Are you going to ConFusion? In Detroit? January 21-24? I think you should. I will be there, doing these things:

Friday 5:00:00 PM Reacting to Fiction in Public
Book discussion today, predominantly online, has created a new phenomenon of public reaction. Whether it’s love of a work or the opposite, this public reaction has become a performance all its own. Does this new paradigm create a culture where perspectives that deviate from those with the most social capital are no longer valid?
Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Susan Dennard, Andrea Johnson (M), Amal El-Mohtar, Greg van Eekhout

Friday 7:00 pm (Offsite) Barnes and Noble Tor Author Group signing
With Susan Dennard, Wesley Chu, V.E. Schwab, Lawrence M. Schoen and Cherie Priest
Livonia store
17111 Haggerty Rd.
Northville, MI 48168

Saturday 4:00:00 PM Autograph Session 1

Saturday 8:00:00 PM Would You Rather?
Hosted by fantasy author Sam Sykes, the contestants will play a science fiction and fantasy inspired game of “Would you rather?” Expect shenanigans, adult language, and laughs.
Brian McClellan, Sam Sykes (M), Cherie Priest, Greg van Eekhout, V.E. Schwab

Sunday 11:00:00 AM Formative Fiction: The Books That Hooked You
Every one remembers the book that turned them into a reader for life. The panel will discuss the books that were formative in their reading lives. What makes a piece of fiction formative?  How does formative fiction evolve with time? Is this work different for today’s new readers than it was for the previous generation or, even, the one before that?
Ferrett Steinmetz, Cassandra Rose Clarke, Mur Lafferty, Sarah Gibbons

Sunday 12:00:00 PM The Business of Rejection
Writing is a business built around rejection. Almost every writer in the industry has experienced it at some point, and many experience it constantly. Come learn how working writers deal with rejection, move past it, and embrace it for what it is.
Amy Sundberg, Kameron Hurley, Greg van Eekhout, Mur Lafferty (M), Gwenda Bond