Diana Rowland Signing

Bubonicon 45 Toastmistress Diana Rowland will be in Albuquerque two months before the convention to meet Albuquerque fans and talk about her Demon and White Trash Zombie series.

This reading/signing event is your chance to meet Rowland before the craziness of Bubonicon 45!

Rowland will appear 3:30 pm Sunday, May 26 (Memorial Day Weekend), at Page One Bookstore, southwest corner of Montgomery and Juan Tabo NE.  More info is available at www.page1book.com

37th Williamson Lectureship

37TH WILLIAMSON LECTURESHIP IN PORTALES, NM
Event takes place at Eastern NM University in Portales, NM.  Special Guest is Joe Haldeman, with Connie Willis as Mistress of Ceremonies. Also expected to attend are Steven Gould, Darynda Jones, Melinda Snodgrass, Joan Saberhagen, Daniel Abraham and more.

Festivities include informal readings/Q&A sessions 9:30-11:15 am Friday, a luncheon, panel discussions in the afternoon, and a visit to the (Jack) Williamson Collection in ENMU’s Golden Library.

* LUNCHEON: 11:45 am in the upstairs Ballroom of the Campus Union at ENMU. Cost is $10.00, payable at the door. Reservations are required by Monday, April 8! Please call Patrice Caldwell at 505-562-2315 or email her at Patrice.Caldwell@enmu.edu.

More info is available at www.enmu.edu/academics/williamson/lectureship.shtml.

Brandon Sanderson Signing

Brandon Sanderson, Bubonicon 44’s Guest of Honor, will be in Albuquerque on May 22 to promote his newest YA effort, The Rithmatist, a steampunk adventure.  He will be speaking at the UNM Continuing Education’s Conference Center Auditorium in association with Alamosa Books.

This is a ticketed event with $20.00 for two tickets and a copy of the book. Alamosa Books also is selling individual tickets at $8.00 each to hear Sanderson speak – but not be in the signing line.

So, come welcome Sanderson back to Albuquerque 7:00 pm Wednesday, May 22, at the UNM Continuing Education auditorium, at the northeast corner of University & Indian School Rd NE.

www.alamosabooks.com

Albuq SF Society – 1 Week Early

Club Meeting is ONE WEEK EARLY!

Programming – The screening of an entertaining – but not necessarily greatest – science fiction film! The theme is fun & sun with young people…

Attendees will vote between 2 possible feature films.  We also will screen a cartoon or two.

Remember, no outside food is allowed at St. Andrew. Please be discreet with any candy. Water/soda bottles and lidded beverage cups are permitted (until we have a clean-up issue), and there is a water fountain in our meeting space.

Newcomers are welcome with a $1.00 contribution to help pay our rent…

DOORS OPEN AT 7:15 PM. Please do not arrive before this time. We have to set up the room ourselves, and straighten/clean-up at the end.

Click for a Map in PDF
Click for PDF version.

Meeting Location:

ACTIVITY ROOM (west end of building, by the gated courtyard)
St. Andrew Presbyterian Church
5301 Ponderosa Ave NE
Albuquerque, NM

(First street north of Erna Ferguson Library on San Mateo. Ponderosa is the northern border of Montgomery Park, and intersects with both San Mateo and San Pedro. The street is north of Comanche and south of Montgomery)

Club Contacts:

Craig C. at 266-8905 or Kevin H

About ASFS

Hastings Group Signing

Twelve NM authors will be signing their various wares 1:00-3:00 pm Saturday, March 30, at the Hastings at Juan Tabo and Lomas NE. Please plan to join Stephen R. Donaldson, Ralph Estes, Steven Gould, Melody Groves, Maryelizabeth Hart, Paul Hutton, Jim Jones, Jeffrey J. Mariotte, Robert Vardeman, Joan Spicci Saberhagen, Melinda Snodgrass and Ian Tregillis.

840 Juan Tabo Boulevard NE
Albuquerque, NM 87123

(505) 296-3111

Albuq SF Society – 1 Week Early

Club Meeting is ONE WEEK EARLY!

Programming – Visits from local film reviewer Devin O’Leary and Colorado author Carrie Vaughn

Weekly Alibi film reviewer Devin O’Leary will talk about upcoming genre films for late spring/summer and show clips in a presentation entitled “SF Trailer Park Theater.”

