I’ll be heading to the Helsinki Worldcon next week, and I hope to see some of you there—but I also know most of you won’t be able to make it. That’s why it’s a good thing the Baltimore Book Festival is just around the corner!

I took part in the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America’s programming there each of the past two years, and had a great time interacting with readers while enjoying Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. Last year, I even managed to record episodes of my Eating the Fantastic podcast with Nalo Hopkinson and Sam J. Miller. I might try for a couple more this year, either at the festival or at Baltimore Comic-Con, which will take place the same weekend a few blocks away.

Here’s where you’ll be able to find me—

Turning Old Monsters Into New
Saturday, September 23, 4:00 p.m.
Still scared of the Boogie Man? Our panel resurrects the monsters you grew up with, talks about all the monsters you grew up with, from fairy tales to urban fantasy to myths and legends and the thing underneath your bed, discuss how modern fiction is reinterpreting them.
with Ruthanna Emrys, Craig Laurance Gidney, Vivian Shaw, and Ruth Vincent

Beyond Stew and Replicators: Food in Science Fiction & Fantasy
Saturday, September 23, 5:00 p.m.
Sensory details are the hallmark of great science fiction and fantasy, and nothing brings that home quite like the food! Join our panelists as they discuss what goes right and wrong with food in their favorite books. We guarantee you’ll leave hungry—unless they start talking about soylent green.
with Lara Elena Donnelly, Ruthanna Emrys, Lawrence M. Schoen, Fran Wilde, and Denise Clemons

Podcasts & Audiobooks
Sunday, September 24, 11:00 a.m.
Love to read but don’t have time? Try audio! This panel is all about discovering science fiction and fantasy you can listen to, as well as podcasts that interview your favorite authors.
with Kate Baker, Jeremy M. Gottwig, Sunny Moraine, and K.M. Szpara

I hope you can make it!