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Mark your calendars now, folks! I will be reading at the New York Review of Science Fiction series on Tuesday, November 4th with the estimable John Langan! Guest curated by Amy Goldschlager of Locus, Publishers Weekly, and Kirkus Reviews! Here’s the info:

THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF SCIENCE FICTION READING SERIES
The SoHo Gallery for Digital Art
138 Sullivan Street (between West Houston and Prince)
7 PM (doors open at 6:30)

Get there early for a good seat! Admission is free, but there is a $7 suggested donation. I will have personal copies of Die and Stay Dead with me to sell and sign, but it would be even more beneficial if you bought a copy from your favorite bookseller instead and brought it with you for me to sign. That way, the publisher will see the book selling, which is super important.

This is likely to be my last reading of 2014, so if you missed the others you’re not going to want to miss this one! Also, my mom will be there!

In case you missed the earlier announcements, I’ll be reading from Die and Stay Dead this Sunday as part of the Writers Read NYC series!

WRITERS READ NYC
The Sidewalk Cafe
96 Avenue A (at 6th Street)
6 PM (doors open at 5:30)

If you’re coming, please try to get there at 5:30. These readings fill up fast!

Joining me will be author Gene Albertelli, poet Marcia Loughran, and essayist Malcolm McNeill. There is a $5 cover charge. I will have personal copies of Die and Stay Dead with me to sell and sign, but as I’ve mentioned before, it would be even more helpful if you bought a copy from the bookseller of your choice and brought it with you to the reading. It’s incredibly important that the publisher (and the bookstores) sees this book selling!

Hope to see you Sunday!

I have a guest post over at SF Signal about demons in pop culture that I think readers will get a kick out of. Here’s a snippet:

You could be forgiven for thinking most demons in pop culture are little girl-possessing Pazuzu clones — hell, in the 1970s and ’80s the Italian film industry produced an entire subgenre of cheap, lurid Exorcist rip-offs because it was so immensely popular at the time — but in actuality, there are plenty of examples in entertainment of demons as corporeal creatures with their own bodies and no need for anyone else’s, thank you very much. One of my favorites is Etrigan from the DC Comics universe. This rhyming demon with superhuman strength and close ties to Hell has crossed paths with superheroes like Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Arrow, and even Batman. Unfortunately for him, Etrigan often finds himself allied with the forces of good — or at least often doing the right thing in the end — which makes him distinctly unpopular with his fellow demons.

And speaking of DC Comics, look what I got my paws on last night: Catwoman #35, written by my good friend Genevieve Valentine! (I managed to snag the issue with its Halloween variant cover.)

I read it from front to back the minute I got someplace dry, because New York City last night was a friggin’ monsoon, and I loved it! It’s Catwoman like you’ve never seen her before. Go get yourself a copy!

I’ve got two readings coming up in New York City to promote my latest novel, Die and Stay Dead. Right now it’s looking like these will be my last readings for 2014 (unless the World Fantasy Convention finds a reading slot for me).

WRITERS READ NYC – Sunday, October 26th
The Sidewalk Cafe
96 Avenue A (at 6th Street)
6 PM (doors open at 5:30)
http://writersreadnyc.com

Joining me will be author Gene Albertelli, poet Marcia Loughran, and essayist Malcolm McNeill. There is a $5 cover charge. I will have personal copies of Die and Stay Dead with me to sell and sign, but what would be even better (and more helpful to the author) would be if you bought a copy from the bookseller of your choice and brought it with you for me to sign. That way, the publisher will see copies flying off the shelves!

THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF SCIENCE FICTION READING SERIES – Tuesday, November 4th
The SoHo Gallery for Digital Art
138 Sullivan Street (between West Houston and Prince)
7 PM (doors open at 6:30)
http://www.hourwolf.com/nyrsf/

Joining me will be critically acclaimed and multi-award-nominated horror author John Langan. Admission is free, but there is a $7 suggested donation. As with the Writers Read NYC event, I’ll have personal copies of Die and Stay Dead with me to sell and sign, but it would be even more helpful to the author (that’s me!) if you bought a copy from your favorite bookseller instead and brought it with you for me to sign. The publisher needs to see this book selling!

If you came to the event at WORD in Greenpoint, Brooklyn on October 1st, thank you very much! Also, please don’t feel obligated to come to these next two events as well, unless you really want to, since I’ll be reading the same excerpt from Die and Stay Dead that I read at WORD.

Thank you for your support, everyone, and I hope to see you at the readings!