Also, Colorado author Carrie Vaughn stops by to say a few words about her latest Kitty Norville book, Kitty Rocks the House, and answer questions. (She has a signing 1:00 pm the next day at Page One Bookstore.)

Remember, no outside food is allowed at St. Andrew. Please be discreet with any candy. Water/soda bottles and lidded beverage cups are permitted (until we have a clean-up issue), and there is a water fountain in our meeting space.
Newcomers are welcome with a $1.00 contribution to help pay our rent…

DOORS OPEN AT 7:15 PM. Please do not arrive before this time. We have to set up the room ourselves, and straighten/clean-up at the end.

Click for a Map in PDF
Click for PDF version.

Meeting Location:

ACTIVITY ROOM (west end of building, by the gated courtyard)
St. Andrew Presbyterian Church
5301 Ponderosa Ave NE
Albuquerque, NM

(First street north of Erna Ferguson Library on San Mateo. Ponderosa is the northern border of Montgomery Park, and intersects with both San Mateo and San Pedro. The street is north of Comanche and south of Montgomery)

Club Contacts:

Craig C. at 266-8905 or Kevin H

About ASFS

Ninja Turtles Finish Stay at Guild

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Secret of the Ooze at the Guild Cinema

Saturday, April 6,  10:30 pm only

Directed by Michael Pressman – 1991 – 88m.
An Alibi Midnight Movie Madness Presentation – All seats $8.00, cash only
Door Prizes courtesy of Stranger Factory & Bubonicon 45!

The crime-fighting Turtles — Michaelangelo (Michelan Sisti), Donatello (Leif Tilden), Raphael (Kenn Troum), and Leonardo (Mark Caso) — return in this sequel to the popular superheroes’ first film. The story concerns arch-enemy Shredder, who kidnaps nutty professor Jordan Perry (David Warner), the man who invented the infamous ooze, in order to use the stuff to destroy the Turtles. Shredder enlists his hapless German shepherd puppy named Rahzar and a baby snapping turtle named Toko and dips them in the ooze to turn them into horrible and imposing ninja warriors. But on the Turtles’ side is proficient kick-boxing pizza boy Keno (Ernie Reyes Jr.), who uses his moves to help the Turtles stop Shredder and his monster warriors. Plus Vanilla Ice makes a musical appearance!

The Guild Cinema is located at 3405 Central Avenue NE, in the Nob Hill area.

Website: www.guildcinema.com

Ninja Turtles 2 at Guild Cinema

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Secret of the Ooze at the Guild Cinema

Friday-Saturday, April 5-6,  10:30 pm only

Directed by Michael Pressman – 1991 – 88m.
An Alibi Midnight Movie Madness Presentation – All seats $8.00, cash only
Door Prizes courtesy of Stranger Factory & Bubonicon 45!

The crime-fighting Turtles — Michaelangelo (Michelan Sisti), Donatello (Leif Tilden), Raphael (Kenn Troum), and Leonardo (Mark Caso) — return in this sequel to the popular superheroes’ first film. The story concerns arch-enemy Shredder, who kidnaps nutty professor Jordan Perry (David Warner), the man who invented the infamous ooze, in order to use the stuff to destroy the Turtles. Shredder enlists his hapless German shepherd puppy named Rahzar and a baby snapping turtle named Toko and dips them in the ooze to turn them into horrible and imposing ninja warriors. But on the Turtles’ side is proficient kick-boxing pizza boy Keno (Ernie Reyes Jr.), who uses his moves to help the Turtles stop Shredder and his monster warriors. Plus Vanilla Ice makes a musical appearance!

The Guild Cinema is located at 3405 Central Avenue NE, in the Nob Hill area.

Website: www.guildcinema.com

Carrie Vaughn Signing

Colorado author & Bubonicon friend Carrie Vaughn will be in Albuquerque on April 6 to celebrate the release of her 11th Kitty Norville novel, Kitty Rocks the House, with a presentation and signing.

The latest Kitty adventure is described as such: “On the heels of Kitty’s return from London, a new werewolf shows up in Denver, one who threatens to split the pack by challenging Kitty’s authority at every turn. The timing could not be worse; Kitty needs all the allies she can muster to go against the ancient vampire, Roman, if she’s to have any hope of defeating his Long Game. But there’s more to this intruder than there seems, and Kitty must uncover the truth, fast. Meanwhile, Cormac pursues an unknown entity wreaking havoc across Denver; and a vampire from the Order of St. Lazaurus tempts Rick with the means to transform his life forever.”

