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November 18, 2019

Meet the iconic Jane Yolen

Alec Checkerfield Uncategorized amherst, anabelle gerardy, elizabeth story, how to fracture a fairy tale, Jane Yolen, jones library, massachusetts, massachusetts book awards hoilday dozen, the emerald circus, the last tsar's dragons

Grandmaster Jane Yolen will be appearing at Massachusetts Book Awards Holiday Dozen – Valley Edition.

Photo: Jason Stemple

Representatives Mindy Domb, Natalie Blais, and, Lindsay Sabadosa,
working with Massachusetts Center for the Book, Jones Library, and
Amherst Books, invite you to kick off this holiday season in literary style. Join twelve Valley writers, all recently honored by
the Massachusetts Book Awards, for an afternoon book party at the
Jones Library in Amherst on December 7, from 2 to 4 pm.

The event begins
with lightning talks by each writer, followed by an opportunity to
mix and mingle, buy books from local bookseller Amherst Books, and
have them signed by the authors.

Participating authors: Heather Abel, Lisa Brooks, George Howe Colt,
Anne Fadiman, Noy Holland, Natasha Lowe, Richard Michelson, Sabina
Murray, Ilan Stavans, Ellen Doré Watson, Dara Weir, and Jane Yolen.

Massachusetts Book Awards Holiday Dozen – Valley Edition
Saturday, December 7
2-4 PM
Jones Library
Amherst, MA

For more info on THE EMERALD CIRCUS, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover design by Elizabeth Story

For more info on HOW TO FRACTURE A FAIRY TALE, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover design by Elizabeth Story

For more info about THE LAST TSAR’S DRAGONS, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover art by Anabelle Gerardy

Design by Elizabeth Story

July 2, 2019

Join Ellen Datlow, James Patrick Kelly, Michael Swanwick, and Sheila Williams at the legendary Readercon

Alec Checkerfield Uncategorized boston, Ellen Datlow, James Patrick Kelly, massachusetts, michael swanwick, quincy, readercon, sheila williams

Tachyon writers and editors Ellen Datlow, James Patrick Kelly, Michael Swanwick, and Sheila Williams are all attending Readercon 30, July 11-14, in Quincy, Massachusetts.

Although Readercon is modeled on “science fiction conventions,” we have no art show, no costumes, no gaming, and almost no media. Instead, Readercon features a near-total focus on the written word.

In many years the list of Readercon guests rivals or surpasses that of the Worldcon in quality. Readercon is the only small convention regularly attended by such giants of imaginative literature as Samuel R. Delany, Ellen Datlow, Amal El-Mohtar, John Crowley, Greer Gilman, and Catherynne M. Valente.

The program consists of two tracks each of panel discussions, author readings, and solo talks or workshops, plus kaffeeklatsches (intimate gatherings with an author), autograph signings, and extracurricular activities. The program also currently features the presentation of two major genre awards: the Cordwainer Smith Rediscovery Award for a neglected author and the Shirley Jackson Awards for dark fantasy and psychological suspense.

From Readercon 27: Robots as Proxies in Science Fiction (Part 1 Part 2) with Ted Chiang, Josh Jasper (leader), James Patrick Kelly, Terence Taylor, and Jo Walton

Guests of Honor:
Tananarive Due & Stephen Graham Jones

Memorial Guest of Honor:
Edward W. Bryant

Gordon Van Gelder and Michael Swanwick at Readercon 29 (photo: Daniel Dern)

Readercon offers a massive selection of readings, signings, and panels. To find any of these authors, check out the entire schedule on their site.

October 15, 2018

Alec Checkerfield Uncategorized author, authorsigning, bookevent, booksigning, cambridge, cambridgeevents, centralstation, lavietidhar, massachusetts, signaltonoise, silviamorenogarcia, thebeautifulones

Thank you to everyone who came by @pandemoniumbooks to see Lavie Tidhar and Silvia Moreno-Garcia!

