On June 16th, I'll be participating in a Bloomsday Ulysses reading at Mackey's on L Street (not the VA location).  The event starts at 6 pm, with the actual readings starting at 7.  (I'll be going first, so come for the early part!)



On June 17th, another "What If" forum at the Library of Congress Pickford Theater:  author Catherine Asaro, the band Point Valid and  guest artist Donald Wolcott talk about  Diamond Star—the Novel and the Music Soundtrack.

On Friday, the Library of Congress holds another "What If?" SF/F Forum with Book View Cafe Authors Brenda Clough, Laura Anne Gilman, Sue Lange, and Sarah Zettel. They will be sharing their experiences of a being an all-women publishing company. The forum will be held in the Pickford Theater, 3rd Floor, Madison Building at 12:10pm.  They are individually delightful writers, so collectively it should be an excellent forum.



David J. Williams and Jeri Smith-Ready both have new books out this week -- coincidentally, both are 2nd books in a series.  Dave's The Burning Skies is his sequel to The Mirrored Heavens and Jeri's Bad to the Bone is her sequel to Wicked Game.



All of the above will be at Balticon this weekend along with myself.

My schedule at Balticon this weekend:

Fri. 6 PM: Humor in Science Fiction and Fantasy

Sat. 3 PM: My reading of "Crossing Borders"

Sat. 5 PM: Are Short Stories Still Worth Writing?

Sun. 6 PM: Can Magic and Science Exist in the Same World?

Michael Swanwick will speak on the theme of "From Bloomsbury to Fairyland: The Strange Career and Mysterious Life of Hope Mirrlees"  at the Library of Congress Madison Bldg., 12:10, on Wednesday April 29, in Dining Room A.

  

A Nebula and World Fantasy Awards Winner, Michael Swanwick has written six novels and over forty short stories. His novels include "Stations of the Tide," "The Edge of the World," and "The Very Pulse of the Machine."  He has a very interesting way of combining SF and F.