Einblatt! April 2008 Calendar Joel Rosenberg: Murder In Lamut (with Birthdays: Raymond Feist) in SFBC hc reprint is now à Fri, Apr 4, 6:30PM. Barth Anderson available reads & autographs. Dreamhaven 1: Michael Mornard; 2: Jeffrey A. Ahlstrom; Books, 912 W Lake St, Mpls. FFI: 3: Mike Dorn; 7: Bill Bader, Bruce Bethke; Susan Sizemore: Primal Desires, SFBC hc [email protected] or 9: Julie Johnson; 13: Dave Romm; 15: reprint now available 612-823-6161 Sean Novack, 16: Carole Vandal, 18: Shannon Leslie, Richard Tatge; 22: Local Publishers: g Sat, Apr 5, 2PM. Minn-StF Meeting. Steven Bond, Laurel Winter; 24: Oleg th DreamHaven Books published Strange Irene & Scott Raun’s, 3928 11 Ave Volk; 28: Peg Kerr Ihinger, Theresa Roads, a chapbook of three stories by S, Mpls. Smoking outside, dogs. FFI: Roden; 29: Martin Schafer Peter S. Beagle. [email protected], [email protected], 612-822-0451 Publishing News The University of Minnesota Press published (in hc and tp) Robot Ghosts and à Sat, Apr 5, 2:00-4:30PM. Stipple-Apa "Tate Hallaway" (Lyda Morehouse) has a Wired Dreams: Japanese collation. Jeanne Mealy’s, 1595 E story in her Garnet Lacey series, "Fire, Ice from Origins to Anime (ed. Christopher Hoyt Ave, St Paul. Potential members and Linguini for Two," in Many Bloody Bolton Jr. et al). welcome! FFI: 651-771-7226 Returns (ed. C. Harris and TLP Kelner), a pb=mass market paperback. hc=hardcover. à Sun Apr 6, 2PM-5PM. Ladies Sewing 2007 Ace hc. tp=trade paperback nf=nonfiction. Circle. Irene Raun's, 3928 11th Ave S, The movie Stardust, based on Neil coll=collection. anth=anthology. r=reissue Mpls. Dogs, smoking outside. FFI: Gaiman's novel, is a Hugo nominee in the [email protected], 612- Best Dramatic Presentation (Long Form) 822-0451 category. Conventions à Fri, Apr 11, 7PM. MISFITS Read the April 4-8. Odyssey Con, Madison, WI. Scott Lynch is a nominee for the John W. GoH: Kage Baker, George R. R. Martin, Book, See the Movie. The Illusionist. Campbell Award (for best new writer) FFI: misfit.org/bookmovie/ Richard S. Russell. www.oddcon.com/ 's Fragile Things is #3 tp on à Sat, Apr 12, 3PM. MISFITS Team Apr 11-13. Apple Con. Holiday Inn, the Locus Bestsellers list in the March Bloomington, MN. GoH: Stephen Leigh. Trivia Challenge. Sheraton issue. Bloomington. Support $20, Child $10. FFI: www.misfit.org/trivia/index.htm The MaryJanice Davidson UK reprints www.minneapplecon.com/ announced in the January Einblatt as due à Sat, Apr 19, 1:30PM. Rivendell. Peg May 2-4. DemiCon 19, Des Moines, IA. from Penguin/Puffin will instead appear GoH: Steven Barnes, Mitchell Davidson Kerr’s "Heart of Flesh, Heart of Stone” from Piatkus. & Robin McKinley's Sunshine. Bentley, Joe & Inger Myers. Southeast Community Library, Steven Brust (ex-local): Issola and The http://www.demicon.org/19/main.html Dinkytown. FFI: David Lenander, d- Phoenix Guards scheduled for reprint May 16-19. KeyCon 2008/25th & [email protected] respectively from Tor (July, pb) and Tor CANvention 28th, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Orb (October, tp) g Sat, Apr 19, 2PM. Minn-StF Meeting. GoH: Eric Flint, , David Jonathan Adams & Carol Kennedy's, Lois McMaster Bujold: The Sharing Knife Mattingly, Other guests Jennifer Clarke 3328 Colfax Ave S, Mpls. FFI: 651- and Brothers In Arms scheduled for reprint Wilkes & the great Luke Ski. Attend $55 to 644-1812 in hc by respectively SFBC (June) and April 30th, Child $35 www.keycon.org NESFA Press (July) à Tues, Apr 22, 6:30PM. Lois McMaster May 23-25. ConQuest 39, Kansas City, Bujold be answering questions & Neil Gaiman: new ya hcs from MO. GoH: Joe R. Lansdale, The Klingers. autographing. (Reading? Maybe) HarperCollins: The Graveyard Book (Pre-reg deadline: April 30) Dreamhaven Books, 912 W Lake St, (October) and Odd And The Frost Giants http://www.ksciencefiction.org/conquest/co Mpls. FFI: 612-823-6161, (November); another hc/tp reprint of nquest.htm [email