New Year, new Arizona events

Things are getting off to a bit of a slow start but seem to be picking up in February.

January 19 – 7 pm – Sci-Friday Book Discussion Group – Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin.  Poisoned Pen, Scottsdale (in person and virtual)

February 5 – 7 pm – Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah: Chain Gang All Stars: A Novel – Changing Hands, Phoenix – Registration via Eventbrite. 

February 5 – Fourteen Days with Douglas Preston and Diana Gabaldon.  – Poisoned Pen bookstore.  Ticketed event at The Scottsdale United Methodist Church, 4140 North Miller Road, Scottsdale, Arizona 

Award winning author Ted Chiang with multiple events:

February 14 – 6:20 pm – Ted Chiang in Conversation with Barbara VanDenburgh – Changing Hands Phoenix.

February 15 – 5:30 pm.  – ASU Event: Exhalation and Other Worlds with Ted Chiang in conversation with Matt Bell – Humanities Institute Distinguished Lecture, ARM101, Armstrong Hall, 1100 S McAllister Ave Tempe AZ 85281

February 16th –  6:00 pm – ARRIVAL screening with author Ted Chiang, Majestic Tempe 7 Theater, 1140 E. Baseline Rd Tempe AZ 85283

February 16 – 7 pm – Sci-Friday Book Discussion Group – 11/22/63 vy Stephen King.  Poisoned Pen, Scottsdale (in person and virtual)

February 22 – 6:00 pm – Coinneach MacLeod discusses The Hebridean Baker At Home Hosted by Diana Gabaldon!  – Poisoned Pen bookstore.  Ticketed event at The Scottsdale United Methodist Church, 4140 North Miller Road, Scottsdale, Arizona United States

Tucson Festival of BooksMarch 9,10 – Tucson Festival of Books, U of A campus, Tucson, AZ  Genre Authors include Olivie Blake, Ryan Britt, Roseanne A. Brown, Isabel Cañas, Seth Dickinson, Cherie Dimaline, Cory Doctorow, Constance Fay, Kim Harrison, Liz Kerin, TJ Klune, Jonathan Maberry, Melissa Marr, Lisa McMann, Matt McMann, Marissa Meyer, Axie Oh, Suyi Davies Okungbowa, Moses Ose Utomi, Adam Rex, Kristen Simmons, Jasmine Skye, David R. Slayton, R. L. Stine, Misa Sugiura, Emma Törzs , Gene Luen Yang, Amélie Wen Zhao

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Summer signings and events

Upcoming Author Events

August 2 – 6:30 pm – Adam Rex – A Little Like Waking  in conversation with Sonora Reyes – Changing Hands Bookstore, Tempe, AZ

August 4th – 7 pm –  Jacqueline Carey discusses Cassiel’s Servant in conversation with Diana Gabaldon – Poisoned Pen, Scottsdale, AZ.  – Ticketed Event

August 15th – 5 pm – Isabel Cañas – The Vampires of El Norte – Virtual event with The Poisoned Pen

August 18th – 7 pm –  Sci-Friday Book Discussion Group  – Jodi Taylor’s  Just One Damned Thing After Another  – In Person and virtual, Poisoned Pen, Scottsdale, AZ

August 31 – 6:30 pm – Adalyn Grace: Foxglove – Changing Hands, Tempe, AZ

September 6 – 6:30 pm – J. Elle: House of Marionne in conversation with Alexandra Bracken – Changing Hands, Phoenix, AZ

September 15 th – 7 pm –  Sci-Friday Book Discussion Group  – A. Lee Martinez’s Gil’s All Fright Diner  – In Person and virtual, Poisoned Pen, Scottsdale, AZ

September 17th – 2 pm – Tori Eldridge discusses The Ninja’s Oath  – In Person and virtual, Poisoned Pen, Scottsdale, AZ

September 18th – 7 pm – John Scalzi discusses Starter Villain – Poisoned Pen, Scottsdale, AZ

