Comments on: Some important things/people that I saw/met/learned/heard about at Readercon

By: mkeeley

mkeeley — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 00:32:50 +0000

I know I am responding to this several weeks after posting, but I just wanted to say that your impressions of Readercon are very close to mine. This was my very first convention, and I felt much the same nervousness meeting people like Gene Wolfe or Michael Dirda, both of whom proved to be extremely kind people. I too feel guilt over not having read Lud-in-the-Mist.

I do wish I had seen the Antiquarianism panel, but there was so much going on that I somehow think missing one panel cannot be too much of a loss. A lot of talk of William Morris there I expect?

I briefly talked to you about book reviewing; you suggested I look into freelance work for PW. Who knows if such a thing will turn out, given the shakeups over there, but thank you for the advice.

By: Ian-Rogers.com: Writing Journal » Readercon 20: The Canadian Perspective

Ian-Rogers.com: Writing Journal » Readercon 20: The Canadian Perspective — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:28:35 +0000

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By: Cliff

Cliff — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:39:53 +0000

Man, I am jealous. You read a fantasy book here in Phoenix, and people just look at you funny.

“Why are you wastin’ yer time on that fake stuff, boy?” they ask, and spit off the porch. “Why can’t you watch football, like a real Amurkan?”

By: Church

Church — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:07:26 +0000

@Kemper

There was a reading, but only one person showed…

By: Kemper

Kemper — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:26:12 +0000

Was there any discussion of Searider Falcon?

(I had to dig deep for that one, people!)

By: Church

Church — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:06:43 +0000

Looks like we’re going to have to throw a DVDcon…