition of Michael Merriam’s homage to early 2000s Minneapolis with
a queer romance and the ghost of the old streetcar line\, Last Car
to Annwn Station in July\, and Jennie Goloboy and Catherine nev
er got in person releases for their books last year so they’re making up f
or lost time! The authors will be on hand and copies of the books will be
available.
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CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this Speculations event in conjunction with Diversi
con and meet their guest of honor\, T. Aaron Cisco.\nT. Aaron Cisco is a C
ontemporary Afrofuturist author\, television producer\, and contributing w
riter for Twin Cities Geek. His literary works include Teleportability\, D
ragon Variation\, The Preternaturalist\, Simple Not Easy\, Shadow of the V
alley\, Big Ass Aliens\, and Black Nerd Blue Box: The Wibbly Wobbly Memoir
of a Lonely Alien.\nHe will be joined by Diversicon special guest Sybil S
mith\, a lifelong reader and viewer of science fiction who has beern an ac
tive member of several SF groups\, including the Minnesota Science Fiction
Society. She was a founding member of SF Minnesota and Diversicon\, and h
as served several terns as SF Minnesota president.\nSpeculations is a co-p
roduction of DreamHaven and SF MINNESOTA\, a multicultural speculative fi
ction organization that also sponsors DIVERSICON\, a midsummer convention\
, the 29th edition of which will feature Guest of Honor T. AARON CISCO and
Special Guest SYBIL SMITH\, July 29-31\, 2022.\nShare this:Twitter
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Join us for t
his Speculations event in conjunction with Diversicon and meet their guest
of honor\, T. Aaron Cisco.
\n
T. Aaron Cisco is a Contemporary Afrof
uturist author\, television producer\, and contributing writer for Twin Ci
ties Geek. His literary works include Teleportability\, Drago
n Variation\, The Preternaturalist\, Simple Not Easy\, Shadow of the Valley\, Big Ass Aliens\, and Blac
k Nerd Blue Box: The Wibbly Wobbly Memoir of a Lonely Alien.
\n
He will be joined by Diversicon special guest Sybil Smith\, a lifelong rea
der and viewer of science fiction who has beern an active member of severa
l SF groups\, including the Minnesota Science Fiction Society. She was a f
ounding member of SF Minnesota and Diversicon\, and has served several ter
ns as SF Minnesota president.
\n
Speculations is a co-production of D
reamHaven and SF MINNESOTA\, a multicultural speculative fiction organiza
tion that also sponsors DIVERSICON\, a midsummer convention\, the 29th edi
tion of which will feature Guest of Honor T. AARON CISCO and Special Guest
SYBIL SMITH\, July 29-31\, 2022.
\n
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CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, August 24\, from 6:30-7:45 p.m.\, JASON D. WITTM
AN reads from his fiction. Jason D. Wittman lives and works in Minneapolis
. His story\, “Femme Fatale\,” was published in the hardcover anthology Th
e Best of Baen Books\, and his story “A Game of Knight Court” got an Honor
able Mention in the 19th Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror. More recently\, h
e has published a story in Stupefying Stories #22.\nSpeculations is a co-p
roduction of DreamHaven and SF MINNESOTA\, a multicultural organization th
at also sponsors a midsummer speculative fiction convention\, DIVERSICON\,
the 30th edition of which will occur July 14 -16\, 2023 with Guests of Ho
nor T. STEVEN BARNES and TANANARIVE DUE.\nShare this:Twitter
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On Wednesday\
, August 24\, from 6:30-7:45 p.m.\, JASON D. WITTMAN reads from his fictio
n. Jason D. Wittman lives and works in Minneapolis. His story\, “Femme Fat
ale\,” was published in the hardcover anthology The Best of Baen Books\, a
nd his story “A Game of Knight Court” got an Honorable Mention in the 19th Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror. More recently\, he has p
ublished a story in Stupefying Stories #22.
\n
Speculations
is a co-production of DreamHaven and SF MINNESOTA\, a multicultural organi
zation that also sponsors a midsummer speculative fiction convention\, DIV
ERSICON\, the 30th edition of which will occur July 14 -16\, 2023 with Gue
sts of Honor T. STEVEN BARNES and TANANARIVE DUE.
\n
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CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, November 16\, CATHERINE LUNDOFF reads from her w
ork. Catherine Lundoff is an award-winning writer\, editor and publisher.
She is a recipient of a 2021 Ladies of Horror Fiction Award and was the Au
thor Guest of Honor at Marscon 2022. Her books include Silver Moon\, Blood
Moon\, Out of This World and Unfinished Business and\, as editor\, Scourg
e of the Seas of Time (and Space). Her short stories and essays have appea
red in such venues as Queer Weird Western Stories\, Divergent Terror\, She
rlock Holmes and the Occult Detectives\, Fireside Magazine\, Nightmare Mag
azine\, the SFWA Blog and several World of Darkness anthologies and games.
