Me on Video, then in Portland

March 8th 2009 at 7:35 pm

Now that I’m back from the Rainforest Writers retreat, I have two more “shows” in the next two days:

Tomorrow I’ll be doing a video with Glen Hiemstra and a few other folks, which will how up on my website soon.  Think of it as futurist speaking marketing, I guess.  People keep saying they don’t have any sample video of me giving a speech.  This won’t actually quite be that, but I expect they’ll end up able to see me talk, albeit in a smaller setting.  And I get to trim my hair and do my nails…so watch out world!

Tuesday, I’ll be heading to Portland.  I’m planning to leave early to see a friend in Longview and my son in Woodland along the way, and then hopefully catch dinner with some Portland writers, if any are available.  Then I need to be at the Powell’s at Cedar Hills Crossing on Tuesday, March 10th.  The science fiction reading group has read my book, and will talk about it with me there or I’ll talk about it with them there, or both.  I’m looking forward to it.  This is a new thing for me — I’ve never actually been to a book group that has read my book.  And hey – if you’re in the Portland area and have read The Silver Ship and the Sea, feel free to join in – it’s a public event.  Information is on the web.

Then I get to come back and resume my usual wearing of all three hats at once behavior.  :)

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Wings of Creation by Brenda Cooper

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Available November 10th, 2009 from Tor Books.

Reading the Wind by Brenda Cooper

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Audio promo:

"Brenda Cooper's newest novel is a feast of character and concept. She depicts the devastation of war on microcosmic and macrocosmic levels, and even more so, the driving motives of young men and women caught in deadly conflict. Cooper is a master explorer of the interaction of society and individuals. She probes the psychology of her genetically enhanced characters with both rare depth and fidelity to scientific plausibility. Moral conundrums drive the plot in this unforgettable narrative. Don't miss this compelling work by a major new talent." - Mary A. Turzillo, An Old-Fashioned Martian Girl.

"Brenda Cooper tells a tale of a powerful brother and sister in a fight for their lives, offering insights along the way into the nature of courage and the hunger for community that burns in every human being. This is a lively book, full of colorful images and a memorable cast of human and animal characters, a worthy successor to The Silver Ship and the Sea." - Louise Marley

Available in July, 2008, from Tor Books.

The Silver Ship and the Sea by Brenda Cooper

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Audio promo:

"The first solo novel by Larry Niven's Building Harlequin's Moon (2005) coauthor portrays the thoroughly convincing human colonial society on Fremont, a dangerous planet rife with vicious predators, frequent earthquakes, and falling meteors....Distinctive characterizations, well-limned interrelationships, and the vividly realized Fremont contribute to an exciting coming-of-age story with a strong message about the evils of prejudice." - Sally Estes, Copyright American Library Association.

Mass Market Paperback, July 2008.
Included by Booklist as a "Best Adult Book for Young Adults."

Building Harlequin's Moon by Brenda Cooper and Larry Niven

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"Fans of both hard and softer, psychological SF will welcome veteran Niven and newcome Cooper's well-written tale of a 60,000 year layover in space, in which physical challenges of world building are matched by the social challenges of collaboration among disparate groups." - Publisher's Weekly

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