Open Book Society has a new blog feature that we will be bringing to you monthly called Events & Appearances. We’ll be posting our findings on upcoming schedules for events and appearances of authors, actors, conventions, film festivals and the like.
Comic-Con is not until July 22nd, but from the looks of it…it is selling-out FAST! 4-day memberships are already SOLD OUT and Saturday tickets are SOLD OUT as well. If you want in on the biggest Con of the year, head over to the Comic-Con website before your luck runs out.
Twilight fans in Miami, Seattle and Nashville rejoice…the Twilight Convention is coming to you!
We announced recently that our January Book Club will feature Audrey Niffenegger’s ‘The Time Traveler’s Wife’, well, coincidentally OBS fans, you’ll be happy to hear she just might be touring in your area in January. Check out dates and locations below.
Here are the listing of events that we have found for the month of January 2010 which are all listed by date:
CONVENTIONS
ShadowCon – Sci-Fi
Jan. 8 – 9 – Memphis, Tennessee
For more info click here.
ARISA – New England’s Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention
Jan 15 – 18 – Cambridge, Massachusetts
For more info click here.
Creation Entertainment Twilight Conventions
Jan 8 -10 – Miami, FL
Jan 15 – 17 – Seatlle, WA
Jan 29 – 31 – Nashville, TN
For more info click here.
Rustycon 27 – Sci-Fi Fantasy
Jan 15 – 17 – Seatac, WA
For more info click here:
DarkCon – The Age of Vampires, Werewolves, and Steam Power. The Darker, Grittier Side of the Victorian Era
Jan 15 – 17 – Phoenix, Arizona
For more info click here.
DeCONpression 7 – Adults-only Relaxacon for fans of Sci-fi, Fantasy, Horror, and Erotica
Jan 15 – 17 – Columbus, Ohio
For more info click here.
Chattacon – Sci-Fi & Fantasy Literary Convention
Jan 22-24 – Chattanooga, TN
For more info click here.
COSine – Sci-Fi
Jan 22 – 24 – Colorado Springs, CO
For more info click here.
Chevron 7 – Event for Stargate Fans
Jan 29 – 31 – The Birmingham Hilton Metropolis
For more info click here.
Dallas Comic Con
Jan 30 – 31 – Richardson, TX
For more info click here.
AUTHOR APPEARANCES
AUDREY NIFFENEGGER (Author of ‘The Time Traveler’s Wife’)
Jan 14 – BOSWELL BOOKS AT THE MILWAUKEE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Centennial Hall 733 North 8th Street Milwaukee,WI 7:00PM
Jan 19 – TATTERED COVER 1
628 16th Street Denver,CO 7:30PM
Jan 20 – KING’S ENGLISH
1511 South 1500 East Salt Lake City,UT 7:00PM
Jan 21 – ELLIOTT BAY BOOKS
101 South Main St Seattle,WA 7:00PM
Jan 25 – POWELL’S CITY OF BOOKS
3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd. Beaverton,OR 7:00PM
Jan 26 – BOOKS INC
2251 Chestnut St. San Francisco,CA 7:30PM
Jan 27 – BOOK PASSAGE
51 Tamal Vista Blvd Corte Madera,CA 12:00PM
Jan 28 – SKYLIGHT BOOKS
1818 North Vermont Los Angeles,CA 7:30PM
PARTIES / BALLS
Vampire Ball NYC
We’re letting you know about this one now because tickets go on sale January 1st!
More info click here.
FILM FESTIVAL
2010 Science Fiction Short Film Festival
Jan 30 – Seattle Cinema Theater
More info click here.