She is the publisher at Queen of Swords Press and teaches writing and pub
lishing classes at the Loft Literary Center\, the Rambo Academy and Clario
n West Online. Websites: www.catherinelundoff.net and www.queenofswordspre
ss.com\nSpeculations is a co-production of DreamHaven and SF MINNESOTA\, a
multicultural organization that also sponsors a midsummer speculative fic
tion convention\, DIVERSICON\, the 30th edition of which will occur July 1
4 -16\, 2023 with Guests of Honor T. STEVEN BARNES and TANANARIVE DUE.\nSh
are this:Twitter
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On Wednesday\
, November 16\, CATHERINE LUNDOFF reads from her work. Catherine Lundoff i
s an award-winning writer\, editor and publisher. She is a recipient of a
2021 Ladies of Horror Fiction Award and was the Author Guest of Honor at M
arscon 2022. Her books include Silver Moon\, Bloo
d Moon\, Out of This World and Unfinishe
d Business and\, as editor\, Scourge of the Seas of Time
(and Space). Her short stories and essays have appeared in such v
enues as Queer Weird Western Stories\, Divergent
Terror\, Sherlock Holmes and the Occult
Detectives\, Fireside Magazine\, Nightmare Magazine<
/em>\, the SFWA Blog and several World of Darkness anthologies an
d games. She is the publisher at Queen of Swords Press and teaches writing
and publishing classes at the Loft Literary Center\, the Rambo Academy an
d Clarion West Online. Websites: www.catherinelundoff.net a
nd www.queenofswordspress.com
\n
Speculations is a c
o-production of DreamHaven and SF MINNESOTA\, a multicultural organization
that also sponsors a midsummer speculative fiction convention\, DIVERSICO
N\, the 30th edition of which will occur July 14 -16\, 2023 with Guests of
Honor T. STEVEN BARNES and TANANARIVE DUE.
\n
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CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, January 11\, 2023\, Speculations holds its annua
l Round Robin Readings from 6:30-7:45 p.m. Readers bring from one to three
pieces\, each of wthem taking five-ten minutes. The group adjourns to a b
istro when everyone interested has had the opportunity to read a couple of
pieces or at 7:45\, whichever comes first.\nSpeculations is a co-producti
on of DreamHaven and SF MINNESOTA\, a multicultural organization that also
sponsors a midsummer speculative fiction convention\, DIVERSICON\, the 30
th edition of which will occur July 14 -16\, 2023 with Guests of Honor T.
STEVEN BARNES and TANANARIVE DUE.\nShare this:Twitter
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SUMMARY:Speculations Event: Round Robin Readings
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On Wednesday\
, January 11\, 2023\, Speculations holds its annual Round Robin Readings f
rom 6:30-7:45 p.m. Readers bring from one to three pieces\, each of wthem
taking five-ten minutes. The group adjourns to a bistro when everyone inte
rested has had the opportunity to read a couple of pieces or at 7:45\, whi
chever comes first.
\n
Speculations is a co-production of DreamHaven
and SF MINNESOTA\, a multicultural organization that also sponsors a midsu
mmer speculative fiction convention\, DIVERSICON\, the 30th edition of whi
ch will occur July 14 -16\, 2023 with Guests of Honor T. STEVEN BARNES and
TANANARIVE DUE.
\n
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CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday March 8th at 6:30 pm\, MICHAEL MERRIAM reads from
his work. Michael Merriam is an author\, performer\, poet\, and playwright
with ten books and over 100 pieces of short fiction and poetry published.
His stories and essays have appeared in magazines such as Uncanny Magazin
e\, Cast of Wonders\, and Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine. His scrip
ts have been produced for stage and radio\, and he has appeared in the Min
nesota Fringe Festival\, StoryFest Minnesota\, and over the air on KFAI-FM
and Minnesota Public Radio. Like most artists\, he has worked a variety o
f odd jobs over the years\, including short order cook\, late night radio
disc jockey\, international freight specialist\, and manager of a puppet t
roupe. He lives in Hopkins\, MN with his wife and two exuberant cats.\nSpe
culations is a co-production of DreamHaven and SF MINNESOTA\, a multicultu
ral speculative fiction organization that also sponsors DIVERSICON\, a mi
dsummer convention.\nShare this:Twitter
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On Wednesday March 8th at 6:30 pm\, MICHAEL MERRIAM re
ads from his work. Michael Merriam is an author\, performer\, poet\, and p
laywright with ten books and over 100 pieces of short fiction and poetry p
ublished. His stories and essays have appeared in magazines such as Uncann
y Magazine\, Cast of Wonders\, and Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine.
His scripts have been produced for stage and radio\, and he has appeared i
n the Minnesota Fringe Festival\, StoryFest Minnesota\, and over the air o
n KFAI-FM and Minnesota Public Radio. Like most artists\, he has worked a
variety of odd jobs over the years\, including short order cook\, late nig
ht radio disc jockey\, international freight specialist\, and manager of a
puppet troupe. He lives in Hopkins\, MN with his wife and two exuberant c
ats.
\n
Speculations is a co-production of DreamHaven and SF MINNESOT
A\, a multicultural speculative fiction organization that also sponsors D
IVERSICON\, a midsummer convention.
\n
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CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION:Martha Wells\, author of the Raksura\, Ile-Rien and the Murderb
ot Diaries series\, is Guest of Honor at Minicon this year. The day befor
e the convention starts she will join us here at the store for a signing.
Bring your own books or pick some up here – we are fully stocked on the Mu
rderbot Diaries.\nShare this:Twitter
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Martha Wells\, author of the Raksura\, Ile-Rien and the Murderbot Di
aries series\, is Guest of Honor at Minicon this year. The day before the
convention starts she will join us here at the store for a signing. Bring
your own books or pick some up here – we are fully stocked on the Murderb
ot Diaries.
