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Books Due 12 March:
  • Edward Gorey ed., The Haunted Looking Glass (New York Review Books)
  • J.K. Rowling, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them • (US: Scholastic/Levine; UK: Bloomsbury)
  • J.K. Rowling, Quidditch Through the Ages • (US: Scholastic/Levine; UK: Bloomsbury)

    Books Just Published:

  • David Farland, Wizardborn (Tor)
  • Jack Womack, Going, Going, Gone (Grove)

    Books Just Seen & Recommended:

  • Geoff Ryman, Lust (UK: HarperCollins/Flamingo)

    [Complete list of notable books scheduled for March]

    SFFH Films Opening 16 March:

  • Simon Magus [ 9 March in LA; 30 March in NY; IMDb ]
  • Soul Survivors [ IMDb ] [postponed to August!]

    Other SFFH Films so far in 2001:

  • Hannibal [ website | IMDb ]
  • Left Behind [ website | IMDb ]
  • Monkeybone [ website | IMDb ]

    New on DVD [VHS], 13 March:

  • Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 [VHS]
  • Bedazzled [VHS]
  • The Cat Women of the Moon [16 March ]
  • Immortality [ originally released as The Wisdom of Crocodiles, with Jude Law; VHS]

    Conventions (16 - 18 Mar)
    COASTCON XXIV (Biloxi MS)
    GOTHCON (New Orlean LA)
    LEPRACON 2001 (East Wenatchee WA)
    STELLARCON 25 (Greensboro NC)
    TECHNICON 18 (Blacksburg VA)
    WILLYCON 2001: A SPACE ODDITY (Wayne NE)

    Author Appearances
    Tue 13 Mar 2001

  • Joan D. Vinge (The Snow Queen) appears on SciFi.com Chat, 9 p.m. EST (moderated by Gardner Dozois)
    Wed 14 Mar 2001
  • Jeanne Cavelos (Babylon 5: Casting Shadows) signs at Barnes & Noble, Framingham MA, US, 7:30 p.m.
  • Raymond E. Feist (Krondor: Tear of the Gods) signs at The Booksmith, 1644 Haight Street, San Francisco CA, US, 7 p.m.
  • Jack McDevitt (Deepsix) signs at The Booksmith, 1644 Haight Street, San Francisco CA, US, 7 p.m.
  • Sean Russell (The One Kingdom) signs at The Booksmith, 1644 Haight Street, San Francisco CA, US, 7 p.m.
  • Nalo Hopkinson (Brown Girl in the Ring; Midnight Robber) signs at University of California, Davis CA, US, time tba ("Women Who Speak the Truth" panel)
    Thu 15 Mar 2001
  • Nalo Hopkinson (Brown Girl in the Ring; Midnight Robber) signs at Carol's Books, 5964 South Land Park Drive, Sacramento CA, US, 6-7 p.m.
  • Jeanne Cavelos (Babylon 5: Casting Shadows) appears on SciFi.com Chat, 9 p.m. EST
    Fri 16 Mar 2001
  • Nalo Hopkinson (Brown Girl in the Ring; Midnight Robber) signs at Dark Carnival, 3086 Claremont Ave., Berkeley CA, US, 5 p.m.
    Sat 17 Mar 2001
  • Raymond Feist (Krondor: Tear of the Gods) signs at Dangerous Visions, 13563 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks CA, US, 2-4 p.m.
  • Nalo Hopkinson (Brown Girl in the Ring; Midnight Robber) signs at Marcus Bookstore, 3900 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Oakland CA, US, 6:30 p.m.
  • Nalo Hopkinson (Brown Girl in the Ring; Midnight Robber) reads and signs at Other Change of Hobbit, 2020 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley CA, US, 2-4 p.m.
  • Jeanne Cavelos (Babylon 5: Casting Shadows) signs at Pandemonium Books, 36 JFK Street, Cambridge MA, US, 3-5 p.m.
  • Matt Hughes (Fools Errant) signs at White Dwarf Books, Vancouver BC, Canada, 3 p.m.
  • Sean Russell (The One Kingdom) signs at White Dwarf Books, Vancouver BC, Canada, 3 p.m.
    Sun 18 Mar 2001
  • Lemony Snicket (The Ersatz Elevator) signs at Park Branch Library, 1833 Page St., San Francisco CA, US, 2 p.m.

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