Southern Reach: Jeff VanderMeer Sept.-Nov. Acceptance Tour

(Owl from the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia)NOTE: Coming here because of the lighthouse article in the NYT? To contact me email vanderworld at Hotmail.com--Featured in Entertainment Weekly’s Summer Binge recommendations, along with an A- for AcceptanceAcceptance came out September 2--the concluding volume of my trilogy about the increasingly urgent search for answers about the mysterious Area X. I'll be touring behind the novel's release, with some expectation that copies may be available in time for the Decatur Book Festival, too. Here's the general information so you have it early, with specifics and possible additional events to follow.Most of these events are some combination of reading and Q&A, with anecdotes about writing the books that range from strange wilderness experiences to weird workplace experiences. With slideshow where possible. If you need more information on the series, this lovely roundup gives you maximum information.BrooklynSeptember 21, Sunday, 4pm panel with signing to follow--Brooklyn Book Festival

4:00 P.M. Fantastical Thrillers: Face Your Fears, or Else... Confronting the evils of the past, deliberately pushing into the unknown, and even stealing the moon. Join NYT bestselling author Lev Grossman (Magicians Trilogy: The Magician’s Land), Jeff VanderMeer (The Southern Reach Trilogy: Acceptance) and debut novelist Deji Olukotun (Nigerians in Space) in a conversation about traveling to the brink and back, and what redemption means in magical worlds. Moderated by Noreen Tomassi, Center for Fiction.

ManhattanSeptember 22, Mon., 7pm – Housing Works event with fellow NYT bestsellers Lev Grossman & Laura Beukes in New York, NY (short readings, slide show, discussion, signing)PhiladelphiaSeptember 25, Thurs, 7:30pm--Free Library in Philadelphia, PA Reading, Q&A, and slideshow, with live owl; additional event partners Geekadelphia and The Academy of Natural SciencesWashington D.C.September 27, Sat., 6pm--Politics & Prose bookstore in Washington, DC (reading, discussion); I won’t be at the World Fantasy Convention in DC in November, so this is my only DC appearance.BaltimoreSeptember 28, Sunday, 12pm (noon)--Baltimore Book Festival reading and signingRichmond, VA September 30, 6:30pm--Fountain Bookstore --reading, anecdote, Q&A, and will also answer writing questions at the end based on WonderbookAustin, TXOctober 25–26--Texas Book Festival in Austin, TXFloridaNovember 14, 5pm, Inkwood Books in Tampa, FL, reading, signing.November 15, 7pm Functionally Literate reading series (with Usman Tanveer Malik) in OrlandoNovember 19-21--The Center for Literature, Wonderbook workshop (cosponsored by the Miami International Book Fair) in Miami - must sign up for the workshopNovember 22--Miami Book Fair International - Event TBD