\n
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CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION:Come out and see Greg at the comic show! He’ll be bringing comi
cs and books with him that haven’t yet been for sale in the store.\nAdmiss
ion $6.00\, Kids 9 and under free\n$1.00 off with a Non-perishable Food Sh
elf donation\nMore info at MNCBA.org\nShare this:Twitter
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LOCATION:Bloomington Armory @ 3300 W. 98th Street\, Bloomington MN
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SUMMARY:SpringCon ’23
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Come out and see Greg at the comic show! He’ll be bringing comics and b
ooks with him that haven’t yet been for sale in the store.
\n
Admissi
on $6.00\, Kids 9 and under free
\n
$1.00 off with a Non-perishable F
ood Shelf donation
\n
More info at MNCBA.org
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CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION:The Twin Cities Independent Bookstore Passport is back for anot
her year—pick one up at any of the participating metro-area stores listed
on the Rain Taxi website between April 24 and April 29. Each store visit d
uring this week earns you a passport stamp that activates a coupon you can
use on another visit. Collect 12 stamps to activate all the coupons\; col
lect all 23 stamps for a chance to win one of five literary prize packs or
the grand prize: a set of books\, one selected by each of the participati
ng bookstores.\nThe Midwest Indie Bookstore Roadmap\, created by the Midwe
st Independent Booksellers Association (MIBA)\, is also back. Aside from t
his being a great tool for finding a bookstore near you\, you can win priz
es by shopping at any of the stores featured on the roadmap (either online
or in person) between April 29 and next year’s Independent Bookstore Day
on April 27\, 2024. Take a picture of your purchase and post it on Twitter
\, Instagram\, or Facebook with the hashtag #BookstoreRoadmap\, plus tag t
he store and MIBA in the post. MIBA will randomly select one entry each mo
nth to win a $50 gift card to the bookstore of the winner’s choice—and on
next year’s Indie Bookstore Day\, one grand-prize winner from all of the y
ear’s entries will win a $500 gift card. The more stores you shop at and t
ag\, the more likely you are to win the grand prize.\nShare this:Twitter
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The Twin Cities Independent Bookstore Passport is
back for another year—pick one up at any of the participating metro-area s
tores listed on the Rain Taxi website between April
24 and April 29. Each store visit during this week earns you a passport s
tamp that activates a coupon you can use on another visit. Collect 12 stam
ps to activate all the coupons\; collect all 23 stamps for a chance to win
one of five literary prize packs or the grand prize: a set of books\, one
selected by each of the participating bookstores.
\n
The Mid
west Indie Bookstore Roadmap\, created by the Midwest Independent
Booksellers Association (MIBA)\, is also back. Aside from this being a gr
eat tool for finding a bookstore near you\, you can win prizes by shopping
at any of the stores featured on the roadmap (either online or in person)
between April 29 and next year’s Independent Bookstore Day on April 27\,
2024. Take a picture of your purchase and post it on Twitter\, Instagram\,
or Facebook with the hashtag #BookstoreRoadmap\, plus tag the store and M
IBA in the post. MIBA will randomly select one entry each month to win a $
50 gift card to the bookstore of the winner’s choice—and on next year’s In
die Bookstore Day\, one grand-prize winner from all of the year’s entries
will win a $500 gift card. The more stores you shop at and tag\, the more
likely you are to win the grand prize.
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DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday May 3rd\, Lyda Morehouse will be in the store read
ing from her work.\nit’s over twenty years since Lyda Morehouse first publ
ished the Shamus award-winning and Locus award nominated novel Archangel P
rotocol. She has since faded in and out of obscurity\, remade herself as b
est-selling paranormal author Tate Hallway\, and written over a million wo
rds of anime fanfic pseudonymously. Her most recent novel Unjust Cause (a
Tate Hallaway urban fantasy sequel to Precinct 13) was published by Wizar
d’s Tower Press in April of 2020. She has an upcoming short story in the R
einvented Detective anthology edited by Cat Rambo and Jennifer Brozek due
out from Manor press in November of this year. Lyda is currently working
on a novel she’s jokingly calling “Lesbians in SPAAAAACE\,” contracted by
Wizard’s Tower Press\, and due out whenever Lyda gets her act together and
finishes the damn thing. Also\, please keep an eye out for the upcoming 2
0th anniversary print reissues of Lyda’s original cyberpunk series. You ca
n keep track of her at www.lydamorehouse.com and https://www.patreon.com/l
ydamorehouse\nSpeculations is a co-production of DreamHaven and SF MINNESO
TA\, a multicultural organization that also sponsors a midsummer speculati
ve fiction convention\, DIVERSICON\, the 30th edition of which will occur
July 14 -16\, 2023 with Guests of Honor T. STEVEN BARNES and TANANARIVE DU
E.\nShare this:Twitter
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On Wednesday May 3rd\, Lyda Morehouse will be
in the store reading from her work.
