Wednesday, January 10, 2024 is the annual ROUND ROBIN READINGS. 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.

Speculations is a co-production of DreamHaven and SF Minnesota, a multicultural, multimedia organization that also sponsors the midsummer speculative fiction convention, Diversicon.

Specifically, Girl Scout Cookies!

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.

On Wednesday, February 28th Mathew L. Reyes will be in the store reading from his work.

Mathew L. Reyes’s writing credits include several magazine and anthology appearances, including: “To Make the Devil’s Blood Run Cold,” Violent Delights & Midsummer Dreams, Ed. Cassandra Thompon & 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, Crystal Lake Publishing; “Mother Thing,” Night Terrors Vol. 26, Scare Street.

Speculations is a co-production of DreamHaven and SF Minnesota, a multicultural, multimedia organization that also sponsors the midsummer speculative fiction convention, Diversicon.

On Wednesday, March 20, ABRA STAFFIN-WIEBE reads from her work.

Abra Staffin-Wiebe is a science fiction author, who loves futuristic fairy tales, cheerful horror, and dark science fiction. Dozens of her stories have appeared at award winning publications including Tor.com, Escape 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 mad scientist she keeps in the attic. When not writing or wrangling, she collects folk tales and photographs whatever stands still long enough to allow it.

Speculations is a co-production of DreamHaven and SF Minnesota, a multicultural, multimedia organization that also sponsors the midsummer speculative fiction convention, Diversicon.

WE NEED SPACE!

We’ve been buying way too much stuff recently and we’ve run out of room.  So we’re having a SALE on back BACK ISSUE COMICS!

Saturday March 23

All regular bagged & boarded comics out in the store – 50% OFF

All display comics (on the wall, in showcases, behind-the-counter) – 25% OFF

We’ll even include things like Heavy Metal, MAD, Warrens (Creepy – Eerie- Vampirella) and Famous Monsters.

One Day Only.  Come and stock up between snowstorms.

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, Ursula 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.

On Wednesday, April 17th, Terry Faust reads from his work.

Terry Faust writes mainstream young adult novels and humorous science fiction spoofs. The first in his series of young adult urban fantasy novels, Bearer of the Pearls: Episode One of the River Rangers, was released by North 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 just added to MN Writes MN Reads biblioboard, making it available for free in digital form from area libraries. His short work has appeared in Stupefying Stories, Tales of the Unanticipated, and Boundaries Without by Calumet Editions. He’s had stories in several Minnesota Speculative Fiction anthologies published by Alban Lake.He has been a member of Minnesota Speculative Fiction since 2005. His Speculations presentation will include his playing of an audio drama.

Speculations is a co-production of DreamHaven and SF Minnesota, a multicultural, multimedia organization that also sponsors the midsummer speculative fiction convention, Diversicon.

Join us for An Evening with Queen of Swords Press featuring readings by Michael Merriam, Jennie Goloboy and Catherine Lundoff!