June 26 – 7 pm – Daniel H. Wilson signs Guardian Angels & Other Monsters –Poisoned Pen, Scottsdale – 

July 7 – 11 am – Adam Rex: Are You Scared, Darth Vader? – Changing Hands, Phoenix

July 10 – 7 pm – Joe R. Lansdale & Kasey Lansdale sign Terror is our Business: Dana Roberts’ Casebook of Horrors – Poisoned Pen, Scottsdale

July 17 – 7 pm – Kevin Hearne & Delilah S. Dawson sign Kill the Farm Boy – Poisoned Pen, Scottsdale

July 20 – 7 pm – Sci-Friday Book Club – Uprooted by Naomi Novik – Poisoned Pen, Scottsdale

Aug 6 – 7 pm – Edgar Cantero signs This Body’s Not Big Enough for the Both of Us – Poisoned Pen, Scottsdale

Aug 17  – Sci-Friday Book Club – Borne by Jeff Vandermeer – Poisoned Pen, Scottsdale

Oct 21 – 7 pm – Beth Cato signs Roar of Sky – Poisoned Pen, Scottsdale

Oct 28 – 1 pm – Diana Gabaldon signs 25th Anniversary Edition of Voyager – Doubletree Resort Hilton Paradise Valley, Scottsdale, AZ

Upcoming Writing Events and Conventions

June 22-24 – LepreCon 44, Phoenix, AZ 

Doubletree by Hilton Phoenix North, 10220 N Metro Parkway E, Phoenix, AZ 

Artist GoH: Lubov

Local Artist GoH: Jon Santaanta Proudstar

Writer GoH: Maxwell Alexander Drake

Gaming GoH: Eric Wile

Filk GoH:Open Beta

Comic Book Writer: Alex Pescador

Comic Book Artist: Shea "Bird" Robinson

June 30 – 9 am –YA Writer’s Conference – Changing Hands, Phoenix 

This year’s panelists include Tom Leveen (Mercy Rule), Stephanie Elliot (Sad Perfect), Amy Lukavics (The Ravenous), Bill Konigsberg (Honestly Ben), Abigail Johnson (First to Know), and Amy Trueblood (Nothing But Sky).

WORKSHOP DETAILS

• All admission options include entry to all three (3) workshops.
• → Cost ($75): Admission for one (1) person with lunch provided by First Draft Book Bar.
• Register below or call 602.274.0067.
• Event guidelines may be subject to changes.
• Refunds will not be issued within three days of the event.
• The YA author panel from 2-4pm is free to the public.

Aug 31-Sep 3 – CoKoCon 

Doubletree by Hilton Phoenix North, 10220 N Metro Parkway E, Phoenix, AZ 85051

Author Guest of Honor - Harry Turtledove

Local Author Goh - Beth Cato

Sept 23 – Barnes and Nobel B- Fest – Young Adult Authors Festival

Events and activities from 1 pm to 6 pm with the following local authors planned.  There will be activities and games from 1 pm to 5 pm including trivia, a scavenger hunt and more.  Check out the B-Fest page for the schedule.

Authors will be taking part in a 5 pm workshop and then hanging around afterwards to chat and sign.

B & N – Desert Ridge – Kathleen Glasgow, Stephanie Elliot, Yvonne Navarro, Wanda Bevan, Shea Ballard & Stacey Hill

B & N – Dana Park – Abigail Johnson, Ryan Dalton and S. T. Bende  – 5 pm panel with the authors

B & N – San Tan Village – Melissa Marr – 5 pm writing workshop

Sept 15 – 7 pm – Sci-Friday Book Club – Charlie Jane Ander’s All the Birds in the Sky at the Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale, AZ

Sept 18 – 7 pm – Marie Lu (Warcross) and Scott Reintgen (Nyxia) at Changing Hands, Tempe, AZ

Sept 20 – 7 pm – Kim Stanley Robinson – The Comedy of Coping: Alarm and Resolve in Climate Fiction  – Phoenix Art Museum – 1625 North Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 

Sept 23 – Barnes and Nobel B- Fest – Young Adult Authors Festival

Events and activities from 1 pm to 6 pm with the following local authors planned.  There will be activities and games from 1 pm to 5 pm including trivia, a scavenger hunt and more.  Check out the B-Fest page for the schedule.

Authors will be taking part in a 5 pm workshop and then hanging around afterwards to chat and sign.

B & N – Desert Ridge – Kathleen Glasgow, Stephanie Elliot

B & N – Dana Park – Abigail Johnson, Ryan Dalton and S. T. Bende  – 5 pm panel with the authors

B & N – San Tan Village – Melissa Marr – 5 pm writing workshop

Sept 27 – 7 pm – Bruce Campbell presents Hail to the Chin – Dobson High School via Changing Hands.

