Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2004 15:05:12 -0400
From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at press.jhu.edu>
To: <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: China Mieville . . .
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

> rw_lynch at yahoo.com 8/5/04 2:36:03 PM >>>
>
>--- Michael Walsh <MJW at press.jhu.edu> wrote:
>
>> > bnewton at ashcomp.com 8/4/04 3:01:23 PM >>>
>> >Interestingly, Ernest Lilley said:
>> >>I'll be there, camera and digital recorder in hand...
>> >>
>> >>Ern - ern at e357.net / (703) 371 0226
>> >
>> >Store might or might not go for that; come to think of
>> it, the
>> >author might
>> >not either.
>>
>> Neither had a problem with it.
>>
>> The turnout for the event was very good.  WSFAns there
>> were Ernest,
>> Elspeth, & Sam L., & myself.  The events coordinator
>> would like to get
>> more SF writers there, & now that he has this successful
>> event, he may
>> have a chance.  It depends upon who is out there with a
>> new book to
>> promote (after all, the store sells new books . . .).
>>
>> His own preferences are towrds writers like LeGuin,
>> Disch, Powers, and
>> even George R R Martin with his fantasy series.  So, I
>> suspect, to make
>> a rather sweeping statement, one is not likely to see any
>> Baen authors
>> there.
>>
>
>Stan Robinson told me he is coming back to DC sometime in
>September.  They should consider making arrangements with
>him.
>

Thanks.  I'll pass it on, but the last time I checked, Politics & Prose
books up with author events really fast.  Maybe next year, or whenever,
when his next book is due out?

mjw