Vaughn will appear 1:00 pm Saturday, April 6, at Page One Bookstore, southwest corner of Montgomery and Juan Tabo NE.  More info is available at www.page1book.com

Re-Animator Finishes Guild Experiment

Re-Animator at the Guild Cinema

Saturday, March 23,  10:00 pm & midnight

Directed by Stuart Gordon – 1985 – 86m.
An Alibi Midnight Movie Madness Presentation – All seats $8.00, cash only
Door Prizes courtesy of Stranger Factory & Bubonicon 45!

A 35mm PRINT courtesy of Holland Releasing!

If you like blood, guts, horror, mayhem and dismemberment – served up with a great sense of humor – then you’ll love Brian Yuzna’s and Stuart Gordon’s H. P. Lovecraft adaptation that has gradually built up a faithful cult following over the years. It’s about a crazed medical student involved in experiments to bring the dead back to life. His system works but there are unintended consequences – and those consequences get very gory indeed. If you love to scream, then laugh, then scream again, Re-Animator is the movie for you.

The special effects department went through twenty-five gallons of fake blood to make this movie.

The Guild Cinema is located at 3405 Central Avenue NE, in the Nob Hill area.
Website: www.guildcinema.com

Re-Animator Invades Guild Cinema

Re-Animator at the Guild Cinema

Friday-Saturday, March 22 & 23,  10:00 pm & midnight

Directed by Stuart Gordon – 1985 – 86m.
An Alibi Midnight Movie Madness Presentation – All seats $8.00, cash only
Door Prizes courtesy of Stranger Factory & Bubonicon 45!

A 35mm PRINT courtesy of Holland Releasing!

If you like blood, guts, horror, mayhem and dismemberment – served up with a great sense of humor – then you’ll love Brian Yuzna’s and Stuart Gordon’s H. P. Lovecraft adaptation that has gradually built up a faithful cult following over the years. It’s about a crazed medical student involved in experiments to bring the dead back to life. His system works but there are unintended consequences – and those consequences get very gory indeed. If you love to scream, then laugh, then scream again, Re-Animator is the movie for you.

The special effects department went through twenty-five gallons of fake blood to make this movie.

The Guild Cinema is located at 3405 Central Avenue NE, in the Nob Hill area.
Website: www.guildcinema.com

Paranormal & Romance Authors Signing

Paranormal authors – and Bubonicon participants – Darynda Jones & Gabi Stevens are joined by local romance authors Katie Lane and Celeste Bradley for a “Spring Fling into Romance” mass discussion and signing March 9 at Page One Bookstore.

Lane’s latest romance novel is “Trouble in Texas,” part of her “Deep in the Heart of Texas” series. This past year also has seen “Catch Me a Cowboy” and “Hunk for the Holidays” from Lane’s pen. Jones is promoting her second YA paranormal effort, “Death, Doom, and Detention,” as well as her most recent Charley Davidson novel, “Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet.” Bradley’s latest romantic efforts are “When She Said I Do” and “Fallen.” And Stevens will discuss her paranormal romances, “Wishful Thinking” and “As You Wish.”

So, please join these four ladies of paranormal suspense and romance 3:30 pm Saturday, March 9, at Page One Bookstore, southwest corner of Montgomery & Juan Tabo NE.  www.page1book.com.

ABCs Reach End at Guild

The ABCs of Death at the Guild Cinema

Saturday, March 9, 10:30 pm only

Directed by 26 Individuals – 2012 – 123m.
An Alibi Midnight Movie Madness Presentation – All seats $8.00, cash only
Door Prizes courtesy of Stranger Factory!

Twenty-six directors. Twenty-six ways to die. The ABCs of Death is perhaps the most ambitious anthology film ever conceived with productions spanning 15 countries and featuring segments directed by more than two dozen of the world’s leading talents in contemporary genre film. Inspired by children’s educational books, the motion picture is comprised of 26 individual chapters; each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet. The directors were then given free reign in choosing a word to create a story involving death. Provocative, shocking, funny and ultimately confrontational, The ABCs of Death is the definitive vision of modern horror diversity.