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it’s over twenty years since L
yda Morehouse first published the Shamus award-winning and Locus award nom
inated novel Archangel Protocol. She has since faded in a
nd out of obscurity\, remade herself as best-selling paranormal author Tat
e Hallway\, and written over a million words of anime fanfic pseudonymousl
y. Her most recent novel Unjust Cause (a Tate Hallaway u
rban fantasy sequel to Precinct 13) was published by Wiza
rd’s Tower Press in April of 2020. She has an upcoming short story in the
Reinvented Detective anthology edited by Cat Rambo and Je
nnifer Brozek due out from Manor press in November of this year. Lyda is
currently working on a novel she’s jokingly calling “Lesbians in SPAAAAACE
\,” contracted by Wizard’s Tower Press\, and due out whenever Lyda gets he
r act together and finishes the damn thing. Also\, please keep an eye out
for the upcoming 20th anniversary print reissues of Lyda’s original cyberp
unk series. You can keep track of her at www.lydamorehouse.com
and https://www.patreon.com/lydamorehouse
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Spe
culations is a co-production of DreamHaven and SF MINNESOTA\, a multicultu
ral organization that also sponsors a midsummer speculative fiction conven
tion\, DIVERSICON\, the 30th edition of which will occur July 14 -16\, 202
3 with Guests of Honor T. STEVEN BARNES and TANANARIVE DUE.
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CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION:Come and see Greg at the 47th Northland Vintage Toy\, Train\, A
dvertising & Pop Culture Show out at the Fairgrounds!\nAdmission $7.00\, c
hildren under 12 free.\nFrom their advertising: “Action Figures\, Star War
s\, Cast Iron\, Windup\, and lots of Childhood Memories from Ancient to Mo
dern Pop Culture. It’s the show to bring your friends to!”\nShare this:Twi
tter
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Greg at the 47th Northland Vintage Toy\, Train\, Advertising & Pop
Culture Show out at the Fairgrounds!
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Admission $7.00\, c
hildren under 12 free.
\n
From their advertising: “Action Figures\, S
tar Wars\, Cast Iron\, Windup\, and lots of Childhood Memories from Ancien
t to Modern Pop Culture. It’s the show to bring your friends to!”
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X-COST:$7.00
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CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION:Brian Farrey\, local author and three-time Minnesota Book Award
winner will be in the store on Saturday the 24th to speak and read from h
is work His most recent title\, The Counterclockwise Heart\, won the 2023
Minnesota Book Award for Middle Grade Literature.\nYou can find out more a
bout him at his own website\, or at the Minnesota Book Award site.\nShare
this:Twitter
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Brian Farrey\, local author and three-time Minnesota B
ook Award winner will be in the store on Saturday the 24th to speak and re
ad from his work His most recent title\, The Counterclockwise Hear
t\, won the 2023 Minnesota Book Award for Middle Grade Literature
.
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You can find out more about him at his own website\, or at the Minnesota Book Award s
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CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday June 28th\, Kathryn Sullivan will be in the store
reading from her work.\nKathryn Sullivan writes young adult science fictio
n and fantasy\, including the fantasy novel The Crystal Throne and short s
tory collection Agents\, Adepts & Apprentices. Her Doctor Who-related wo
rks include the essay\, “The Fanzine Factor”\, in the Hugo award-winning C
hicks Dig Timelords and essays in Children of Time: Companions of Doctor W
ho and Outside In: 160 New Perspectives on 160 Doctor Who Stories by 160 W
riters. She also has reviews in the Star Trek-related Outside In Boldly Go
es and Outside In Makes it So and the X-Files-related Outside In Trusts No
One. She is owned by a large cockatoo\, who graciously allows her to writ
e about other animals\, as well as birdlike aliens. Kathryn lives in Winon
a\, MN\, where the river bluffs along the Mississippi River double as clif
fs on alien planets or the deep mysterious forest.\nSpeculations is a co-p
roduction of DreamHaven and SF MINNESOTA\, a multicultural organization th
at also sponsors a midsummer speculative fiction convention\, DIVERSICON\,
the 30th edition of which will occur July 14 -16\, 2023 with Guests of Ho
nor T. STEVEN BARNES and TANANARIVE DUE.\nShare this:Twitter
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On Wednesday June 28th\, Kathryn Sullivan will be i
n the store reading from her work.
\n
Kathryn Sullivan writes young a
dult science fiction and fantasy\, including the fantasy novel The
Crystal Throne and short story collection Agents\, Adep
ts & Apprentices. Her Doctor Who-related works include the essay
\, “The Fanzine Factor”\, in the Hugo award-winning Chicks Dig Tim
elords and essays in Children of Time: Companions of Doct
or Who and Outside In: 160 New Perspectives on 160 Doctor
Who Stories by 160 Writers. She also has reviews in the Star Tre
k-related Outside In Boldly Goes and Outside In M
akes it So and the X-Files-related Outside In Trusts No O
ne. She is owned by a large cockatoo\, who graciously allows her
to write about other animals\, as well as birdlike aliens. Kathryn lives i
n Winona\, MN\, where the river bluffs along the Mississippi River double
as cliffs on alien planets or the deep mysterious forest.
\n
Speculat
ions is a co-production of DreamHaven and SF MINNESOTA\, a multicultural o
rganization that also sponsors a midsummer speculative fiction convention\
, DIVERSICON\, the 30th edition of which will occur July 14 -16\, 2023 wit
h Guests of Honor T. STEVEN BARNES and TANANARIVE DUE.