protected] Coraline due November from May 23-26. WisCon 32, Madison, WI. HarperEntertainment; SFBC hc reprint of GoH: Maureen McHugh, L. Timmel g Thurs, Apr 24, 11:59PM. Einblatt! Interworld (with Michael Reeves) available Deadline Duchamp. (Pre-reg deadline: April 30) now; UK edition of The Graveyard Book http://www.wiscon.info/ à Mon, Apr 28, 6:30 PM. Tate Hallaway due November in hc from Bloomsbury and (chick-lit alter ego of Lyda Morehouse) UK tp reprint of Stardust (with new June 13-15. DucKon, Naperville, IL. GoH: reads & autographs. Dreamhaven appendix) should be now out from Hodder Elizabeth Bear, Peri Charlifu, Dr. Samual Books, 912 W Lake St, Mpls. A Headline Review Conway (Uncle Kage), Jeff & Maya Speculations Readings Series, a co- Bohnhoff, Dave McCarty. (Pre-reg "Tate Hallaway" (Lyda Morehouse): deadline: May 1) http://www.duckon.org/ production of SF Minnesota and Romancing The Dead due May in tp from Intermedia Arts. FFI: Eric Heideman, Berkley in the US and Hodder Headline June 20-22, Fourth Street Fantasy Con, [email protected], 612-721- Review in the UK; SFBC hc to follow in Holiday Inn Select Airport, Bloomington. 5959 June GoH: Elizabeth Bear. Attend $40 to May 15, $60 ATD. www.4thstreetfantasy.com Advance Warning Scott Lynch: The Republic Of Thieves, Jul 3-6. CONvergence 2008. GoHs: many. Minn-StF Meetings: May 3, TDB; May 17, new novel from Bantam Spectra, due Attend $50 to May 15, $65 ATD, Support Erin McKee & David Wilford’s September $30 to May 15, Convert $20, Child $25 to May 15, $30 ATD. FFI: deadline: July 31) Artists and Writers: Get your art and http://www.convergence-con.org/ http://www.anticipationsf.ca/English/Home thoughts in print in Stipple-Apa, small-and- cozy general-interest publication. FFI: Aug 1-3. Diversicon 16, Mpls. GoH: Anne Jeanne Mealy 651-771-7226 Frasier (Pre-reg deadline: July 14) Ongoing Information Einblatt is posted on Usenet groups http://www.diversicon.org/ Board of Directors: Kevin Austin, Lisa rec.arts.sf.fandom, rec.arts.sf.announce and th Freitag, Dean Gahlon, Scott Raun & Matt Aug 6-10. Denvention 3, 66 World Con. mn.sf// Einblatt from July 95 to date is on the Strait - [email protected]. Mn-STF meetings st rd web at www.mnstf.org/einblatt/. Einblatt is GoHs: Lois McMaster Bujold, Rick are held the 1 and 3 Saturday every distributed via e-mailing-list – sign up at the Sternbach, Tom Whitmore, Wil McCarthy, month, Board meeting minutes are posted at web-site (here). Kathy Mar. FFI: www.denvention3.org/ http://www.mnstf.org/records/board-minutes/, check there or on the events mailing list for This Einblatt was edited by Scott Raun with Oct 1-Nov 2. Icon 33, Coralville, IA. GoH: Tanya Huff, Richard Klemensen. the next board meeting. the assistance of Denny Lien (publishing news) and Kevin Austin (conventions). http://www.iowa-icon.com/ Minn-STF web site at: www.mnstf.org/. Minicon web site at: www.mnstf.org/minicon/. Nov 14-16. WindyCon 35, Lombard, IL. Einblatt is a monthly publication of the Minnesota Science Fiction Society, devoted GoH: John Ringo, David Mattingly, Ryan Gamesday Players: Board & card gaming to news of the local SF community. E-mail Yantis, Kim Williams. (Pre-reg deadline: almost every Friday evening. FFI: Richard same to [email protected], or send to Scott October 24) http://www.windycon.org/ Tatge at 612-827-3228. th Raun, 3928 11 Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN Aug 6-10, 2009. Anticipation/Worldcon 67, Filk Circle: open to all who like to participate 55407; or call him at 612-822-0451. Email Montréal, QB, CA. GoH: Neil Gaiman, in music with f/sf lyrics. 4th Saturday at 5pm. submissions most preferred, no phone calls FFI: Rich Brown, 651-646-2159, after 10pm. // Next Einblatt! Deadline: Elisabeth Vonarburg, Taral Wayne, David th G. Hartwell, Tom Doherty. (Pre-reg [email protected] 11:59PM April 24 , 2008 sharp!

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