Oct 13 – 7 pm – Sci-Friday Book Club – Underground Airlines by Ben Winters at the Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale, AZ

Oct 20 – 7 pm – Kevin Hearne signs A Plague of Giants at the Poisoned Pen, Scottsdale, AZ

Oct 31 – 7 pm – Maggie Stiefvater: All the Crooked Saints at Changing Hands, Phoenix, AZ

Nov 6 – 7 pm – Natasha Pulley signs The Bedlam Stacks at the Poisoned Pen, Scottsdale, AZ

Nov 10-12 – Tucson 44 – Tucson, AZ.  Annual Science Fiction Convention with author guests including Timothy Zahn and Melinda Snodgrass (co-editor of Wild Cards)

Nov 17 – 7 pm – Sci-Friday Book Club – The Night Circus by Erin Morganstern at the Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale, AZ

There’s not many upcoming events for the next couple of months, but the ones that are happening are definitely worth checking out.  Follow the links for event specifics. 

Aug 9 – 7 pm – Larry Correia signs Monster Hunter Siege at the Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale, AZ

Aug 18 – 7 pm – Benjamin Percy discusses The Dark Net (via Skype) at the Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale, AZ. 

Aug 18 – 7 pm – Sci-Friday Book Club – Justin Cronin’s The Passage – at the Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale, AZ.

Aug 26 – 2 pm – Beth Cato signs Call of Fire at Barnes and Noble Desert Ridge, Phoenix, AZ

Sept 15 – 7 pm – Sci-Friday Book Club – Charlie Jane Ander’s All the Birds in the Sky at the Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale, AZ

Sept 27 – 7 pm – Bruce Campbell presents Hail to the Chin – Dobson High School via Changing Hands.

Oct 20 – 7 pm – Kevin Hearne signs A Plague of Giants at the Poisoned Pen, Scottsdale, AZ

July 1-4 – Westercon 70/LepreCon 43 – Tempe Mission Palms, Tempe, AZ

Artist Goh Julie Dillon, Author GoH Connie Willis plus many other local authors and artists.

July 6 – 7 pm – Daniel Price signs The Song of the Orphans – Poisoned Pen, Scottsdale, AZ

July 17 – 7 pm – Richard Kadrey signs The Kill Society at The Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale

July 20 – 7 pm – Daryl Gregory signs Spoonbenders and Rob Hart signs The Woman from Prague at the Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale.

March 9 – 7 pm – V. E. Schwab signs A Conjuring of Light at Changing Hands, Tempe

March 10 – 7 pm – Erika Lewis signs Game of Shadows at The Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale with Aprilynne Pike hosting.

March 11,12 – Tucson Festival of Books – University of Arizona

Science Fiction and Fantasy authors include Alexandra Bracken, Marie L. Brennan, Beth Cato, James Dashner, Amy Engel, Mira Grant/Seanan McGuire, Shannon Hale, Randy Henderson, Gini Koch, Erika Lewis, Jeffrey Mariotte, Brian McClellan, Lisa McMann, Yvonne Navarro, Weston Ochse, James A. Owen, Marsheila Rockwell, V. E. Schwab, Samantha Shannon, Nisi Shawl, David Lee Summers, and  Sam Sykes

TFOB Author list by Genre

TFOB Schedule

March 17 – 7 pm – Sci-Friday Book Club – Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale – This month is a selection of short stories.  Links on book club page.

March 20 – 6:30 pm – Writing Workshop – Tom Leveen: “Publishing Pitfalls: What Are They & How Do You Avoid Them?“ at Changing Hands, Phoenix

March 21 – 7 pm – Tom Leveen – Hellworld  at Changing Hands, Tempe

March 27 – 7 pm – Tom Leveen signs Hellworld at The Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale

March 31 – 7 pm – Roshani Chokshi: A Crown of Wishes – Changing Hands, Tempe

April 1 – 7 pm – An Evening With Neil Gaiman – Mesa Center for the Arts

April 27 – 7 pm – Ryan Dalton Launch Party for The Black Tempest at Changing Hands Phoenix

May 8 – 7 pm – Marie Brennan signs Within the Sanctuary of Wings – Poisoned Pen, Scottsdale

May 11- 7 pm – Ryan Dalton signs The Black Tempest at Poisoned Pen, Scottsdale

May 12 – 7 pm – Author Cory Doctorow interviewed by Brian David Johnson, ASU Futurist-in-Residence at the Doubletree Hilton in Scottsdale, hosted by The Poisoned Pen.  New book is Walkaway.

May 24 – 7 pm – Elevengeddon 2017 – Authors To Be Announced – Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale.