OBSTETRIX is out and now available at a bookstore near you! If you would like a signed copy, I signed stock at Dreamhaven, Uncle Hugo’s, Moon Palace, and Next Chapter. If you would like a personalized signed copy, you can go order one right now from Uncle Hugo’s because I am signing there on Saturday, June 27th, from 2-3 p.m.

I am also going to be at Convergence! Here’s my schedule.

Thursday, 3:30 p.m.: Golems in Science Fiction
Hyatt 1, Lakeshore A
The golem is a well-known figure from Jewish folklore. How has this concept and metaphor influenced science fiction and artificial intelligence (androids, cyborgs, etc.) stories throughout history and today?
Participants: Jen Rogachevsky (mod), J.R. Dawson, Andrea Herman, Joe, Naomi Kritzer

Friday: Informal Hanging Out
I have no programming but I’m going to try to be the barcon I want to see at Convergence. I will be hanging out drinking overpriced soda in the Hyatt Regency hotel bar in the afternoon, probably starting around 2 p.m. If people show up and/or promise to show up later I might come back after dinner and hang out some more.

Saturday, 2 p.m.: Beyond Binary: Gender and Robots
Hyatt 2, Greenway HI
Why gender a robot? What purpose does it serve? Does it help us form attachments? What does that say about how we view/perform gender in our everyday human lives? We’ll address these questions and more as we explore our favorite cyber friends!
Participants: Jules (mod), Lee Brontide, Naomi Kritzer, Jamie Riedesel, TG

Saturday, 3:30 p.m.: Signing
Hyatt 1, Exhibit Hall Signing Table A
BRING YOUR OWN BOOKS. I’m not going to try to sell books at the con and I don’t know if there are any booksellers in the dealer’s room these days. (You can check, but no guarantees!) You can also drop by to just say hi.

Sunday, 12:30 p.m.: Reading
Hyatt 4, Great Lakes A1
I’m planning to read something I wrote this March.

Sunday, 2 p.m.: The Art of Disobedience
Hyatt 4, Lake Minnetonka
Art is often used to speak truth to power. Learn about various avenues and means of creating art as resistance. From sculpture and painting to performance art, we’ll discuss it all (or at least what we can in an hour)!
Participants: Naomi Kritzer (mod), Leslie Barlow, Kendrick Edmund Hogue, Lyda Morehouse

Also coming up: AN ELECTION. Yes, I’m going to write about the primary election. I’ll get started as soon as I’ve had some lunch.