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23 - 29 April 2001
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Books Just Published:
  • Weis & Hickman Dragons of a Lost Star (US: WotC)
  • Ursula K. Le Guin Tales from Earthsea (US: Harcourt)
  • Michael Moorcock The Dreamthief's Daughter (US: Warner Books)
  • Robert Silverberg, ed. Nebula Awards Showcase 2001 (US: Harcourt)
  • Tad Williams Otherland: Sea of Silver Light (US: DAW)

    [Complete list of notable books scheduled for April]

    SFFH Films recently opened:

  • Spy Kids [ website | IMDb ]
  • Just Visiting [ website | IMDb ]
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    Other opened in 2001:
  • Hannibal [ website | IMDb ]
  • Left Behind [ website | IMDb ]
  • Monkeybone [ website | IMDb ]
  • Simon Magus [ 9 March in LA; 30 March in NY; IMDb ]

    New on Region 1 DVD, 24 April:
    New releases:

  • The Mummy Ultimate Edition
  • The Prisoner Set 3, Set 4
  • Star Trek TOS Vol. 21, Vol. 22
    Backlist:
  • The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T (1953) [VHS]
  • Isaac Asimov's Nightfall
  • Pi

    Conventions (27 - 29 Apr)
    TOLKIEN CONFERENCE (26 Apr, St. Paul MN)
    BREE MOOT 5 (Tolkien fan conference; St. Paul MN)
    ITALCON 27/TORINO COMICS 2001 (GOH: Norman Spinrad; Turin, Italy)
    NEBULA AWARDS BANQUET WEEKEND (Westwood [LA] CA)
    LITUANICON 2001: 3rd Millennium: Technology vs. Magic (Kaunas, Lithuania)

    Author Appearances
    See also-- these links for SFWA-coordinated events in LA and around the US next weekend:

  • Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
  • Dangerous Visions
  • Mysterious Galaxy
  • Nation-wide signings

    Tue 24 Apr 2001
  • Eleanor Arnason, Gardner Dozois, Mike Moscoe, Mike Resnick, Michael Swanwick appear on SciFi.com Chat, 9 p.m. EST (Nebula nominees panel)
    Wed 25 Apr 2001
  • Richard Paul Russo (Ship of Fools) reads and signs at Barnes & Noble, 15600 N.E. 8th St., Bellevue WA, US, 7 p.m.
  • Constance Ash, Cecilia Tan group reading at Columbia University's Lerner Hall, New York NY, US, 7 p.m. (New York Review of SF reading)
    Fri 27 Apr 2001
  • Tom Purdom reads at Borders Books, 1727 Walnut St., Philadelphia PA, US, 7:30 p.m. (Philadelphia Fantastic event)
  • Tad Williams (Otherland: Sea of Silver Light) signs at Capitola Book Café, 1475 41st Avenue, Capitola CA, US, 7:30 p.m. (info)
  • Michael Moorcock (The Dreamthief's Daughter) signs at Dangerous Visions, 13563 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks CA, US, 6-8 p.m.
    Sat 28 Apr 2001
  • Tad Williams (Otherland: Sea of Silver Light) signs at Barnes & Noble, 3600 Stevens Creek Blvd, San Jose CA, US, 3 p.m. (info)
  • Norman Spinrad appears on SciFi.com Chat, 12 noon EST (live from Italcon)
  • Phyllis Eisenstein, Frederik Pohl, Kristine Smith, Jennifer Stevenson, Lois Tilton group signing at The Stars Our Destination, 1021 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago IL, US, 4 p.m.
    Sun 29 Apr 2001
  • Robert J. Sawyer speaks at Canadian Embassy, 7-3-38 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan, time tba (keynote speaker at day-long SF seminar; info)
  • Tad Williams (Otherland: Sea of Silver Light) signs at Dark Carnival, 3086 Clarement Avenue, Berkeley CA, US, 2 p.m. (info)

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