Einblatt! September 2019
Calendar
- Sat, Sept ,7 4PM. Minn-StF Meeting. Liz Fish & Richard Beaver. 934 Hawthorne Ave East, St Paul. Pets on main floor, but not upstairs. Dogs do visit upstairs, they're cleaning well before the meeting. No additional pets, please. Smoking outside. BYO alcohol and meat to grill if you like. FFI: mplsfish@gmail.com
- Sun, Sept 8, 1PM. Minn-StF Board Meeting. Aaron vander Giessen's. 2829 Alabama Ave S, St Louis Park. FFI: any Board member
- Sun, Sept 8, 2-5PM. LSC&TS. Linda Lounsbury's, 4125 Dupont Ave S, Mpls. Cat, no smoking, not childproof (supervised kids welcome). FFI: 612-824-6336.
- Sun, Sept 8, 3PM. Release Party, J. M. Lee's Flames of the Dark Crystal. Red Balloon Bookshop, 891 Grand Ave, St. Paul. FFI: 651-224-8320
- Tues, Sept 10, 7-9PM. North Country Gaylaxians discusses Don Bassingthwaite's Cocktails @ 7, Apocalypse at 8: the Derby Cavendish stories. Quatrefoil Library 1220 E Lake St. FFI: https://www.facebook.com/groups/NorthCountryGaylaxians/
- Sat, Sept 14, 10AM-6PM. Grand Opening! The Irreverent Bookworm, 5163 Bloomington Ave, Mpls. FFI: https://www.facebook.com/events/2292913657411111/
- Sun, Sept 15, 3-5PM. Minicon 55 Open Meeting. North Meeting Room, North Regional Library, 1315 Lowry Ave N, Mpls.
- Wed, Sept 18, 6:30-7:45PM. Todd Thyberg discusses The Miskatonic Papers. Dreamhaven Books, 2301 E 38th St, Mpls. FFI: 612-823-6161
- Sat, Sept 21, 1:30PM. Rivendell annual Hobbit's Birthday Party. Rondo Community Outreach Library, 461 Dale St N, St Paul. FFI: d-lena@umn.edu
- Sat, Sept 21, 6PM. Minn-StF Meeting. DDB hosts at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Bloomington - Minneapolis South (the RadishTree), Room 882, the Presidential Suite. No smoking (hotel rules), no pets. FFI: dd-b@dd-b.net
- Wed, Sept 25, 6:30-7:45PM. Speculations Event: Tyler Tork reads. Dreamhaven Books, 2301 E 38th St, Mpls. FFI: 612-823-6161
- Thurs, Sept 26, 11:59PM. Einblatt! Deadline
- Sat, Sept 28, 1PM. Minnetonka Science Fiction/Fantasy Book Club discusses John Scalzi's The Collapsing Empire. Caribou Coffee, 4754 County Rd 101, Minnetonka. FFI: https://www.meetup.com/Minnetonka-Science-Fiction-Fantasy-Book-Club/
- Sat, Sept 28, 2-4PM. Murder, Airships and Tea! Catherine Lundoff & Michael Merriam read from their works & Alex Acks'. Part of The Jane Austen Tea Series from Bingley's Teas, Ltd. 118 E 26th St, 2nd Floor. Only accessible via stairs. FFI: 612-822-7321, https://www.facebook.com/events/933478440337467/
Advance Warning
Minn-StF Meetings: Oct 5, Irene & Scott Raun, Oct 26, Halloween, Dreampark; Nov 9, Emily Stewart & Aaron vander Giessen, Nov 23, GPS Event Horizon.
Announcements:
Give to the Max Day will be Nov 14, 2019.
Minn-StF Logo clothing and bags are available at https://business.landsend.com/store/mnstf/
Minn-StF is an available charity for Amazon Smile. Search for "The Minnesota Science Fiction Society, Inc.".
The Minn-StF President is Sharon Kahn. She can be reached at president@mnstf.org.