“Soars to such artistic heights, and such tasteless depths.” – Austin Chronicle

“Some of the best horror you’ll see this year.” – Bloody-Disgusting

The Guild Cinema is located at 3405 Central Avenue NE, in the Nob Hill area.
Website: www.guildcinema.com

ABCs of Death at Guild Cinema

The ABCs of Death at the Guild Cinema

Friday-Saturday, March 8 & 9,  10:30 pm only

Directed by 26 Individuals – 2012 – 123m.
An Alibi Midnight Movie Madness Presentation – All seats $8.00, cash only
Door Prizes courtesy of Stranger Factory!

Twenty-six directors. Twenty-six ways to die. The ABCs of Death is perhaps the most ambitious anthology film ever conceived with productions spanning 15 countries and featuring segments directed by more than two dozen of the world’s leading talents in contemporary genre film. Inspired by children’s educational books, the motion picture is comprised of 26 individual chapters; each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet. The directors were then given free reign in choosing a word to create a story involving death. Provocative, shocking, funny and ultimately confrontational, The ABCs of Death is the definitive vision of modern horror diversity.

“Soars to such artistic heights, and such tasteless depths.” – Austin Chronicle

“Some of the best horror you’ll see this year.” – Bloody-Disgusting

The Guild Cinema is located at 3405 Central Avenue NE, in the Nob Hill area.
Website: www.guildcinema.com

Bubonicon 46 Special Guests Nomination Meeting

Nominations for Bubonicon 46 Special Guests (2014) will take place 7:00 pm Wednesday, March 13, in the Community Room of Page One Bookstore, 11018 Montgomery Blvd NE (southwest corner of Montgomery & Juan Tabo).
Mark your calendar if you’re interested. This meeting is open to everyone! You need not be a member of ASFS or a past attendee of Bubonicon to come and suggest possible guests. (However, a little research can be helpful in talking about why your nominee would be a great Bubonicon guest – titles of published work, where he/she lives, experiences at other cons.)

A Guideline To Remember: We cannot accept nominations for guests who charge appearance fees; or who live in England, Europe, Australia, Japan, etc. Sorry, our finances can’t cover those particular people.

If you cannot attend but have suggestions, please get your nominations to Kristen & Craig by the end of Sunday, March 10, at bubonicon@gmail.com. (However, you must be present to actually vote!)

Hobbit Consultant Lectures at UNM

Janet Brennan Croft, consultant on Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit, talks on “Tolkien’s Faërian Drama: Origins and Valedictions” on Thursday, February 14, at the University Honors Forum at the University of New Mexico.

In “On Fairy-stories,” Tolkien introduces the concept of Faërian drama: plays which the elves present to men, where the viewer feels he is “bodily inside its Secondary World” but instead is “in a dream that some other mind is weaving.” Faërian drama is a form of Elvish art one can almost but not quite grasp and understand, something the witness/participant will ponder and work through for the rest of his life. Croft will suggest that Tolkien may have been influenced in his development of the concept by the medieval dream-vision poems he worked with throughout his career. She will examine some examples of Faërian drama in Tolkien’s fiction and poetry, concentrating especially on his final story, Smith of Wootton Major, and the experiences Smith has in Faery.

Croft speaks 7:30 pm Thursday, February 14, in Room 21 (Ground Floor) of the Student Health Center Building on the UNM campus (behind Johnson Gym and the multi-floor parking garage). The lecture is free and open to the public.

For more information, contact UNM Hobbit Society at tolkien@unm.edu, call Dr. Leslie Donovan at 277-4313, or visit the UNM Hobbit Society website at www.unm.edu/~tolkien

David Peterson Talks on TV Languages

David Peterson, professional language creator on HBO’s Game of Thrones and SyFy’s Defiance, will talk about his TV work and discuss languages on Thursday, February 14.

In the space of one year, David Peterson went from being a “full-time” language creator to being a full-time language creator. After spending much of 2009-2011 happily working on Dothraki in spare moments and translating dialogue for HBO’s Game of Thrones when the need arose, in 2012 David found himself actually doing language creation as a full-time job, as opposed to a part-time job/part-time hobby. In this talk, David will share what it’s like to work as a full-time language creator, focusing on his work with Game of Thrones and SyFy’s Defiance (premiering in April). Along the way, he will discuss language, font design, travel, the importance of memory foam beds, and the state of the Dothraki language.

Peterson appears 6:30 pm Thursday, February 14, in Grand Pavilion V of the Hyatt Regency Albuquerque, 330 Tijeras Ave NW. The evening is presented by the Southwest/Texas Popular & American Culture Association.

