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October Newsletter: Maile Meloy, Steven Brust, The Escapist Expo, Nathan Kotecki, Lemony Snicket, and the Wake County Libraries local sf author series

Posted on 2013-09-30 at 20:21 by montsamu

Vol 3. No 10. September 30, 2013:

Well, September brought readings from David Drake, Susan Cooper, Emily Croy Barker, Clay and Susan Griffith and Natania Barron, Jasper Fforde, and Robin Sloan, and October shows no signs of slowing with Maile Meloy, Steven Brust, Nathan Kotecki, Lemony Snicket, a month-long series of local sf author panels at the Wake County Libraries, The Escapist Expo, and, of course, more. The immediately upcoming events are:

• 1 (Tuesday) 7 pm — Science Fiction panel (one of six in an

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September Newsletter: Jason Mott and Richard Kadrey in late August, then David Drake, Susan Cooper, Emily Croy Barker, Jasper Fforde, Robin Sloan, and (in October) Lemony Snicket

Posted on 2013-08-26 at 18:02 by montsamu

Vol 3. No 9. August 26, 2013:

First off, thank you all for making the August 3 Summer Speculative Fiction Reading such a success! To the authors, our hosts Quail Ridge Books and The Raleigh Review, and of course all of you who came out to join in and support the event, ask questions, and talk books and writing into the wee hours: thank you, thank you, thank you! In terms of other events, the middle of August was fairly quiet, though the month did bring new novels from NCSU professor Wilton Barnhardt (Looka

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August Newsletter: Karen Lord, Ann and Jeff VanderMeer, and more at the August 3rd Summer Speculative Fiction Reading; Richard Kadrey; and (in early September) Susan Cooper

Posted on 2013-08-01 at 14:32 by montsamu

Vol 3. No 8. August 1, 2013:

August is here, which means after months of planning and preparation the Bull Spec Summer Speculative Fiction Reading is just TWO days away! Award-winning authors and editors, from near (Durham and Asheville) and far (Florida and Barbados) will be coming together for a fantastic event this Saturday, August 3, at Quail Ridge Books, starting at 7 pm. Don't miss it, or you'll miss: Karen Lord, Ann and Jeff VanderMeer, Nathan Ballingrud, Robert V.S. Redick, Will Hindmarch, and Mur

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July Newsletter: ConTemporal, Writers of the Future, Alex Bledsoe, Ehmm Theory, Jenna Black, and Can't Stop the Serenity

Posted on 2013-06-28 at 03:13 by montsamu

Vol 3. No 7. June 27, 2013:

I'm sneaking this into the end of June because tomorrow (Friday, June 28) has two noteworthy events to mention before we turn the page into the events of July:

• ConTemporal, the Triangle-area-based Steampunk-centered multi-disciplinary convention for authors, artists, makers, costumers, musicians, gamers, fans, and more, opens its second year, at the North Raleigh Hilton. The "Port" opens at 3 pm, with programming getting started at 5 pm and continuing all weekend.
• Chapel Hill

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June Newsletter: Mur Lafferty, Walter Mosley, Merrie Haskell, Leigh Bardugo, Khaled Hosseini, Free RPG Day, George Takei, ConTemporal, and more

Posted on 2013-05-31 at 20:56 by montsamu

Vol 3. No 6. May 31, 2013:

Whew. May was quite a busy month, with: visits from (among others) Mary Robinette Kowal (recap here and Warren Schultz's video here) and John Scalzi (Calvin Powers posted a video of Scalzi's reading for those who missed it); Daniel Wallace launched his new book The Kings and Queens of Roam with multiple local events and an interview on WUNC's The State of Things; comics events with Kelly Sue DeConnick and Lucy Knisley; and the invasion of several hundred cosplayers into downtown

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May Newsletter: Free Comic Book Day, Daniel Wallace, Mary Robinette Kowal, John Scalzi, and Mur Lafferty

Posted on 2013-05-03 at 18:55 by montsamu

Vol 3. No 5. May 3, 2013:

Well, it finally happened, the new issue of Bull Spec is actually out in the world! Some of the more remote bookstores I haven't quite gotten to yet, but subscriber mailings are in USPS's hands and quite a few Triangle bookstores are "in stock". It'll be a few days yet on the PDF edition, but look for an announcement on the website when it's available. I thoroughly, thoroughly enjoyed seeing so many supporters at the launch at Atomic Empire as part of NC Speculative Fiction Night

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April Newsletter: Tony Daniel and David Drake, and NC Speculative Fiction Night with Bull Spec #8 Launch

Posted on 2013-04-04 at 19:09 by montsamu

Vol 3. No 4. April 4, 2013:

There is a lot to get to in this newsletter, from announcements, to local author publication notes, to new events, so: right to it, then!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• April 23 (Tuesday) 7 pm — Durham’s Atomic Empire (formerly Sci-Fi Genre Comics and Games) hosts a World Book Night / NC Speculative Fiction Night / Bull Spec #8 Launch Party event. Special Guests Rich Dansky, Steve Long, Justin Achilli, and Matthew Ross. Bull Spec Magazine Contributors Gwendolyn Clare, Rich Matrunick, Brenda

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March newsletter: Ariel Djanikian, David Drake, Nathan Kotecki, A.J. Hartley, Ursula Vernon, and more

Posted on 2013-02-25 at 19:32 by montsamu

Vol 3. No 3. February 25, 2013:

Welcome a bit early to the March newsletter! I'm sneaking this one in ahead of the end of the month to make sure everybody gets a chance to hear about the Office of Mercy reading event tomorrow (Tuesday, February 26!) as new Chapel Hill author Ariel Djanikian debuts her debut novel at Flyleaf Books. And just a few days away, for those not making the commute over to Greensboro-High Point for StellarCon, is David Drake's signing at new Pittsboro bookstore Circle City Books on

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February newsletter: James Maxey, Kim Harrison, Cory Doctorow, and Brandon Sanderson! More!

Posted on 2013-01-28 at 19:48 by montsamu

Vol 3. No 2. January 28, 2013:

Welcome a bit early to the February newsletter! I'm sneaking this one in ahead of the end of the month to make sure everybody gets a chance to hear about the Witchbreaker book launch party tomorrow (Tuesday, January 29!) as Hillsborough's Purple Crow Books hosts James Maxey for the third book in his Dragon Apocalypse trilogy. More info below in the events, but if you miss it, you're also missing Cheryl's dragon cookies! (As well as, hopefully, the chance to hear James reading

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January newsletter: illogiCon on Jan 11-13, a packed February, and the 2013 local and regional author book guide

Posted on 2013-01-06 at 15:26 by montsamu

Vol 3. No 1. January 6, 2013:

Did you ring in the New Year at Davenport and Winkleperry's Clockwork Ball? If so, have you found your way home? In any case, December had quite a lot going for it, from Geek Mom to Winter Tales [an hour video there!] and of course the RTSFS holiday party. We also had a good bit of fun in December raising $2500 in pledges toward the SFWA emergency medical fund to send John Kessel to watch The Hobbit ... dressed as Galadriel. Singing Leonard Nimoy's "The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins

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