Readercon was good, but some of the joy leached out when I heard about the Trayvon Martin killing verdict at breakfast on Sunday. It was terrific but exhausting to see so many people, as usual. My panels all seemed to go well ( Read more... )

Saturday July 13, 9:00 AM, RHODE ISLAND
"The Works of Patricia A. McKillip."
Brian Attebery, Shira Daemon (moderator), Victoria Janssen, Faye Ringel.

In a long and lauded career Patricia A. McKillip has questioned the shapes of genre stories, taking an egalitarian and polyphonic approach to point of view. In harmony with this questioning has been her ( Read more... )

I got my preliminary schedule for Readercon. I got assigned to some excellent stuff! I must do some re-reading for one of the panels - I really hope the books I need are still easily accessible on the shelf I think they are on.

The Bach went beautifully, but it was very tiring - I think our attention span was definitely flagging in the last hour after standing through a lot of solo material, because our conductor had to prod people to watch. But we perked up again for the end, and people clapped, and came to the reception and ate the food we'd brought, and said they'd ( Read more... )

Originally posted by rosefox at Help Readercon expand its invitation list!
Interested in being on Readercon's program? Know someone we should invite? Tell us! We're accepting applications and suggestions for Readercon 24, now through December 1 ( Read more... )

And now, the Shopping report.

I bought only two books at Readercon this year, and was recommended another which I plan to buy promptly.


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As often happens with me, I didn't attend any panels except the ones on which I served. But I did wander around quite a lot and talk to people. Lots and lots of people. Some I had seen recently, some are local to me so I see them all the time (
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"Subversion Through Friendliness"
Friday July 13, 11:00 AM G
Glenn Grant, Victoria Janssen (leader), Toni L.P. Kelner, Alison Sinclair, Ruth Sternglantz.
In a 2011 review of Vonda N. McIntyre's classic Dreamsnake, Ursula K. Le Guin quotes Moe Bowstern's slogan "Subversion Through Friendliness" and adds, "Subversion through terror, shock, pain is ( Read more... )

Here is my somewhat belated con report, with many interjections about my sore throat.

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My Readercon 22 Schedule:
July 14-17, 2011, Burlington, Massachusetts

Saturday July 16, 10:00 AM G
Paranormal Romance and Otherness.
Victoria Janssen (leader), Alaya Dawn Johnson, Toni L.P. Kelner, Kate Nepveu, JoSelle Vanderhooft. In science fiction, aliens are often used to explore aspects of otherness in our own society, such as gender and ( Read more... )