\n
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CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION:Come meet Emma Törzs at DreamHaven on Wednesday July 5th! She i
s a World Fantasy Award winner and will be reading from and signing her ne
w novel\, Ink Blood Sister Scribe (see our review at http://dreamhavenbook
s.com/ink-blood-sister-scribe-by-emma-torzs/) .\nShare this:Twitter
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Come meet Emma Törzs at DreamHaven on Wednesday July 5th! She is a
World Fantasy Award winner and will be reading from and signing her new n
ovel\, Ink Blood Sister Scribe (see our review at http://
dreamhavenbooks.com/ink-blood-sister-scribe-by-emma-torzs/) .
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CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION:Authors Steven Barnes and Mark Rich are in town as guests of Di
versicon\, and will be doing readings in the store on Thursday\, July 13th
at 6:30 pm.\nSteven Barnes is the New York Times bestselling\, NAACP Imag
e Award-winning author of more than 30 novels. Nominated for Nebula and Hu
go awards\, writer of the Emmy-winning “A Stitch in Time” episode of The O
uter Limits\, and winner of the Octavia E. Butler Memorial Award\, Barnes
is a pioneering Afrofuturist writer\, and one of the most honored voices i
n the field. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife\, British Fantasy Award
-winning novelist Tananarive Due. Barnes has taught and lectured at UCLA\,
USC\, the University of Washington\, Mensa\, Pasadena JPL\, the Smithsoni
an Museum\, the University of North Carolina\, and many others.\nMark Rich
is the author of C.M. Kornbluth: The Life and Works of a Science Fiction
Visionary. He has also published poetry\, fiction\, and four books about t
oys and toy marketing.\nSpeculations is a co-production of DreamHaven and
SF MINNESOTA\, a multicultural organization that also sponsors a midsummer
speculative fiction convention\, DIVERSICON\, the 30th edition of which w
ill occur July 14 -16\, 2023 at the Crowne Plaza Minneapolis West hotel wi
th Guest of Honor STEVEN BARNES.\nShare this:Twitter
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Authors Steven Barnes and Mark Rich are in town as guests of Diver
sicon\, and will be doing readings in the store on Thursday\, July 13th at
6:30 pm.
\n
Steven Barnes is the New York Times bestse
lling\, NAACP Image Award-winning author of more than 30 novels. Nominated
for Nebula and Hugo awards\, writer of the Emmy-winning “A Stitch in Time
” episode of The Outer Limits\, and winner of the Octavia E. Butler
Memorial Award\, Barnes is a pioneering Afrofuturist writer\, and one of
the most honored voices in the field. He lives in Los Angeles with his wif
e\, British Fantasy Award-winning novelist Tananarive Due. Barnes has taug
ht and lectured at UCLA\, USC\, the University of Washington\, Mensa\, Pas
adena JPL\, the Smithsonian Museum\, the University of North Carolina\, an
d many others.
\n
Mark Rich is the author of C.M. Kornbluth: The Life and Works of a Science Fiction Visionary. He has also published poetry\, fiction\, and four books about toys and
toy marketing.
\n
Speculations is a co-production of DreamHaven and S
F MINNESOTA\, a multicultural organization that also sponsors a midsummer
speculative fiction convention\, DIVERSICON\, the 30th edition of which wi
ll occur July 14 -16\, 2023 at the Crowne Plaza Minneapolis West hotel wit
h Guest of Honor STEVEN BARNES.
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CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, August 26th from 2-4 pm\, DreamHaven will be hosting
An Afternoon with Independent Graphic Novel Creators. On hand will be:\nB
lue Delliquanti\, a comic artist and writer based in Minneapolis. From 201
2 to 2020 Blue drew and serialized the Prism Award-winning science fiction
comic O Human Star at ohumanstar.com and have since worked on graphic nov
els and novellas including Across a Field of Starlight and Adversary. They
teach comics courses at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.\nDaisy
Finch McGuire is the webcartoonist who self-published the historical fant
asy situation comedy comic\, Gastrophobia. She also illustrated Rhiannon R
asmussen-Silverstein’s Let’s Print a Comic and worked freelance for Nickel
odeon Magazine\, SpongeBob Comics\, Paradox Space\, and various anthologie
s. Her current project is a queer reimagining of The Marvelous Land of Oz
called Yellow Brick Ramble\, which is available to read at yellowbrickramb
le.com. \n\nNathan Lueth came into existence with a pencil in his hand\, a
feat which continues to confound obstetricians to this day. Now an 18 yea
r veteran freelance illustrator\, storyboard artist\, and graphic novelist
\, Nathan has worked with clients and publishers of all sizes such as Targ
et\, General Mills\, The University of Pennsylvania\, Inverse Press\, Wann
abe Press\, Writers of the Round Table\, and more. He is the co-creator of
the Victorian-flavored epic fantasy graphic novel series\, Impure Blood\,
the editor/publisher of the modern fantasy comic anthology Concrete Arcan
um\, and has raised over $75\,000 on Kickstarter in just the last few year
s. His latest series\, The Canon of Vangel\, launched in May 2022 and can
be read online at www.canonofvangel.com\n\nDiana Nock is a cartoonist\, w
riter\, illustrator\, and incorrigible dilettante best known for her work
on Poorcraft and her webcomic The Intrepid Girlbot\, the latter of which w
ill be relaunched very soon at intrepidgirlbot.com! For a good time\, ask
her about her vision of the Apocalypse.\nShare this:Twitter
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Saturday\, Au
gust 26th from 2-4 pm\, DreamHaven will be hosting An Afternoon with Indep
endent Graphic Novel Creators. On hand will be:
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Blue D
elliquanti\, a comic artist and writer based in Minneapolis.
