Sistah Scifi Author Expo
We will have 12 to 14 indie Black and Indigenous speculative fiction writers showcase their work with physical and digital copies available for purchase. In addition, we will bring Sistah Scifi Bookish Tea Party vibes with areas to play games,…
Science Fiction: Space Exploration
Get ready to take off for the far reaches of the galaxy via three very different, but equally fascinating, stories of space exploration written by superb storytellers. Festival favorite Annalee Newitz’s The Terraformers, which begins nearly…
Cory Doctorow: Red Team Blues
In cyber-security, the red team plays attack; the blue team plays defense. Martin Hench, the protagonist of Cory Doctorow’s latest too-close-to-home-for-comfort thriller, Red Team Blues, was born to play attack. There is simply no better financial…
Maurene Goo: Throwback
What would you do if you traveled back in time to the 1990s…and met your mother when she was a teenager? In award-winning author Maurene Goo’s Throwback, that’s exactly the situation in which second-generation Korean American Samantha…
Fiction and Technology: What Hath AI Wrought?
"The sun was setting over the vast, sprawling city as the Book Festival kicked off its first session of the evening. A diverse group of authors had gathered to discuss their latest works, each bringing their own unique perspective and voice…
Middle Grade: Cast a Spell
This one’s for the potion makers, spellcasters, and broom riders! In this session, a coven of bewitchingly talented authors gather over a bubbling cauldron of stories. NYT bestselling author Claribel A. Ortega dives into action with The Golden…
Parable of the Sower Turns 30
2023 marks the thirtieth anniversary of Octavia Butler's novel Parable of the Sower, which has only grown more relevant over the past three decades. For NPR, Ramtin Arablouei writes that Butler's work "invites us to let go of the conventions…
Science Fiction: In Search of Hope
As Stephen Hawking once remarked, “to confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit.” There’s no limit to the spirit or imagination of the three brilliant science fiction writers gathered on our stage…
Werewolves and Monster Slayers: Transforming Horror in YA
If you’re dying to read about a rag-tag team of powerful young women with a side of killer fun, you’re in the right place. In Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s graphic novel debut Squad, Becca longs to be popular at her new school, and winds up finding…
Magic Goes Global: The Marvellers
A talented young person with remarkable powers is accepted into an elite magic school, where they encounter new friendships, old rivalries, and plenty of adventure. Think you know that story already? Think again, because in her middle-grade…