Hey, if you're in or around Columbus, Ohio this Sunday, do consider coming on down to the Lennox Town Barnes and Noble for a signing event featuring Paolo Bacigalupi, Tobias Buckell, C.C. Finlay, Sandra McDonald, and me. It's sure to be a hoot. I will be dressed in a chain mail valkyrie bikini, if that's enticement.

Meet science fiction authors as they discuss and sign their recent works. Tobias Buckell, Paolo Bacigalupi, C.C. Finlay, Sandra McDonald and Greg van Eekhout will be here!
Sunday September 13, 2009 12:00 PM

Lennox Town
1739 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, OH 43212, 614-298-9516

(That last thing about me and the chain mail bikini is a total lie, by the way. Charlie's going to be wearing it.)

Here's my Comic-Con schedule in case you wanna come up and say hello or maybe get a book autographed. I don't know if Del Rey Spectra will have any copies of my book on hand to give away, but Mysterious Galaxy, our very fine science fiction bookstore here in San Diego, will have them for sale.

Thursday, July 23
Room 3
3:30-4:30

Evolution of Fantasy— Harry Potter, His Dark Materials, Twilight—the great mega-selling series of recent years have all ended. What will the next one look like? Or is it already here? How is fantasy evolving? Panelists Jacqueline Carey (Naamah’s Kiss), Lynn Flewelling (Shadows Return), Patrick Rothfuss (The Name Of The Wind), Thomas Sniegoski (The Fallen), Greg Van Eekhout (Norse Code), and Cindy Pon (Silver Phoenix : Beyond the Kingdom of Xia) answer questions posed by moderator Lev Grossman (The Magicians).
Categories: Science Fiction & Fantasy | Writers & Writing

Immediately following, Mysterious Galaxy will be hosting an autograph session for the panel participants in the Comic-Con Autograph Area.

I'll also be swinging by the Mysterious Galaxy booth (#1119) from time to time, as well as the Del Rey Spectra booth.

Other than that, look for me crumpled down on the floor in the fetal position as I experience complete physical and emotional collapse in response to the crowds.

I also might just hop on the bus and go home. Don't look for me there. I'll be barricaded.

I'm going to be guesting on online talk radio show The Dork Forest, hosted by stand-up comedian Jackie Kashian, tomorrow between 4:30 and 4:45 Pacific Standard Time. The show will be archived, but don't you want to catch it live to hear me say "um" and "er" a lot? I think you can even call in if you want, like I'm Anne Coulter or one of the Car Talk guys. (Only I'm less virulent and less knowledgeable, respectively.)