On Wednesday, October 9 at 6:30 CATHERINE LUNDOFF reads from her work. This
reading will be the first release reading for her new short fiction collection,
Unfinished Business: Tales of the Dark Fantastic. Catherine Lundoff is an
award-winning writer, editor and publisher from Minneapolis where she lives with
her wife, bookbinder Jana Pullman, and the cats who own them. She is the author
of over 100 published short stories and essays, which have appeared or are
forthcoming in such venues as Fireside Fiction, Nightmare Magazine, American
Monsters 2, the LHM Podcast, World of Darkness: Ghosthunters, Tales of the
Unanticipated Magazine, My Wandering Uterus: Tales of Traveling While Female,
Respectable Horror, The Cainite Conspiracies: A Vampire the Masquerade V20
Anthology and SF Signal. Her books include Silver Moon, Out of This World:
Queer Speculative Fiction Stories and Unfinished Business: Tales of the Dark
Fantastic and as editor, the fantastical pirate fiction anthology, Scourge of
the Seas of Time (and Space). In addition, she is the publisher at Queen of
Swords Press, a genre fiction publisher specializing in fiction from out of this world.
Websites: www.catherinelundoff.net and www.queenofswordspress.com

Speculations is a co-production of DreamHaven Books and SF MINNESOTA, a
multicultural, multimedia speculative fiction organization that also
sponsors DIVERSICON, a mid-summer convention, the 28th edition of which
will be held August 7-9, 2020, with Guest of Honor TBA and Special Guest
Abra Staffin-Wiebe.

Gregory Maguire, author of many stories including Wicked, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister and most recently, Hiddensee, will be at DreamHaven on Thursday, October 17th from 6:30 – 7:45.

DreamHaven is hosting him in conjunction with Gaylaxicon 2019, held October 18-20 at the Doubletree Minneapolis Park Place. www.gaylaxicon.org

On Wednesday, November 13 JASON D. WITTMAN will read from his work. Jason D. Wittman lives and works in Minnesota.  He’s had fiction published on SciFi.com, The Best of Baen’s Universe, and recently in Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine and in Bruce Bethke’s Stupefying Stories, as well as a game, Tile Chess, published by Steve Jackson Games.  He can recite Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” from memory.

Speculations is a co-production of DreamHaven Books and SF MINNESOTA, a multicultural organization that also sponsors a midsummer speculative fiction organization, DIVERSICON the 28th edition of which will be held August 7-9, 2020, with Guest of Honor MICHAEL MERRIAM and Special Guest ABRA STAFFIN-WIEBE.

On Wednesday, February 19 at 6:30 LYDA MOREHOUSE reads from her work. Lyda Morehouse leads a double life. By day, she’s a mild-mannered science fiction writer working as circulation staff in the Ramsey County Library system; by night, she becomes TATE HALLAWAY, a best-selling romance author. (She lives a third life as junko, a prolific fan fic author, as well.) Together, Lyda and Tate have published over a dozen novels. Lyda has won the Shamus, the Barnes & Noble Maiden Voyage Award, and the Philip K. Dick Special Citation of Excellence. Tate has a new book coming out from Wizard Tower Press, Unjust Cause, in spring of 2020.

Speculations is a coproduction of DreamHaven and SF MINNESOTA, a multicultural organization that also sponsors a mid-summer speculative fiction convention, DIVERSICON, the 28th edition of which will be held August 7-9, 2020, with Guest of Honor MICHAEL MERRIAM and Special Guest ABRA STAFFIN-WIEBE.

On Wednesday, March 4 at 6:30 pm DAMIAN SHERIDAN will read from his work. Damian Sheridan is the author of The Collectors, an allegorical musical comedy, for the 2010 Minnesota Fringe Festival. The Judas Circle was a previous top pick at the 2004 Minnesota Fringe Festival. He was author and editor for the Parasitic Sands horror anthology. He featured in 2010 in the Northern Lights speculative fiction anthology  and in the Both Barrels 2011 anthology. He is also a visual artist/author of independent graphic novels.