September 29th – 7pm  – V.E. Schwab – The Fragile Threads of Power In conversation with Peng Shepherd – Poisoned Pen, Scottsdale, AZ (Instore Sold out but virtual with signed copies available)

October 20th – 7 pm –  Sci-Friday Book Discussion Group  -T. Kingfisher. A House with Good Bones  – In Person and virtual, Poisoned Pen, Scottsdale, AZ

November 10 – 7 pm – Kevin Hearne – A Curse of Krakens – Poisoned Pen, Scottsdale, AZ

Events and Conventions

CoKoCon 2023 – Sept 1-4, DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Phoenix Tempe – Science Fiction and Fantasy convention with Author Guest of Honor : Seanan McGuire

Tucson Comic Con – Sept 1-3, Tucson Convention Center – Annual Tucson Comic Convention with media guests, comics guests and author guests. 

TusCon 50 – Nov 10-12, Ramada by Wyndham Viscount Suites Tucson East – Annual Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention – Author Guest David Brin, Toastmaster Weston Oakes, Artist Peri Charlifu

Tucson Festival of Books, March 9-10, 2024 – University of Arizona

 

 

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Early 2023 Author Appearances and Events

Upcoming Author and genre events in Arizona 

 

Feb 25 – 7 pm – Sci-Friday Book DiscussionSlaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut. – Poisoned Pen, Scottsdale, AZ (live and virtual)

March 8 – 7 pm  – A. G. Riddle – Quantum Radio and Jessa Maxwell – The Golden Spoon  – Poisoned Pen, Scottsdale, AZ

 

March 12 – 2 pm  – Alma Katsu – Red London and Christina Dodd – Forget What You Know  – Poisoned Pen, Scottsdale, AZ

 

Mar 17 – 7 pm – Sci-Friday Book DiscussionLegends & Lattes by Travis  Baldree – Poisoned Pen, Scottsdale, AZ (live and virtual)

 

 

Mar 22 – 6 pm – Neal Shusterman: Gleanings: Stories from the Arc of a Scythe  – Changing Hands, Phoenix, AZ

Mar 28  – 6 pm  – Suzanne Young: In Nightfall – Changing Hands, Tempe, AZ

 

 

 

 

Upcoming Author & Comics Events

Feb 25 – 11 am to 6 pm –  Arizona Comicbook Arts Festival – Phoenix Shrine Auditorium  – Featuring many comics writers and artists including Mitch Gerads, Andrew MacLean, Alexis Ziritt, John Layman, Scott Godlewski, James A Owen, Cecil Castellucci, and many others.   

Mar 4-5 – Tucson Festival of Books – University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ  – SF&F Genre authors include Olivie Blake, Lily Brooks-Dalton, Johnny Compton, Julie Carrick Dalton, Susan Dennard, Hiron Ennis, Charlaine Harris, Owen King, Jonathan Maberry, Melissa Marr, Joanna Ruth Meyer, Yvonne Navarro, Annalee Newitz, Weston Ochse,  Adam Rex, Veronic Roth, Samantha Shannon, Jarrod Shusterman, Sabaa Tahir, Paul Trembley, and  Nghi Vo.

June 2-4 – Phoenix Fan Fusion – Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, AZ – Author Guests TBA

Sept 1-4 – Cokocon 2023 – Doubletree Hotel, Tempe, AZ  – Guests include Seanan McGuire, Bruce Davis, andyvanoverberghe, Margaret Davis, Kristoph Klover and Gilead

 

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Fall is almost here (maybe), but there will be author appearances to see in AZ

It may finally start cooling down (or maybe not?) but we’ve got a lot of author events coming up in the next month, many in person (with masking).

