Jul
7
Fri
Minnesota Antiquarian Book Fair @ Arena at University of St. Thomas
Jul 7 – Jul 8 all-day
Minnesota Antiquarian Book Fair @ Arena at University of St. Thomas

On July 7th and 8th, Greg will have tables at the Minnesota Antiquarian Book Fair!

For full details, check out their website here: Minnesota Antiquarian Book Fair

Jul
13
Thu
Speculations: Steven Barnes and Mark Rich
Jul 13 @ 18:30 – 20:00
Speculations: Steven Barnes and Mark Rich

Authors Steven Barnes and Mark Rich are in town as guests of Diversicon, and will be doing readings in the store on Thursday, July 13th at 6:30 pm.

Steven Barnes is the New York Times bestselling, 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 wife, British Fantasy Award-winning novelist Tananarive Due. Barnes has taught and lectured at UCLA, USC, the University of Washington, Mensa, Pasadena JPL, the Smithsonian Museum, the University of North Carolina, and many others.

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.

Speculations 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 will occur July 14 -16, 2023 at the Crowne Plaza Minneapolis West hotel with Guest of Honor STEVEN BARNES.

Aug
26
Sat
An Afternoon with Independent Graphic Novel Creators
Aug 26 @ 14:00 – 16:00

Saturday, August 26th from 2-4 pm, DreamHaven will be hosting An Afternoon with Independent Graphic Novel Creators. On hand will be:

Blue Delliquanti, a comic artist and writer based in Minneapolis. From 2012 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 novels and novellas including Across a Field of Starlight and Adversary. They teach comics courses at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.

Daisy 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 and worked freelance for Nickelodeon MagazineSpongeBob ComicsParadox Space, and various anthologies. Her current project is a queer reimagining of The Marvelous Land of Oz called Yellow Brick Ramble, which is available to read at yellowbrickramble.com.
Nathan Lueth came into existence with a pencil in his hand, a feat which continues to confound obstetricians to this day. Now an 18 year veteran freelance illustrator, storyboard artist, and graphic novelist, Nathan has worked with clients and publishers of all sizes such as Target, General Mills, The 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/publisher 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 Canon of Vangel, launched in May 2022 and can be read online at www.canonofvangel.com
Diana Nock 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 soon at intrepidgirlbot.com! For a good time, ask her about her vision of the Apocalypse.
Sep
5
Tue
Steven Johnson Leyba reading
Sep 5 @ 18:30 – 20:00

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 Because The World No Longer Sings.

This will be an adults-only event.

More details as they are worked out.

Sep
13
Wed
Speculations Event: Abby Andresen
Sep 13 @ 18:30 – 19:45
Speculations Event: Abby Andresen

On Wednesday September 13, Abby Andresen will be in the store reading from her work.

Abby Andresen started writing horror after discovering the work of Shirley Jackson, Patricia Highsmith, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and other women writers of dark fiction. Since publishing her darkly comic novel, An Inappropriate Crush, in 2017, she 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 Minnesota publications, including Minneapolis/St Paul Magazine, and worked as a Minneapolis-based standup comedian. She tries to mix a little humor with her horror.

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

Sep
23
Sat
MN Comic Exchange Show
Sep 23 @ 09:00 – 15:00
MN Comic Exchange Show

Greg will be out at Valley Creek Mall in Woodbury for the MN Comic Exchange Comic Show – say hi!

Full details here: MN Comic Exchange

Sep
29
Fri
Cinema Wasteland
Sep 29 – Oct 1 all-day
Cinema Wasteland

DreamHaven will be set up and selling at Cinema Wasteland, a movie and memorabilia expo in Strongsville, Ohio. Check out their website for more details!

Oct
18
Wed
Patricia C. Wrede signing
Oct 18 @ 18:30 – 20:00
Patricia C. Wrede signing

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 October 18th from 6:30-8 pm reading from her work and signing books.

Oct
26
Thu
World Fantasy Con 2023
Oct 26 – Oct 29 all-day

Greg will be selling books at the World Fantasy Convention 2023 in Kansas City, MO! For more information, check out their website.

Oct
28
Sat
Fallcon ’23
Oct 28 @ 10:00 – 16:00
Fallcon '23

DreamHaven will be set up and selling at the Bloomington Armory for Fallcon!  Come on by and say hi!

More info here: MNCBA.org


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