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OBSTETRIX is out! & some upcoming events

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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.

OBSTETRIX Tour!

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Anyone can get a signed and personalized copy of Obstetrix by ordering from Dreamhaven Books or Uncle Hugo’s but maybe you want to get a copy signed in person? Or you want to say hi? Keep reading to find out some of the places you’ll be able to find me!

June 9th (release day). Friendship, Wisconsin, The Friendly Brew / Books On Main, 6 p.m. 500 Main St, Friendship, WI.

June 11 – June 14th. Scintillation Convention, Montréal, Quebec.

June 18. Moon Palace Books, Minneapolis. In conversation with John Chu, author of The Subtle Art of Folding Space, 6 p.m. 3032 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, MN. Masks required.

June 27th. Uncle Hugo’s Science Fiction Bookstore, Minneapolis. Signing. 2-3 p.m. 2716 E 31st St, Minneapolis, MN.

July 2nd – July 5th. Convergence, Minneapolis. My schedule includes a reading at Wordslinger’s Way on Sunday, 12:30-1:30 p.m., and some panels. Please feel free to say hi, or ask me to sign something at the end of any of my panels.

July 10th. Stacks Book Club Broadway, Tuscon, AZ. Conversation, Q&A, and signing, with a themed drink available for purchase (!) (super excited to find out what the themed drink is, honestly). 7-8:30 p.m. 2920 E. Broadway Blvd, Tuscon, AZ. (This is a new location for this bookstore that I think may have just opened.)

July 16. Content Books, Northfield, MN. Reading, Q&A, signing. 7-8:30 p.m. 314 Division St., Northfield, MN.

July 23 – 25 (actual schedule for me TBD). SDCC, San Diego, CA.

August 19th. Sidekick Coffee and Books, Iowa City, IA. 1310 1/2 Melrose Ave., Iowa City, IA (More details soon.)

OBSTETRIX is coming out next month!

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In the mail this week I got a big box of books — my author copies of OBSTETRIX!

OBSTETRIX -- a pink book that says OBSTETRIX / Naomi Kritzer and has an image of a hypodermic syringe casting the shadow of a cross. In small white text it says, "O Lord, Deliver Us."

Obstetrix, my book about an OB/GYN who gets kidnapped by a cult because they want an expert on hand to deliver their babies, comes out on June 9th. You can pre-order (or buy) it anywhere fine books are sold, but if you would like a SIGNED COPY, you can pre-order from one of my local bookstores and let them know you want it signed. I have an actual in-person signing scheduled at Uncle Hugo’s on June 27th (2-3 p.m.); I have an in-person event scheduled at Moon Palace on June 18th; and I’m going to go over to Dreamhaven to sign stock and personalize copies as requested. (There are many many many Twin Cities area bookstores and I’m happy to come sign stock / do personalized signatures at any of them — bookstores not currently listed here should feel free to e-mail me and I will add you to this list and plan to come by and sign in June.)

To order from Uncle Hugo’s, go to their Books By Naomi Kritzer page and add any personalization you’d like in the Special Instructions when you check out.

To order from Dreamhaven, they have a page for Obstetrix and you can request a signed / personalized copy in the Order Notes when you check out.

To order from Moon Palace, they have a page for Obstetrix and you can request a signed/personalized copy in the “Instructions or Comments” field as you’re checking out.