Sept 11 – 4 pm – Weston Ochse and Yvonne Navarro – Aliens vs. Predators: Rift War – Poisoned Pen Virtual Event

Sept 12 – 6 pm –  Aiden Thomas: The Sunbearer Trials – Changing Hands, Tempe, AZ

Sept 15 – 6 pm – Amy Sarig King: Attack of the Black Rectangles – Changing Hands, Tempe, AZ

Sept 16 – 7 pm – Sci-Friday Book Discussion Group – Leigh Bardugo’s Shadow and Bone – Poisoned Pen, Scottsdale (In person and virtual)

Sept 16 – 6 pm – Stephanie Garber: The Ballad of Never After in conversation with Alexandra Bracken (Lore)  – Changing Hands, Phoenix, AZ

Sept 17 – 6 pm – Ashley Bustamente discusses Vivid and Sara Ella discusses The Wonderland Trials – Poisoned Pen, Scottsdale, AZ

Sept 20 – 6 pm – Aden Polydoros: Bone Weaver in conversation with Andrew Joseph White (Hell Followed with Us) – Changing Hands Virtual Event

Sept 21 – 7 pm – Kevin Hearne – Celebrating the new editions of The Iron Druid Chronicles – Poisoned Pen, Scottsdale, AZ 

Sept 27 – 6 pm – Kerri Maniscalo: Kingdom of the Feared  – Changing Hands Virtual Event 

 

 

 

 

 

Upcoming Conventions 

Nov 11-13 – Tuscon 49 – Tucson, AZ  – Guests include Mary Fan, Adam M. Clark, Weston Ochse, and Linda D. Addison

LepreCon – Leprecon will return in 2024 to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the convention.

 

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Summer is here* and the time is right for upcoming AZ author events.

*Summer in AZ is defined as when it starts hitting 100 degrees.

May 20 – 7 pm – Christopher Moore – Razzmatazz – Changing Hands, Tempe (in person event, registration required)

May 20 – 7 pm – Sci Friday book club at the Poisoned Pen (in person and virtual) – Consider Phlebas by Iain  Banks. 

June 7 – 7 pm – Brigid Kemmerer: Forging Silver into Stars (in conversation with Bill Konigsberg – Changing Hands, Tempe – (in person event)

June 17 – 7 pm – Sci Friday book club at the Poisoned Pen (in person and virtual)  – The Master of Djinn by P. Djeli Clark

Upcoming Convention News

May 27-29 – Phoenix Fan Fusion – Phoenix, AZ   – Author guests announced include Peter V. Brett, Melissa Marr, Suzanne Young, Lisa McMann, Marissa Meyer, James A. Owen, Axie Oh, Heather Walker, Joanna Ruth Meyer, Joseph Nassise, Kelly deVos, Romina Russell, Ryan Dalton, Tom Leveen, Zoe Hana Mikuta, Michael Stackpole.  Jennifer Roberson,

Sept 2-5 – CoKoCon 2022 – Tempe, AZ – Guests include Stephen Barnes, Linda Addison, Ave Rose, S. J. Tucker

LepreCon – Leprecon will return in 2024 to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the convention.

 

Recent virtual events: 

Alma Katsu discusses The Fervor with The Poisoned Pen

Rebecca Roanhorse discussing Fevered Star with The Poisoned Pen

Peng Shepherd discusses The Cartographers with The Poisoned Pen

John Scalzi discusses The Kaiju Preservation Society with The Poisoned Pen

 

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Babylon 5 30th Anniversary CokoCon

Babylon 5 30th Anniversary

Feb 1993  – Babylon 5 Pilot

January 1994   Season 1

November 1994 Season 2

November 1995 Season 3

November 1996 Season 4

January 1998 – Season 5 (TNT)

 

Archive.org of The Lurker’s Guide to Babylon 5

Google Groups Babylon 5 FAQL circa 1992

Wikipedia Babylon 5 page 

Wikipedia Babylon 5 Franchise Page

JMS News – Archive of JMS online posts

Babylon 5 Music Videos 

 

 

Marcus Cole: Dead or Frozen?