The public is welcome. Tickets are $5.00 in advance, $8.00 at the door. For tickets, contact Ken Dvorak at 281-455-3289 or krdvorak@gmail.com.

More information is at www.swtxpca.org.

Firefly’s Jane Espenson & Brad Bell Talk

Jane Espenson, writer on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Firefly, and savvy writer/producer Brad Bell will host a conversation with scholars and educators about Husbands, their webseries show on Wednesday, February 13.

The evening also will cover the show’s agenda, its transmedia narrative strategies and production, and its outreach potential. The evening will be moderated by Dr. Anne Jamison (University of Utah), with whom Espenson and Bell collaborated on an outreach project to benefit LGBTQ homeless youth in Salt Lake City. The discussion will also feature a screening of a half-hour story from the series, footage from the Salt Lake City event, and clips of students engaging Husbands in the critical theory classroom.

Espenson and Bell appear 8:00 pm Wednesday, February 13, in Grand Pavilion IV of the Hyatt Regency Albuquerque, 330 Tijeras Ave NW. The evening is presented by the Southwest/Texas Popular & American Culture Association.

The public is welcome. Tickets are $5.00 in advance, $8.00 at the door. For tickets, contact Ken Dvorak at 281-455-3289 or krdvorak@gmail.com.

More information is at www.swtxpca.org

“John Dies at the End” Finishes at Guild

John Dies at the End at the Guild Cinema

Thursday-Saturday, February 21-23,  7:00, 9:15 & 11:30 pm each day

Directed by Don Coscarelli – 2012 – 99m.
An Alibi Midnight Movie Madness Presentation – All seats $8.00, cash only
Door Prizes courtesy of Stranger Factory – and also by Bubonicon 45 on Saturday, February 23!

In John Dies at the End, it’s all about the Soy Sauce, a drug that promises an out-of-body experience with each hit. Users drift across time and dimensions. But some who come back are no longer human. Suddenly a silent otherworldly invasion is underway, and mankind needs a hero. What it gets instead is John (Rob Mayes) and David (Chase Williamson), a pair of college dropouts who can barely hold down jobs. Can these two stop the oncoming horror in time to save humanity? No. No, they can’t.

Adapted from David Wong’s audacious trans-genre horror novel, John Dies at the End is written and directed by Don Coscarelli (Bubba Ho-Tep, Phantasm), and stars Clancy Brown, Glynn Turman and Paul Giamatti.

“A PUNK ROCK GHOSTBUSTERS BY WAY OF H.P. LOVECRAFT. Its best moments are exhilarating. The film has enough trippy and original ideas for ten movies.” Nathan Rabin, A.V. Club

“Filled with crazy, wild imagery that will delight genre fans, it sets a tone that falls somewhere between Ghostbusters and the work of William S. Burroughs. Fun, gross, playful and constantly finding ways to delight and startle.” Drew McWeeny, HITFIX

The Guild Cinema is located at 3405 Central Avenue NE, in the Nob Hill area.
Website: www.guildcinema.com

John Dies at the End at Guild

John Dies at the End at the Guild Cinema

Thursday-Saturday, February 21-23,  7:00, 9:15 & 11:30 pm each day

Directed by Don Coscarelli – 2012 – 99m.
An Alibi Midnight Movie Madness Presentation – All seats $8.00, cash only
Door Prizes courtesy of Stranger Factory – and also by Bubonicon 45 on Saturday, February 23!

In John Dies at the End, it’s all about the Soy Sauce, a drug that promises an out-of-body experience with each hit. Users drift across time and dimensions. But some who come back are no longer human. Suddenly a silent otherworldly invasion is underway, and mankind needs a hero. What it gets instead is John (Rob Mayes) and David (Chase Williamson), a pair of college dropouts who can barely hold down jobs. Can these two stop the oncoming horror in time to save humanity? No. No, they can’t.

Adapted from David Wong’s audacious trans-genre horror novel, John Dies at the End is written and directed by Don Coscarelli (Bubba Ho-Tep, Phantasm), and stars Clancy Brown, Glynn Turman and Paul Giamatti.

