Friday starts another science fiction convention, my expected last of the calendar year: Philcon, in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. As always, I’ll be spending a lot of time at the Fantastic Books table in the dealers’ room (open Friday 4-7pm, Saturday 10am-6pm, and Sunday 10am-3pm). I’ll also be on programming:

Friday, 7pm in Plaza 5: “Money, Morals, and Financial AI” with Gil Cnaan and Jeff Warner

Saturday, 11am in Plaza 5: “Kickstarting Your Next Project” with Danielle Ackley-McPhail, Storm Humbert, and Alex Shvartsman

Saturday, 4pm in Plaza 2: “Meet the Editors!” with Neil Clarke, Ty Drago, Bjorn Hasseler, and Gordon Linzner

Sunday, 12n in Plaza 3: “Paths to Publication” with Eric Avedissian, LJ Cohen, Christine Norris, and Mark Roth-Whitworth

If you haven’t yet picked up your copy, I’ll have copies of the recently published anthology Jewish Futures edited by Michael A. Burstein, of which Publishers Weekly said “Burstein brings together 16 appealing stories extrapolating Jewish themes into near- and far-future settings.… These stories open diverse and challenging vistas for sci-fi fans—Jewish and gentile alike.” And The Atlantic said “Best work of fiction I’ve recently read. I can’t wait for other people to be able to read it.” Makes a great Hanukkah gift!

Hope to see lots of you there.