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Traveling SF/F Book Festival Announced

  • Writer: Connor Drew
    Connor Drew
  • Sep 29
  • 1 min read

Yume Kitasei has announced the launch of the 2025 “Traveling Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Festival,” a series of panel discussions over two weeks as panelists visit eight cities in the northeastern US. The cities are:

  • Monday, October 13: New York NY (PT Knitwear)

  • Wednesday, October 15: Baltimore MD (Greedy Reads)

  • Thursday, October 16 – Washington DC (East City Bookshop)

  • Friday, October 17: Philadelphia PA (Mavey Books)

  • Tuesday, October 21: New Haven CT (Possible Futures)

  • Wednesday, October 22: Northampton MA (Smith College)

  • Thursday, October 23: Norwich VT (Norwich Bookstore)

  • Friday, October 24: Boston MA (Brookline Booksmith)

Panelists will include Elaine Cho, J.R. Dawson, Emily Jane, Micaiah Johnson, Yume Kitasei, Matthew Kressel, Ray Nayler, Sarah Pinsker, Veronica Roth, Mia Tsai, Julia Vee, and Fran Wilde. Allegra Hyde and Amanda Peterson will be guest moderators at two events.

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