From 2012 to 2020 Blue drew and serialized the Prism Award-winning scienc
e fiction comic O Human Star at ohumanstar.com<
/a> and have since worked on graphic novels and novellas including Acro
ss a Field of Starlight and Adversary. They teach comics course
s at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.
\n
Dais
y Finch McGuire is the webcartoonist who self-published the
historical fantasy situation comedy comic\,
Gastrophobia. She also
illustrated Rhiannon Rasmussen-Silverstein’s
Let’s Print a Comic an
d worked freelance for
Nickelodeon Magazine\,
SpongeBob Comics
i>\, Paradox Space\, and various anthologies. Her current project i
s a queer reimagining of The Marvelous Land of Oz called Yellow
Brick Ramble\, which is available to read at yellowbrickrambl
e.com. \n
\n
Nathan Lueth came into existence with a pencil in his hand\, a feat which continues t
o confound obstetricians to this day. Now an 18 year veteran freelance ill
ustrator\, storyboard artist\, and graphic novelist\, Nathan has worked wi
th clients and publishers of all sizes such as Target\, General Mills\, Th
e University of Pennsylvania\, Inverse Press\, Wannabe Press\, Writers of
the Round Table\, and more. He is the co-creator of the Victorian-flavored
epic fantasy graphic novel series\,
Impure Blood\, the editor/publ
isher of the modern fantasy comic anthology
Concrete Arcanum\, and
has raised over $75\,000 on Kickstarter in just the last few years.
His latest series\,
The C
anon of Vangel\, launched in May 2022 and can be read online at
www.canonofvangel.com \n
\n
Diana Noc
k is a cartoonist\, writer\, illustrator\, and incorrigible
dilettante best known for her work on
Poorcraft and her webcomic
The Intrepid Girlbot\, the latter of which will be relaunched very so
on at
intrepidgirlbot.com! For a good time\, ask her about her v
ision of the Apocalypse.
\n
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CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday\, September 5th\, artist\, author and musician Steve
n Johnson Leyba will be doing a reading in support of his new album\, I Sp
eak The Songs Because The World No Longer Sings.\nThis will be an adults-o
nly event.\nMore details as they are worked out.\nShare this:Twitter
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On Tuesday\,
September 5th\, artist\, author and musician Steven Johnson Leyba will be
doing a reading in support of his new album\, I Speak The Songs Becaus
e The World No Longer Sings.
\n
This will be an adults-only even
t.
\n
More details as they are worked out.
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CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday September 13\, Abby Andresen will be in the store
reading from her work.\nAbby Andresen started writing horror after discove
ring the work of Shirley Jackson\, Patricia Highsmith\, Charlotte Perkins
Gilman\, and other women writers of dark fiction. Since publishing her dar
kly comic novel\, An Inappropriate Crush\, in 2017\, she has had stories p
ublished in several horror anthologies\, most recently in Land of 10\,000
Nightmares: Minnesota Tales of Terror by Glint Media. Before that she wrot
e articles and essays for several Minnesota publications\, including Minne
apolis/St Paul Magazine\, and worked as a Minneapolis-based standup comedi
an. She tries to mix a little humor with her horror.\nSpeculations is a co
-production of DreamHaven and SF Minnesota\, a multicultural\, multimedia
organization that also sponsors the midsummer speculative fiction conventi
on\, Diversicon.\nShare this:Twitter
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On Wednesday September 13\, Abby Andresen will be in the store read
ing from her work.
\n
Abby Andresen started writing horror after disc
overing the work of Shirley Jackson\, Patricia Highsmith\, Charlotte Perki
ns Gilman\, and other women writers of dark fiction. Since publishing her
darkly comic novel\, An Inappropriate Crush\, in 2017\, s
he has had stories published in several horror anthologies\, most recently
in Land of 10\,000 Nightmares: Minnesota Tales of Terror
by Glint Media. Before that she wrote articles and essays for several Min
nesota publications\, including Minneapolis/St Paul Magazine\, and worked
as a Minneapolis-based standup comedian. She tries to mix a little humor w
ith her horror.
\n
Speculations is a co-production of DreamHaven and
SF Minnesota\, a multicultural\, multimedia organization that also sponsor
s the midsummer speculative fiction convention\, Diversicon.
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CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION:Greg will be out at Valley Creek Mall in Woodbury for the MN Co
mic Exchange Comic Show – say hi!\nFull details here: MN Comic Exchange\nS
hare this:Twitter
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\n
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CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION:Though probably best known for her Enchanted Forest Chronicles\
, Patricia C. Wrede has been publishing constantly since 1982. Her latest
novel is The Dark Lord’s Daughter\, and she will be in the store on Octobe
r 18th from 6:30-8 pm reading from her work and signing books.\nShare this
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Though probably best known for her Enchanted Forest
Chronicles\, Patricia C. Wrede has been publishing constantly since 1
982. Her latest novel is The Dark Lord’s Daughter\, and s
he will be in the store on October 18th from 6:30-8 pm reading from her wo
rk and signing books.
