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Izzy Wasserstein & Hailey Piper
Oct
18
6:00 PM18:00

Izzy Wasserstein & Hailey Piper

Izzy Wasserstein and Hailey Piper (In Conversation with Bendi Barrett)

RSVP here. Just in time for Halloween, join us for a virtual event with Izzy Wasserstein and Hailey Piper, whose books of speculative fiction and trans horror will be front and center! Izzy's All the Hometowns You Can't Stay Away From and Hailey's Unfortunate Elements of My Anatomy will be the focus of this event, which will feature a series of themed prompts for the authors. The fantastic Bendi Barrett will moderate this conversation.

Izzy's and Hailey's books are available as a bundle, discounted from The Ivy Bookshop, and able to be shipped anywhere in the U.S.

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All the Hometowns Launch Party
Aug
23
7:00 PM19:00

All the Hometowns Launch Party

Local poet and fiction writer Izzy Wasserstein will launch her debut collection of science fiction short stories—All the Hometowns You Can't Stay Away From—at the Raven Book Store with a live, in-person reading and book signing on August 23 at 7 p.m. Join us as we savor Wasserstein’s delightfully strange and apocalyptic tales of queerness, grief, survival, and much more. We’re delighted to host Wasserstein, a Raven regular, as her first book of fiction prepares to take flight in the world!

This event is free and open to the public. Attendance at in-person Raven events requires face masks and proof of vaccination against Covid-19.

RSVP here.

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All the Stories We Can't Stay Away From
Jul
21
8:00 PM20:00

All the Stories We Can't Stay Away From

Neon Hemlock presents: an evening of shared readings and discussion from Andrea Chapela, Izzy Wasserstein, Elly Bangs, Iori Kusano, Gordon B White, and Emma Törzs.

Writers are often each other's biggest fans - so come listen to these six authors read favourite passages from each other's work! The readings will be followed by a panel discussion. The event is free, open to all, and captioned. Registration via Eventbrite is required; attendees will get sent a Zoom link by Eventbrite.

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Twisted Reflections at Conversations & Connections
Oct
30
4:00 PM16:00

Twisted Reflections at Conversations & Connections

We’re pleased to have organized this panel for Conversations & Connections! Wendy N. Wagner will moderate a discussion with panelists Suzan Palumbo, Zin E. Rocklyn and Craig L. Gidney.

When registering for Conversations & Connections ($70), you can select Neon Hemlock Press at checkout to receive copies of Cradle and Grave by Anya Ow and STUNT by Saida Agostini.

(Neon Hemlock authors Saida and Rahne Alexander will also be participating at the conference along with a bunch of other rad folks.)

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Neon Hemlock Fall Launch Party
Oct
28
9:00 PM21:00

Neon Hemlock Fall Launch Party

Neon Hemlock invites you to join them for an evening of spooky collaborative storytelling from authors, oracle card readings and other miscief.

After the main spooky event, we'll set up break-out rooms for chatting with the authors and oracle card/tarot readings. Bring your deck if you have one.

Dress code: gothic formal and/or casual. Suggested lighting: ritualistic.

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