Thanks to recent meeting hosts: Irene & Scott Raun, Brian Lundgren & Susan Philbrook, Laramie Sasseville, Bill Christ, Clay & Hershey Harris, Sharon Kahn & Richard Tatge, Erin McKee & David Wilford, Aaron Vander Giessen & Emily Stewart, Linda Lounsbury, Ann Totusek & Lisa Sanders, Joel Phillips & Christine, Robin Severson, Mark Richards, Blaisdell Polytechnic, Jonathan Adams & Carol Kennedy.
Birthdays:
4: Kevin Austin; 5: Sharon Kahn; 12: Jean Mornard; 17: Kathy Routliffe; 19: Laramie Sasseville; 20: David Schroth; 21: David Dyer-Bennet; 23: Matthew B. Tepper; 25: T.J. Neumiller; 26: Denny Lien, Mark Richards; 27: Jeanne Mealy; 29: Eileen Lufkin; 30: Jon Singer
Publishing News
Clifford Simak's Way Station is reprinted in American Science Fiction: Four Classic Novels 1960-1966 (Library of America hc, 2019)
Bestseller lists in the August Locus include: Neil Gaiman, American Gods, #5 pb on the Locus list and #7 on Barnes & Noble; and Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett, Good Omens, #2 pb and #6 tp on Locus list; #1 pb and #1 tp on B&N; and #2 fantasy on Audible.com listing
pb=mass market paperback. hc=hardcover. tp=trade paperback eb=ebook nf=nonfiction. coll=collection. anth=anthology. r=reissue
Conventions
Sept 27-29. Decongestant 4 partnering with Arcana. Hilton Bloomington, MN. $50 Adult, $10 13-20, $10 under 12 free range, through Sept 19. FFI: http://mnstf.org/decongestant4/
Oct 18-20, 2019. Gaylaxicon 2019, DoubleTree Park Place, St Louis Park, MN. FFI: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gaylaxicon-2019-registration-51438596226
Jan 17-19, 2020. CONsole Room 2020. Hilton Minneapolis St. Paul Airport. FFI: http://console-room.com/
Feb 28-Mar 1, 2020. MarsCon 2020. Hilton Minneapols/St. Paul Airport Mall of America. FFI: http://marscon.org/2020/
Apr 10-12, 2020. Minicon 55. DoubleTree Park Place, St Louis Park. GoHs: Jo Walton, TBA. Adults $45, student $20, kid $10, supporting $15. FFI: http://mnstf.org/minicon55/
Jul 29 - 2 Aug, 2020. CoNZealand. 78th WorldCon. FFI: https://conzealand.nz/
Ongoing Information
Board of Directors: Eric Forste, Clay Harris, Scott Raun, Matt Strait & Aaron Vander Giessen - board@mnstf.org. Mn-STF meetings are generally held the 1st and 3rd Saturday every month, Board meeting minutes are posted at http://www.mnstf.org/records/, check there for the next board meeting.
Minn-STF web site at: www.mnstf.org/. Minicon web site at: www.mnstf.org/minicon/.
Gamesday Players: Board & card gaming almost every Friday evening. FFI: Richard Tatge at 612-827-3228.
Filk Circle: open to all who like to participate in music with f/sf lyrics. 4th Sunday at 5pm. FFI: Rich Brown, 651-646-2159, rab@freemars.org
PRINT FANDOM LIVES! Stipple-Apa is a healthy general-interest publication with members in three countries. Local collations are every six weeks. Chat with fellow fans the classic way. FFI: Jeanne Mealy, 651-771-7226
Einblatt from July 95 to date is on the web at www.mnstf.org/einblatt/. Einblatt is distributed via e-mailing-list - sign up at the website (here). The Dead-tree Einblatt is available by subscription. Cost is $10, payable by check mailed to the Minn-StF PO Box, check or cash handed to YrHumbleEinblattEd (as of December 2009, Scott Raun), or PayPal to webmaster@minicon.org.
This Einblatt was edited by Scott Raun with the assistance of Denny Lien (publishing news) and Kevin Austin(conventions).
Einblatt is a monthly publication of the Minnesota Science Fiction Society, devoted to news of the local SF community. E-mail same to einblatt@mnstf.org, or send to Scott Raun, 3928 11th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55407; or call him at 612-822-0451. Email submissions most preferred, no phone calls after 10pm. // Next Einblatt! Deadline: 11:59PM September 26th, 2019.