Year: 2010

The FINAL THREE TICKETS to the Jim Butcher Fan Dinner at NYCC are now up for auction! The auctions end September 25th at 11pm Eastern.
Ticket #1/3 – Ticket #2/3 – Ticket #3/3
Proceeds from this auction will go towards covering any unexpected costs of the event, and all surplus will go to the The Avon Foundation via BooksForBoobs: fighting breast cancer while supporting awesome authors!
Books for Boobs and Project Teddybear have 60 other live auctions right now, which are purely for Avon fundraising–all proceeds from these auctions (after fees and costs) will go to The Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. BooksForBoobs’ offerings include autographed books by Pat Rothfuss, Mary Robinette Kowal, Scott Westerfeld, 2010 Campbell-winner Seanan McGuire, and more! Project Teddybear’s current batch includes stars of TV Land, Sci-Fi, and the cast of White Collar. Spread the word!
Missed the big info email for the fan dinner? Get all the details here.
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Going to Dragon*Con this weekend? Be sure to check out Jim’s panels and signing! You can also check out Shannon’s schedule on her website.
SATURDAY
Dragon*Autographs
Time: Sat 01:00 pm Location: M301 – M304 – Marriott (Length: 1 Hour)
Supernatural CSI
Investigating crimes with the help of magical and psychic abilities.
Time: Sat 05:30 pm Location: Montreal / Vancouver – Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour)
Dragon*Con Awards Banquet
We honor our 2010 Guests of Honor and present the Julie Award and Hank Reinhardt Fandom Award. With special performance by ‘The World’s Fastest Filker’, Tom Smith!
Time: Sat 07:00 pm Location: Regency VI – VII – Hyatt (Length: 2.5 Hours)
SUNDAY
Interview With Jim Butcher
Description: An hour with the author of “The Dresden Files” and “The Codex Alera” series.
Time: Sun 10:00 am Location: Regency VI – VII – Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour)
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
Description: A roundtable discussion about science fiction and fantasy book covers by industry pros, discussing what’s good, bad and could be better.
Time: Sun 11:30 am Location: Hanover C – E – Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour)
NYT Bestsellers Tell All
Description: Here’s how to help boost your book to the NYT Bestsellers list. The panelists are all bestselling authors.
Time: Sun 01:00 pm Location: Centennial II – III – Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour)

We have two exciting new events to announce!

The wait is finally over! After some major upheaval backstage, involving a change of publisher and artist, issue #6 of Storm Front is here! Issue #6 is illustrated by Ardian Syaf and Brett Booth, adapted for comics by Mark Powers. You can check out a five-page preview at Dynamite Entertainment.
Not sure where to find a comics shop near you? Plug your zip code into Diamond’s Comic Shop Locator! You can also order the issue online through the above link to Dynamite’s website.
Discuss this on the forum here.

Fans of James Marsters’ performance on the Dresden Files audio books will be delighted to learn that he has been confirmed as the reader for Side Jobs, the compilation of Dresden Files short stories.
Side Jobs is due out in hardcover October 26th and audio book November 11th. You can see a list of the stories included here and preorder it from the store here.
Discuss this news on the forum here.