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September 27, 2018

Meet World Fantasy Award winner Lavie Tidhar at his first US signing

Alec Checkerfield Uncategorized cambridge, central station, event, lavie tidhar, massachusetts, pandemonium books, sarah anne langton, silvia moreno-garcia, unholy land

Photo: Kevin Nixon. © Future Publishing 2013

Lavie Tidhar, author the John W. Campbell Award winner CENTRAL STATION and the forthcoming UNHOLY LAND joins Silvia Moreno-Garcia, author of The Beautiful Ones, to sign on Thursday, October 4, 7 PM at Pandemonium Books & Games in Cambridge, MA.

He is in the US to accept the first-ever Neukom Institute Literary Award from Dartmouth College.

For more info about CENTRAL STATION, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Sarah Anne Langton

For more info on UNHOLY LAND, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Sarah Anne Langton

January 16, 2018

Jane Yolen’s delightful THE EMERALD CIRCUS is one of the best short story collections ever

Alec Checkerfield Uncategorized arcadia wildlife sanctuary, bookskill, connecticut river valley sanctuaries, easthampton, elizabeth story, interview, Jane Yolen, mapping the bones, massachusetts, nora m. mulligan, owl moon, podcast, review, shadow puppet, the coode street podcast, the emerald circus, writing excuses

Starting at about 10:10, WRITING EXCUSES (episode 13.1) podcast praises Jane Yolen’s THE EMERALD CIRCUS.

This is one of the
best short story collections I’ve ever read. It’s been years since
I read something as good as this.

Photo: Jason Stemple

At BOOKSKILL, Nora M. Mulligan enjoys the collection.

It takes a good writer, like Jane Yolen, to take a collection of stories written over a period of years and turn it into a delight like THE EMERALD CIRCUS. When you consider how many of the stories in this book are based on famous works of literature we’re all fairly familiar with, her achievement is all the more impressive.

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If you don’t have a lot of time to devote to a book, if you’re a fan of short stories in general, or if you’ve got a taste for fantasy with a feminist twist, then by all means check out THE EMERALD CIRCUS.

THE COODE STREET PODCAST interviews Yolen.

The Coode Street Podcast returns for 2018 with a very special opening episode. Today Gary and Jonathan sat down to talk with SFWA Grand Master, World Fantasy Award Lifetime Achievement recipient, and Nebula Award winner Jane Yolen to talk to her about her life as a storyteller, her new collection THE EMERALD CIRCUS, her forthcoming Holocaust novel Mapping the Bones, and what it means to have multiple careers as an author of children’s picture books, young adult novels, historical fiction, SF and fantasy, and poetry.

Connecticut River Valley Sanctuaries presents “Owl Moon,” on Saturday, Jan. 20 at Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary in Easthampton, MA.

Come see a magical shadow puppet presentation of Jane Yolen’s classic book “Owl Moon,” and learn about the seven native owl species in Massachusetts. After the show, take a walk in the dark, brisk winter woods to call for owls. After the walk, you will return indoors to warm up with a cup of hot chocolate and a snack. Dress to be outdoors for half of this program. Registration is required, call 413-584-3009. Cost is $8 adults and children members; nonmembers $10 adult and children.

For more info on THE EMERALD CIRCUS, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover design by Elizabeth Story

July 20, 2016

Beelzebub drags Michael Swanwick to Buzzard’s Bay

Alec Checkerfield Uncategorized beelzebub, buzzard's bay, elizabeth story, massachusetts, mattapoisett, michael swanwick, ned's point lighthouse, not so much said the cat

Beelzebub continues his field reports. This time the rascal takes in Ned’s Point Lighthouse in Mattapoisett, MA on beautiful Buzzard’s Bay.

Beelzebub on the lookout for trouble.

To keep track of his comings and goings, Beelzebub says follow me on Twitter @Beelzebubvisit

And what exactly does this have to do with Michael Swanwick’s forthcoming collection, NOT SO MUCH, SAID THE CAT? All is to be revealed soon…

For more information on NOT SO MUCH, SAID THE CAT, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover design by Elizabeth Story