Confluence is Pittsburgh's SFFH (Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror) Con. I'll be there all weekend in the dealers'room. I'll be speaking on a panel and doing a reading from the Renaissance Faire Companion coming out next year from Rizzoli. Stop By!!

TudorCon is simply: three days of learning, feasting, music, food, dancing, and generally partying like it’s 1509. I'll be giving two talks: One on the Supernatural Child Ballads and the…