Intergalactic Tour (Of NYC and Certain Parts of California)

 

So I’m ready to announce my very first literary tour – it will be an INTERGALACTIC ODYSSEY, covering not only New York City, but also no fewer than THREE California cities (Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco).  Some might say this is a teeny, abbreviated, even feeble tour.  I prefer to think of it as covering THE THREE MOST IMPORTANT CITIES IN THE MOST POPULOUS STATE IN THE MOST POWERFUL NATION ON EARTH!  And New York City, too!

So, the details:

As previously announced, Year Zero’s official launch party will be held a week from tonight – Monday, July 9th – at the Mysterious Galaxy bookstore in Redondo Beach.

A few nights later, I’ll be performing at w00tstock – an unbelievably fun (and rather ambitious) live show that’s put on periodically by Adam Savage of Mythbusters, Wil Wheaton of Star Trek, and Paul & Storm of … Paul & Storm.   We’ll all be at the Balaboa Theatre in San Diego at 7pm on Thursday July 12th – conveniently timed for anyone going to San Diego Comic Con. Tickets are on sale now.  My own performance will be a “version 1.1” take on my TED talk, along with some thoughts about Year Zero.  And I will be but one performer of many!  Well worth your $37.50 (not a dime of which is going to me FYI – so that is a sincere & objective recommendation).  I’ll also be doing a panel appearance and a couple of signings at Comic Con itself – more details to follow.

At 7:00pm on Wednesday July 18th, I’ll be moderating a fascinating panel at the Housing Works Bookstore Café in Manhattan (126 Crosby Street).  Titled “Copyright & Punishment in the Digital Age,” it will be a wide-ranging discussion of intellectual property and online piracy.  I’ve recruited three amazing people to join me on this panel – Drew Curtis, who is the founder & CEO of Fark.com; Ken Fisher, who is the Founder & editor-in-chief of Ars Technica; and Erik Martin, who is the General Manager of Reddit.  Full details are here.

Finally, on Thursday July 26th I’ll be doing your basic chitchat and book signing at the Book Smith bookstore in San Francisco (1644 Haight Street).  All are welcome, and details are here.