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Convention
CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION:DreamHaven will be set up and selling at the Bloomington Armory
for Fallcon! Come on by and say hi!\nMore info here: MNCBA.org\nShare th
is:Twitter
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SUMMARY:Fallcon ’23
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DreamHaven will be set up and selling at the Bloomington Armory for Fa
llcon! Come on by and say hi!
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More info here: MNCBA.org
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DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, November 8\, JASON D. WITTMAN reads from his wor
k. Jason D. Wittman lives and works in Minnesota\, and can recite Edgar Al
lan Poe’s “The Raven” from memory. He has also published or sold about 20
short stories\, including two in upcoming issues of Bruce Bethke’s Stupefy
ing Stories.\nSpeculations is a co-production of DreamHaven and SF Minneso
ta\, a multicultural\, multimedia organization that also sponsors the mids
ummer speculative fiction convention\, Diversicon.\nShare this:Twitter
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SUMMARY:Speculations Event: Jason D. Wittman
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On Wednesday\
, November 8\, JASON D. WITTMAN reads from his work. Jason D. Wittman live
s and works in Minnesota\, and can recite Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” fr
om memory. He has also published or sold about 20 short stories\, includin
g two in upcoming issues of Bruce Bethke’s Stupefying Stories.
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Speculations is a co-production of DreamHaven and SF Minnesota\, a m
ulticultural\, multimedia organization that also sponsors the midsummer sp
eculative fiction convention\, Diversicon.
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CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION:On December 6th\, Naomi Kritzer – local author\, award-winner\,
politics blogger and all-around cool person – will be at the store to sig
n and read from her new book\, Liberty’s Daughter. We will have copies of
that available\, as well as many of her earlier books.\nShare this:Twitter
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SUMMARY:Naomi Kritzer signing
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On December 6th\, Naomi Kritzer – local
author\, award-winner\, politics blogger and all-around cool person – will
be at the store to sign and read from her new book\, Liberty’s Da
ughter. We will have copies of that available\, as well as many o
f her earlier books.
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CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, January 10\, 2024 is the annual ROUND ROBIN READING
S. Bring a 10-minute selection and a 5-minute selection. We’ll stop after
every piece is read or at 7:45\, whichever comes first.\nSpeculations is a
co-production of DreamHaven and SF Minnesota\, a multicultural\, multimed
ia organization that also sponsors the midsummer speculative fiction conve
ntion\, Diversicon.\nShare this:Twitter
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Wednesday\, J
anuary 10\, 2024 is the annual ROUND ROBIN READINGS. Bring a 10-minute sel
ection and a 5-minute selection. We’ll stop after every piece is read or a
t 7:45\, whichever comes first.
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DreamHaven and SF Minnesota\, a multicultural\, multimedia organization t
hat also sponsors the midsummer speculative fiction convention\, Diversico
n.
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CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION:Specifically\, Girl Scout Cookies!\nCustomer Z will be here fro
m 3-6 pm. with her folks to sell Girl Scout cookies\, so if you need to ge
t your annual fix\, come on by.\nShare this:Twitter
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SUMMARY:Cookies!
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ecifically\, Girl Scout Cookies!
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Customer Z will be here from 3-6
pm. with her folks to sell Girl Scout cookies\, so if you need to get your
annual fix\, come on by.
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DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, February 28th Mathew L. Reyes will be in the sto
re reading from his work.\nMathew L. Reyes’s writing credits include sever
al magazine and anthology appearances\, including: “To Make the Devil’s Bl
ood Run Cold\,” Violent Delights & Midsummer Dreams\, Ed. Cassandra Thompo
n & Damon Roe\, Quill & Crow Publishing\; “Final Rites\,” The Crow’s Quill
Vol. 24: Saints & Sinners\, Quill & Crow Publishing: “Such a Lovely Place
\,” Unspeakable Horror 3: Dark Rainbow Rising\, Ed. Vince Liaguno\, Crysta
l Lake Publishing\; “Mother Thing\,” Night Terrors Vol. 26\, Scare Street.
\nSpeculations is a co-production of DreamHaven and SF Minnesota\, a multi
cultural\, multimedia organization that also sponsors the midsummer specul
ative fiction convention\, Diversicon.\nShare this:Twitter
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On Wednesday\
, February 28th Mathew L. Reyes will be in the store reading from his work
.
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Mathew L. Reyes’s writing credits include several magazine and a
nthology appearances\, including: “To Make the Devil’s Blood Run Cold\,” <
strong>Violent Delights & Midsummer Dreams\, Ed. Cassandra Thompo
n & Damon Roe\, Quill & Crow Publishing\; “Final Rites\,” The Crow’s Q
uill Vol. 24: Saints & Sinners\, Quill & Crow Publishing: “Such a Lov
ely Place\,” Unspeakable Horror 3: Dark Rainbow Rising\,
Ed. Vince Liaguno\, Crystal Lake Publishing\; “Mother Thing\,” Nig
ht Terrors Vol. 26\, Scare Street.
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Speculations is a co-p
roduction of DreamHaven and SF Minnesota\, a multicultural\, multimedia or
ganization that also sponsors the midsummer speculative fiction convention
\, Diversicon.
