Science fiction convention weekend (eighth of 2024)

It’s another convention weekend for me, the fourth in a row . This weekend, I’ll be in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, for Shore Leave. This is my first time attending Shore Leave, and it’s the convention’s first time in a new hotel in a new city on a new weekend, so it’ll be all new for all of us.

If you’re coming to Shore Leave, I’m looking for a little help at the dealers’ table (Friday between 3 and 5pm), and I also have a hotel reservation but no roommate, so I’m looking to share.

My schedule at the convention:

The dealers’ room will be open Friday from 2 to 7pm, Saturday from 10am to 7pm, and Sunday from 10am to 4pm, so I’ll be at the Fantastic Books table for those 20 hours.

If you’re looking for me on programming, I’ll be on:

“SF&F Magazines vs. Themed Anthologies” in Ballroom B, Friday at 3pm, with Michael Jan Friedman, David Gerrold, Joshua Palmatier, Hildy Silverman, and Amy Sisson.

“Juggling Multiple Projects” in Ballroom A, Friday at 4pm, with Christopher D. Abbott, Derek Tyler Attico, Kelli Fitzpatrick, Aaron Rosenberg, and Dayton Ward.

“Writing Brain vs. Editor Brain” in New Holland, Saturday at 9pm, with Derek Tyler Attico, Kathleen David, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Kelli Fitzpatrick, and Scott Pearson.

Again, please, help me save a bit on hotel costs, and consider filling in at the table for an hour or two. Thanks! Hope to see many of you there.

Mensa Convention Weekend (second of 2024)

If you’re looking for me on the road, this weekend I’ll be in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, for New Hampshire Mensa‘s NHRG 2024 – A Blizzard of FUN!
As with most Mensa RG’s, no dealers’ room. But I will be participating in the “Meet the AMC” session 10:30am Saturday in room 293. And Saturday evening, about 7:00 (as dinner is winding down), I’ll be the auctioneer for New Hampshire Mensa’s Scholarship Fund Auction. Come bid on fabulous things you didn’t know you needed, and worthless chazerai you don’t want, but it’s for a good cause. Also, watch as I try to auction off a $5 bill (the last time I tried that, we brought in $142 — I learned from Joe Zanca).
Hope to see you all there!

Book signing in Boston

Untitled-150We are delighted to announce that on Wednesday, August 23, at 7 pm, we will be having a book event for Jewish Futures at Brookline Booksmith! Editor Michael A. Burstein will be moderating a panel discussion with me as the publisher, cover artist Eli Portman, and contributors EM Ben Shaul, Abraham Josephine Riesman & SI Rosenbaum. If you’d like to attend, please use the link to let the store know you will be there! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jewish-futures-stories-from-the-worlds-oldest-diaspora-tickets-667143473087?fbclid=IwAR1rINPQkYChS-w_ISSURifRYdnL9QwNuOO9mhQ2UCbP7MPe7phtplva1e4