Babylon 5: The Road Home – August 2023

 

 

Babylon 5 Bloopers

 

 

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Doctor Who CoKoCon

Doctor Who

Russell T. Davies returns as showrunner along with most of the people who produced the show with him.

Three Anniversary specials will air in November starring David Tennant as the 14th Doctor and Catherin Tate returning as Donna Noble.  Also returning are Bernard Cribbins as Wilfred Mott, Jacqueline King as Sylvia Noble, Karl Collins as Shaun Temple (Donna’s husband), with Yasmin Finney as Rose Noble

Special One: The Star Beast – Featuring creatures from a 1980 Doctor Who Weekly comic

Special Two: Wild Blue Yonder – Neil Patrick Harris

Special Three: The Giggle

A Christmas Special will air over Christmas 2023 starring Ncuti Gatwa as the 15th Doctor with the 14th series to be released in Spring 2024.

15th Doctor will be played by Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday

 

 

Official Doctor Who Website

Official Doctor Who News

Official Doctor Who YouTube

 

 

David Tennant is the 14th Doctor

David Tennant as the Doctor

Beep the Meep and Wrath Warrior

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Original Comic version of Beep the Meep from Doctor Who Weekly in 1980

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Neil Patrick Harris as (Celestial Toymaker?)

Neil Patrick Harris

 

Yasmin Finney as Rose Noble

Catherine Tate as Donna Noble and Yasmin Finney as Rose Noble

Doctor Who - Donna and Rose Noble

Jaqueline King as Sylvia Noble, Karl Collins as Shaun Temple, Yasmin Finney as Rose Noble

Jacqueline King, Karl Collins and Yasmin Finney in Doctor Who

Series 14 Pictures

Ncuti Gatwa as The Doctor, Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday

 

The Doctor and the companion

The Doctor’s Outfit Revealed

 

Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor

Undated BBC handout photo of The Doctor played by Ncuti Gatwa and Ruby Sunday played by Millie Gibson. Issue date: Saturday December 17, 2022.

Millie Gibson as Ruby and Ncuti Gatwa as The Doctor on BBC's 'Doctor Who.'

Gatwa and Gibson.

 

Jinx Monsoon guest stars (musical episode?)

Jinkx Monsoon in Doctor Who

Jonathan Groff with The Doctor and Ruby

Doctor Who

 

Indira Varma (Torchwood, Game of Thrones) joins as The Duchess

Indira Varma

Bonnie Langford returns as Mel Bush

Bonnie Langford

UK Child Star Lenny Rush is Morris

Lenny Rush as Morris

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SF Tube Talk Sept 2023

SFTV 2020-2023 Spreadsheet

Cancelled Scifi website

The Futon Critic 

SFTV.org (historical data)

 

Ashoka   Disney Plus – Wednesdays

 

One Piece – Aug 31 – Netflix

Wheel of Time Season Two – Sept 1  – Amazon

 

Star Trek: Lower Decks  – Sept 7th  – Paramount Plus

The Changeling – Sept 8  Apple TV Plus

Walking Dead – Daryl Dixon – Sept 10 – AMC

Gen V – Sept 29 – Amazon Prime

 

Quantum Leap Season 2 – Oct 4 – NBC

Loki Season 2 –  Oct 6 – Disney Plus

 

 

November – Doctor Who – Disney Plus

 

Percy Jackson and the Olympians  – Dec 20th on Disney+

Percy Jackson and the Olympians is an upcoming American fantasy television series for the streaming service Disney+, based on the novel series of the same name by Rick Riordan. The series is produced by Quaker Moving Pictures, Co-Lab21, James Bobin, Inc., Moorish Dignity Productions, The Gotham Group, and 20th Television.