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CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, March 20\, ABRA STAFFIN-WIEBE reads from her wor
k.\nAbra Staffin-Wiebe is a science fiction author\, who loves futuristic
fairy tales\, cheerful horror\, and dark science fiction. Dozens of her st
ories have appeared at award winning publications including Tor.com\, Esca
pe Pod and Fireside Magazine. Her stories feature creatures from myth and
legend\, aliens\, and vampires\, as well as humans and other monsters. She
lives in Minneapolis\, where she wrangles her children\, pets\, and the m
ad scientist she keeps in the attic. When not writing or wrangling\, she c
ollects folk tales and photographs whatever stands still long enough to al
low it.\nSpeculations is a co-production of DreamHaven and SF Minnesota\,
a multicultural\, multimedia organization that also sponsors the midsummer
speculative fiction convention\, Diversicon.\nShare this:Twitter
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On Wednesday\
, March 20\, ABRA STAFFIN-WIEBE reads from her work.
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Abra Staffin-
Wiebe is a science fiction author\, who loves futuristic fairy tales\, che
erful horror\, and dark science fiction. Dozens of her stories have appear
ed at award winning publications including Tor.com\, Escape Pod and Firesi
de Magazine. Her stories feature creatures from myth and legend\, aliens\,
and vampires\, as well as humans and other monsters. She lives in Minneap
olis\, where she wrangles her children\, pets\, and the mad scientist she
keeps in the attic. When not writing or wrangling\, she collects folk tale
s and photographs whatever stands still long enough to allow it.
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S
peculations is a co-production of DreamHaven and SF Minnesota\, a multicul
tural\, multimedia organization that also sponsors the midsummer speculati
ve fiction convention\, Diversicon.
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DESCRIPTION:Ursula Vernon is going to be in town as Guest of Honor for Mini
con 57 and will be joining us here at the store the night before for a sig
ning. For those who don’t know\, Ursula Vernon (author of Hamster Princess
\, Digger\, Dragonbreath\, Castle Hangnail) also writes under the nom de p
lume T. Kingfisher\, and as such has a new title out\, What Feasts at Nigh
t. We’ll have these titles and many more available.\nShare this:Twitter
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SUMMARY:T. Kingfisher/Ursula Vernon signing
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Ursula Vernon is going to be in town as Guest of Honor for Minicon 57 and will be joining us here at
the store the night before for a signing. For those who don’t know\, Ursu
la Vernon (author of Hamster Princess\, Digger\, Dragonbreath\, Castle Hangnail)
also writes under the nom de plume T. Kingfisher\, and as such has a new
title out\, What Feasts at Night. We’ll have these titles
and many more available.
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CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, April 17th\, Terry Faust reads from his work.\nT
erry Faust writes mainstream young adult novels and humorous science ficti
on spoofs. The first in his series of young adult urban fantasy novels\, B
earer of the Pearls: Episode One of the River Rangers\, was released by No
rth Star Press St. Cloud in June of 2017. Z is for Xenophobe\, is a sci-fi
satire published in 2011 by Sam’s Dot Publshing. And his first young adul
t novel\, To Build a Blackbird\, was just added to MN Writes MN Reads bibl
ioboard\, making it available for free in digital form from area libraries
. His short work has appeared in Stupefying Stories\, Tales of the Unantic
ipated\, and Boundaries Without by Calumet Editions. He’s had stories in s
everal Minnesota Speculative Fiction anthologies published by Alban Lake.H
e has been a member of Minnesota Speculative Fiction since 2005. His Specu
lations presentation will include his playing of an audio drama.\nSpeculat
ions is a co-production of DreamHaven and SF Minnesota\, a multicultural\,
multimedia organization that also sponsors the midsummer speculative fict
ion convention\, Diversicon.\nShare this:Twitter
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On Wednesday\
, April 17th\, Terry Faust reads from his work.
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Terry Faust writes
mainstream young adult novels and humorous science fiction spoofs. The fi
rst in his series of young adult urban fantasy novels\, Bearer of
the Pearls: Episode One of the River Rangers\, was released by No
rth Star Press St. Cloud in June of 2017. Z is for Xenophobe\, is a sci-fi satire published in 2011 by Sam’s Dot Publshing. And his
first young adult novel\, To Build a Blackbird\, was jus
t added to MN Writes MN Reads biblioboard\, making it available for free i
n digital form from area libraries. His short work has appeared in Stu
pefying Stories\, Tales of the Unanticipated\, and Bound
aries Without by Calumet Editions. He’s had stories in several Minnes
ota Speculative Fiction anthologies published by Alban Lake.He has been a
member of Minnesota Speculative Fiction since 2005. His Speculations prese
ntation will include his playing of an audio drama.
\n
Speculations i
s a co-production of DreamHaven and SF Minnesota\, a multicultural\, multi
media organization that also sponsors the midsummer speculative fiction co
nvention\, Diversicon.
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CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION:Join us for An Evening with Queen of Swords Press featuring rea
dings by Michael Merriam\, Jennie Goloboy and Catherine Lundoff!\nShare th
is:Twitter
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SUMMARY:An Evening With Queen of Swords Press
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Join us for A
n Evening with Queen of Swords Press featuring readings by Michael Merriam
\, Jennie Goloboy and Catherine Lundoff!
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CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION:We’ll be out at Springcon ’24 with comics for everyone! Check
out the MCBA website for more details.\nShare this:Twitter
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SUMMARY:Springcon ’24
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