Einblatt! January 2005
Calendar
- Sat, Dec 31, 5PM. Minn-StF New Year's Eve, Dreampark, Sharon Kahn & Richard Tatge's, 4002 Pillsbury Ave S, Mpls. No smoking. FFI: 612-827-3228
- Mon, Jan 3, 7:30-9:00PM. Minn-StF Board Meeting. Dreampark. FFI: Any Board Member
- Tues, Jan 4, 7PM. North Country Gaylaxians book discussion. Betsy's Back Porch, 5447 Nicollet Ave S, Mpls. FFI: Andrew Bertke, 612-387-8265, drewan@drewan.net
- Sat, Jan 8, 1-2PM, South Minneapolis meeting of Clutterers Anonymous. Pillsbury House, 3501 Chicago Ave S, Mpls. FFI on this and/or two other CLA meetings in the Twin Cities: 612-821-3934 or dsgood@iphouse.com
- Sun, Jan 9, 2-5PM. Ladies Sewing Circle. Linda Lounsbury's, 4125 Dupont Ave S, Mpls. No Smoking, cat. FFI: Linda, 612-824-6336
- Sat, Jan 15, 2PM. Minn-StF Meeting. Irene & Scott Raun's, 3928 11th Ave S, Mpls. Dogs, smoking outside. 822-0451, sraun@fireopal.org, realitychallenged@fireopal.org
- Sat, Jan 15, 2:00-4:00PM: Stipple-Apa collation. Jeanne Mealy & John Stanley, 1595 E. Hoyt Ave, St. Paul. Potential members welcome! Two cats, no smoking, Christmas tree (probably). FFI: 651-771-7226
- Sun, Jan 16, 2PM, Twin Cities Speculative Fiction Writers Meetup. Hiawatha Joe, 4135 Hiawatha Ave S, Mpls. FFI: Go to http://scifiwriting.meetup.com/2/, contact the organizer from there.
- Tues, Jan 25, 6:30-8:00PM. Speculations Reading Series: January 25, John Calvin Rezmerski. Dreamhaven Books, 912 W Lake St, Mpls. FFI: Eric Heideman, 612-721-5959, eheideman@qwest.net
- Thurs, Jan 27, 11:59PM. Einblatt! Deadline!
- Tues, Feb 1, 7PM. North Country Gaylaxians book discussion. Betsy's Back Porch, 5447 Nicollet Ave S, Mpls. FFI: Andrew Bertke, 612-387-8265, drewan@drewan.net
Advance Warning
Feb 12: Minn-StF Meeting - 1st Board Nominations, Laramie Sasseville's; Feb 19: Minn-StF Meeting - 2nd Board Nominations, Pool Party, Sheraton Bloomington.
Birthdays:
2: Don Blyly, Ann Neset, Thorin Tatge, Patrick Nielsen Hayden; 4: David Messer; 5: Claire Lenander; 6: Thomas Juntunen; 7: Margo Bratton; 9: Greg Ketter; 11: Victor Raymond; 12: Seth Breidbart; 14: Lisa Sanders; 15: Bruce Schneier; 17: Giovanna Fregni, Andrew Bertke; 18: Pamela Dyer-Bennet; 20: Kij Johnson; 23: Rachel Bendtsen; 24: Keith Hauer-Lowe; John Houghton, Katie Jennie; 26: John Slade; 30: Linda Lounsbury
Announcements:
Interviews of Eleanor Arnason, Ruth Berman, Lois McMaster Bujold, Margaret Howes, Tim Powers, and Professor Jack Zipes can now be viewed in QuickTime format at the TV Bookshelf website, http://www.tvbookshelf.com
Publishing News
Hill House is issuing a limited hc of a new Gaiman book, Melinda: 1000 signed copies; 60 pages; heavily illustrated; $90; details at http://hillhousepublishers.com/
Marguerite Krause and Susan Sizemore, Children Of The Rock v. 1 and 2 (Moon's Dreaming and Moon's Dancing) released in hc and tp by Five Star.
Lois McMaster Bujold, Paladin Of Souls, pb reprint, HarperTorch, May
MaryJanice Davidson, Hello, Gorgeous!, tp from Kensington/Brava, March; and Undead And Unappreciated, hc from Berkley Sensation, July
Neil Gaiman, UK pb reprints from Hodder Headline of American Gods; Neverwhere; Smoke and Mirrors; and Stardust, all September; and Mirrormask , art hc, HarperCollins/Morrow, May
Naomi Kritzer, Freedom's Apprentice, pb, BantamSpectra, May
Joel Rosenberg, Home Front, pb reprint, Tor Forge, September; and Night Moves, hc, Baen, July
Susan Sizemore, I Hunger For You, hc, Pocket Star, May; and "Among the Stars" in Rotten Relations, ed. Denise Little (DAW '04)
John Sladek, The Complete Roderick, tp, Overlook,
Adam Stemple , Pay The Piper, hc, Tor Starscape, July
Caroline Stevermer, A Scholar Of Magics, pb reprint, Tor, July
Local publisher: Diadem: Worlds Of Magic: Book Of Thunder by John Peel (tp reprint; now out); sequels Book Of Earth (January) and Book Of Nightmares (March) forthcoming; also The Seer: Last Dance by Linda Joy Singleton (pb, June).
pb=mass market paperback. hc=hardcover. tp=trade paperback nf=nonfiction. coll=collection. anth=anthology. r=reissue
Conventions
Jan 21-23, 31 Flavors of Confusion, Detroit, MI. GoHs: Emma Bull, Will Shetterly, Steven Brust, David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer, Derek Grime,Christian Ready. http://www.stilyagi.org/cons/2005/
Mar 25-27, 2005, Minicon 40, Mpls, MN. GoHs: Terry Pratchett, Jim Young. http://www.mnstf.org/minicon/
Apr 8-10, 2005. Odysseycon V, Madison, WI. GoHs: Lois McMaster Bujold, Nick Atoms. http://www.venture-1.com/~oddcon/
Ongoing Information
Board of Directors: Joe Agee, Lisa Freitag, Dean Gahlon, Sharon Kahn and Scott Raun. Email board@mnstf.org - which also includes Polly Peterson, the Recording Secretary. Mn-STF meetings are held the 1st and 3rd Saturday every month, Board meetings are typically the 4th Wednesday of the month.
Minn-STF web site at: www.mnstf.org/. Minicon web site at: www.mnstf.org/minicon/.
Gamesday Players: Board & card gaming almost every Friday evening. FFI: Richard Tatge at 612-827-3228.
Filk Circle: open to all who like to participate in music with f/sf lyrics. 4th Saturday at 5pm: 3236 Cedar Ave South; FFI: 612-721-6076. Cats.
Artists and Writers: Get your art and thoughts in print in Stipple-Apa, small-and-cozy general-interest publication. FFI: Jeanne Mealy 651-771-7226
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This Einblatt was edited by Scott Raun with the assistance of Denny Lien (publishing news) and Mike Pins (conventions).
Einblatt is a monthly publication of the Minnesota Science Fiction Society, devoted to news of the local SF community. E-mail same to einblatt@mnstf.org, or send to Scott Raun, 3928 11th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55407; or call him at 612-822-0451. Email submissions most preferred, no phone calls after 10pm. // Next Einblatt! Deadline: 11:59PM January 27th, 2005 sharp!