Walker Scobell stars as Percy Jackson, alongside Leah Sava Jeffries and Aryan Simhadri. Development on the series began by May 2020, following a pitch by Riordan to the Walt Disney Company. Jonathan E. Steinberg and Dan Shotz were announced as showrunners in July 2021, with James Bobin hired to direct the first episode in October. Scobell was cast in the lead role in January 2022, with Jeffries and Simhadri joining the cast in May. By September, Anders Engström and Jet Wilkinson were also set to direct multiple episodes of the series. Filming began in June 2022 in Vancouver, British Columbia and concluded in February 2023, with additional cast members revealed throughout 2022 and 2023.

 

 

 

Babylon 5: The Road Home   – Out now – Streaming on Max eventually?

 

 

 

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AZ SF/F & Author Events for mid to late Summer 2022

July 15 – 7 pm – Poisoned Pen Sci-Friday Book Club – The Gate to Women’s Country by Sherri S. Tepper  

July 14 – 7 pm – Joanna Ruth Meyer: Wind Daughter in discussion with Hannah Howard – Changing Hands, Tempe, AZ  (Ticketed event)

July 17 – 2 pm – Jane Linskold  discusses several new releases: Aurora Borealis Bridge, Library of the Sapphire Wind, and A New Clan (co-written with David Weber)     Poisoned Pen, Scottsdale, AZ  (In Person event)

July 18 – 7 pm – Joanna Ruth Meyer (Wind Daughter) and Sara Ella (The Wonderland Trials)  Poisoned Pen, Scottsdale, AZ  (In Person event)

July 26 – 7 pm – Sara Ellis (The Wonderland Trials) in conversation with Shonna Slayton (The Little Mermaid’s Voice)  – Changing Hands, Tempe, AZ

Aug 8 – 1 pm – Natasha Pulley discusses The Half Life of Valery K ,  Virtual Event via The Poisoned Pen.

Aug 19 – 7 pm – Poisoned Pen Sci-Friday Book Club – Ancestral Night by Elizabeth Bear  – The Poisoned Pen, Scottsdale, AZ  (In Person and Virtual)

Sept 2-4 – Tucson Comic-Con, Tucson, AZ  – Guests include 

Sept 2-5 – CoKoCon 2022 – Tempe, AZ – Guests include Joseph Nassise, Linda Addison, Ave Rose, S. J. Tucker

Sept 27 – 6 pm – Kerri Maniscalo: Kingdom of the Feared  – Changing Hands Virtual Event 

Nov 11-13 – Tuscon 49 – Tucson, AZ  – Guests include Mary Fan, Adam M. Clark, Weston Ochse, and Linda D. Addison

 

LepreCon – Leprecon will return in 2024 to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the convention.

 

 

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Early 2022 Arizona Author Events

Here are the Author events happening in Arizona early in 2022.

March 12-13 – Tucson Festival of Books, Tucson, AZ

Authors scheduled include V. E. Schwab, Seanan McGuire, Charlie Jane Anders, Weston Ochse, and many others.

March 19 – Peng Shepherd – The Cartographers  – Changing Hands, Phoenix, AZ

March 20 – John Scalzi – The Kaiju Preservation Society – Poisoned Pen Virtual Event – This is the only virtual event for this tour.  Signed copies will be available to purchase.

March 30 – Peng Shepherd – The Cartographers – Poisoned Pen, Scottsdale, AZ

Upcoming Convention News

May 27-29 – Phoenix Fan Fusion – Phoenix, AZ   – Author guests announced include Melissa Marr, Suzanne Young, Lisa McMann, Marissa Meyer, James A. Owen, Axie Oh, David Hatcher Childress, Joanna Ruth Meyer, Joseph Nassise, Kelly deVos, Romina Russell, Ryan Dalton, Tom Leveen, Zoe Hana Mikuta.

Sept 2-5 – CoKoCon 2022 – Tempe, AZ – Guests include Stephen Barnes, Linda Addison, Ave Rose, S. J. Tucker

LepreCon – Leprecon will return in 2024 to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the convention.

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