ALA Schedule

I'll be at the American Library Association Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. next weekend. https://2019.alaannual.org/


Saturday


10:00 to 11:00 I'll be signing at the Tor.com booth in the Exhibit Hall


4:00 to 5:00 Agency, Consent, and Power in Science Fiction and Fantasy in 146B
with Sarah Gailey, Malka Older, John Scalzi, Martha Wells
There will be a signing afterward.

Science Fiction and Fantasy has always held a mirror up to nature and continues to explore themes that resonate in contemporary society. As our current culture grapples with issues such sexual assault, bodily autonomy, classism, racism, and consolidation of power, both political and economic, science fiction and fantasy writers have been responding with works that illuminate our current situation. By creating new worlds to set their stories, these authors are able to present trenchant contemporary issues as metaphor, which can make it easier for ideas to be debated and discussed and even subversively change people’s minds.


Sunday


11:00 to 11:50 Spotlight on Science Fiction and Fantasy in the Exhibit Hall, Poptop Stage
with Martha Wells, Malka Older, Sarah Gailey, and Arkady Martine. John Scalzi will moderate.



https://www.eventscribe.com/2019/ALA-Annual/fsPopup.asp?Mode=presenterInfo&PresenterID=668635

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