Speculations is a coproduction of DreamHaven and SF MINNESOTA, a multicultural organization that also sponsors a mid-summer speculative fiction convention, DIVERSICON, the 28th edition of which will be held August 7-9, 2020, with Guest of Honor MICHAEL MERRIAM and Special Guest ABRA STAFFIN-WIEBE.

This event has been postponed. We’re now looking at a date in May. We’ll let you know as soon as we know!

At 6:30 pm, Thursday, March 19th, Catherine Lundoff will be back to talk about her further adventures keeping her small publishing company afloat. If you’re interested in finding out more about Queen of Swords Press, or small presses and publishing in general, this is for you!

At 6:30 pm, Wednesday, June 17, Catherine Lundoff will be back to talk about her further adventures keeping her small publishing company afloat. If you’re interested in finding out more about Queen of Swords Press, or small presses and publishing in general, this is for you!

Catherine adds: “This time around, if we can’t do it in person, I’ll do an FB live presentation. I’ll be doing my annual talk about running a small press, things I’ve learned in the last year and what’s next! If you’re interested in small press publishing, this one’s for you. There’ll be a Q&A at the end, some resources that I’ve found to be handy and light refreshments (AKA chocolate).”

Join author Catherine Lundoff for a virtual on Facebook Live/very limited in person (depending on circumstances) book release from DreamHaven Books on Wednesday, March 17th from 6:30-7:45.

She’ll be reading on Facebook Live from her new book, BLOOD MOON
(Vol. 2 of the Wolves of Wolf’s Point, Queen of Swords Press 2021) and talking about her menopausal werewolves series. And there’ll be a drawing for signed copies of SILVER MOON and BLOOD MOON, as well as other prizes!

If you look “vinegar syndrome” up online, you will find this definitition:
“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 backing; most film of this type was made prior to 1980. The degradation process releases acetic acid, the same substance in vinegar that gives it its smell which is the identifying characteristic of the degradation process.”

But if you go to VinegarSyndrome.com, you will find that it is a film restoration and distribution company with a catalogue of hundreds of feature films, produced primarily between the 1960s and 1980s.

Why am I telling you this? Because Vinegar Syndrome is coming to DreamHaven Books! Wednesday, July 28th 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”.

Our very own Ryan describes them as “one of the best of the boutique DVD/Blu-Ray labels” – and if you’ve ever talked films with him, you’ll know he’s a big fan.

My suggestion would be to check them out online and if you like what you see, come on out to DreamHaven on Wednesday. We’re all looking forward to it.

After difficulties, the Speculations Readings Series returns in 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 reception with free soda pop and cookies. After the event, interested persons will adjourn to a bistro to hang out.

On Thursday, July 29, MICHAEL MERRIAM and ABRA STAFFIN-WIEBE will read from their works.

Michael Merriam is an author, performer, poet, and playwright, with ten books and over 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 Women’s Fiction.  His novella, Should we Drown in Feathered Sheep, was long-listed for the Nebula Award.  His stories and essays have appeared in such places as the Hugo Award winning Uncanny Magazine: Disabled People Destroy Science Fiction issue, and the Ditmar Award winning magazine, Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine.  His scripts have been produced for stage and radio.  Michael  is a co-founder of the Minnesota Speculative Fiction Writers.

Abra Staffin-Wiebe 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 Pod, 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 photographs of whatever stands still long enough to allow it.  Her most recent book, The Unkindness of Ravens, is an epic fantasy coming-of-age novella about trickster gods and favors owed.  Check out her website: http://www.aswiebe.com/to read about fluffy pink murderbears, firebirds bearing gifts, and other things beautiful and bizarre.

Speculations is a co-production of DreamHaven and SF MINNESOTA, a multicultural organization that also sponsors 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.