Deep Dish Reading October 8, 2026 6pm
after-words welcomes back the Speculative Literature Foundation.
This will be the latest in their Deep Dish Readings series.
This event will feature established authors, and introduce emerging writers with rapid-fire.
Featured Reader:
Analee Newitz
Rapid Fire Readers:
Alex Jennings
B.Z. Florida
Gordon Dymowski
Harold Holt
Oleg Kazantsev
Allison Manley
Frances Dascola
Speculative fiction is an umbrella term for any literature with a fantastical element.
The Speculative Literature Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated
to promoting literary quality in speculative fiction.
Banned Books Club
October 6th 6:30 pm
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess.
Banned Books Week Promotions!
Every year we like to reward readers and have fun giveaways.
Spend $30 and you get to choose either a FREE copy of the Constitution or a Banned Books Button
Spend $40 you get a FREE Right to Read mini tote
Spend $50 and you get all three FREE
We hope you will join us in the fight against censorship.
*While Supplies Last*
Writers for Hire November 10, 7pm
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to put words in someone else’s mouth?
Join us for a spirited discussion of the ghostwriting trade! Keir Graff, Barry Pearce,
and Christine Wolf have had very different experiences in writing for hire,
and moderator Sharon Woodhouse has not only hired ghostwriters but shepherded books
through every stage of publication. Whether you want to know more about ghostwriting,
cowriting, book coaching, book doctoring—or all of the above—our panelists promise to
share the tricks of the trade. (Along with some of their best ghost stories, naturally).