“A PUNK ROCK GHOSTBUSTERS BY WAY OF H.P. LOVECRAFT. Its best moments are exhilarating. The film has enough trippy and original ideas for ten movies.” Nathan Rabin, A.V. Club

“Filled with crazy, wild imagery that will delight genre fans, it sets a tone that falls somewhere between Ghostbusters and the work of William S. Burroughs. Fun, gross, playful and constantly finding ways to delight and startle.” Drew McWeeny, HITFIX

The Guild Cinema is located at 3405 Central Avenue NE, in the Nob Hill area.
Website: www.guildcinema.com

Princess Bride Finishes at Guild

The Princess Bride at the Guild Cinema

Saturday & Sunday, February 23-24, 11:00 am & 1:00 pm each day

Directed by Rob Reiner – 1987 – 98m.
Mom’s Matinee Brings Back A Favorite!  All Seats $5.00 – cash only.

A great visualization of this romantic fable!

Using a storytelling framework, avuncular Grandpa (Peter Falk) gradually seduces his skeptical grandson (Fred Savage) into the absurd, irresistible melodrama of the title story. And what a story: a lowly stable boy, Westley (Cary Elwes), pledges his love to the beautiful Buttercup (Robin Wright), only to be abducted and reportedly killed by pirates while Buttercup is betrothed to the evil Prince Humperdinck. Even as Buttercup herself is kidnapped by a giant, a scheming criminal mastermind, and a master Spanish swordsman, a mysterious masked pirate (could it be Westley?) follows in pursuit. As they sail toward the Cliffs of Insanity… The wild and woolly arcs of the story, the sudden twists of fate, and, above all, the cartoon-scaled characters all work because of Goldman’s very funny script, Reiner’s confident direction, and a terrific cast. Elwes and Wright, both sporting their best English accents, juggle romantic fervor and physical slapstick effortlessly, while supporting roles boast Mandy Patinkin (the swordsman Inigo Montoya), Wallace Shawn (the incredulous schemer Vizzini), and Christopher Guest (evil Count Rugen) with brief but funny cameos from Billy Crystal, Carol Kane, and Peter Cook.

The Guild Cinema is located at 3405 Central Avenue NE, in the Nob Hill area.
Website: www.guildcinema.com

Princess Bride Returns to Guild!

The Princess Bride at the Guild Cinema

Saturday & Sunday, February 23-24, 11:00 am & 1:00 pm each day

Directed by Rob Reiner – 1987 – 98m.
Mom’s Matinee Brings Back A Favorite!  All Seats $5.00 – cash only.

A great visualization of this romantic fable!

Using a storytelling framework, avuncular Grandpa (Peter Falk) gradually seduces his skeptical grandson (Fred Savage) into the absurd, irresistible melodrama of the title story. And what a story: a lowly stable boy, Westley (Cary Elwes), pledges his love to the beautiful Buttercup (Robin Wright), only to be abducted and reportedly killed by pirates while Buttercup is betrothed to the evil Prince Humperdinck. Even as Buttercup herself is kidnapped by a giant, a scheming criminal mastermind, and a master Spanish swordsman, a mysterious masked pirate (could it be Westley?) follows in pursuit. As they sail toward the Cliffs of Insanity… The wild and woolly arcs of the story, the sudden twists of fate, and, above all, the cartoon-scaled characters all work because of Goldman’s very funny script, Reiner’s confident direction, and a terrific cast. Elwes and Wright, both sporting their best English accents, juggle romantic fervor and physical slapstick effortlessly, while supporting roles boast Mandy Patinkin (the swordsman Inigo Montoya), Wallace Shawn (the incredulous schemer Vizzini), and Christopher Guest (evil Count Rugen) with brief but funny cameos from Billy Crystal, Carol Kane, and Peter Cook.

The Guild Cinema is located at 3405 Central Avenue NE, in the Nob Hill area.
Website: www.guildcinema.com

Cory Doctorow Signing & Appearances

Award-winning author Cory Doctorow will be celebrating the release of new YA novel, Homeland (sequel to Little Brother), with two Albuquerque appearances and a signing Wednesday, February 27!

+ Taylor Ranch Library: Doctorow speaks at 3:00 pm at this ABC Library branch, 5700 Bogart St NW (one block west of Unser Blvd and two blocks south of Montano Road in a residential neighborhood in the Santa Fe Village Park). This talk is a free event.

+ South Broadway Cultural Center: Doctorow will speak and sign books 6:00 pm in connection with Alamosa Books. This is a ticketed event, with the purchase of Homeland at $17.99 (plus tax) from Alamosa covering the admission of two people. The Cultural Center is located at 1025 Broadway Blvd SE

For more information, check out http://www.alamosabooks.com/…

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