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ROBERT J. SAWYER
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The launch of Robert J. Sawyer's 17th novel, Rollback, was supported by a massive eighteen-city book tour in Canada and the United States.

Numerous reports on the book tour appear in Robert J. Sawyer's blog for April, May, and June 2007.

(Rob's frequently updated list of upcoming appearances is here.)

The Rollback book tour:

• Canadian Book Launch Party
  Bakka-Phoenix Books
  697 Queen Street West
  Toronto, Ontario
  Saturday, April 14, 2007, 3:00 p.m.
  http://www.bakkaphoenixbooks.com/

• American Book Launch Party
  The Write Book and Gift Shop
  19 North Main Street
  Honeoye Falls, New York
  Sunday, April 15, 2007, 3:00 p.m.
  http://www.writebookandgifts.com/
  

• Reading from and signing Rollback
  Flights of Fantasy
  488 Albany-Shaker Road
  Loudenville, New York
  (Near Albany)
  Monday, April 16, 2007, 7:00 p.m.
  http://www.fof.net/
  

• Reading from and signing Rollback
  The Toadstool Bookshop
  Lordens Plaza
  Milford, New Hampshire
  Tuesday, April 17, 2007, 7:00 p.m.
  http://www.toadbooks.com/
  

• Reading from and signing Rollback
  Barnes and Noble
  58 South 32nd Street
  Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
  Wednesday, April 18, 2007, 6:30 p.m.
  http://storelocator.barnesandnoble.com/storedetail.do?store=2046
  

• Free Public Lecture at the Library of Congress:
  

  Science Fiction as a Mirror for Reality: Many people dismiss science fiction as escapism — but they're wrong. From its roots with H.G. Wells to the political allegory of the new Battlestar Galactica, science fiction has always been a powerful vehicle for commenting on the here-and-now. Join Hugo and Nebula-Award winner Robert J. Sawyer for a discussion of how science fiction lets us explore the burning issues of today ... in the guise of talking about tomorrow.

  Library of Congress
  West Dining Room of the Madison Building
  101 Independence Street SE
  Washington, DC
  Thursday, April 19, 2007, noon to 1:00 p.m.
  http://www.loc.gov/loc/events/
  

• Guest of Honor
  Ravencon 2007
  Richmond, Virginia
  April 20-22, 2007
  http://www.ravencon.com
  

• Reading from and signing Rollback
  Barnes and Noble
  Potomac Yard
  3651 Jefferson Davis Hwy
  Alexandria, Virginia
  Sunday, April 22, 2007, 5:00 p.m.
  http://storelocator.barnesandnoble.com/storedetail.do?store=2867
  

• Reading from and signing Rollback
  McNally Robinson at Grant Park
  1120 Grant Avenue
  Winnipeg, Manitoba
  Thursday, April 26, 2007, 7:00 p.m.
  http://www.mcnallyrobinson.ca
  

• Reading from and signing Rollback
  White Dwarf Books
  3715 West Tenth Avenue
  Vancouver, British Columbia
  Monday, April 30, 2007, 7:00 p.m.
  http://www.deadwrite.com/wd.html
  

• Reading from and signing Rollback
  Audreys Books
  10702 Jasper Avenue
  Edmonton, Alberta
  Tuesday, May 1, 2007, 7:30 p.m.
  http://www.audreysbooks.com/
  

• Reading from and signing Rollback
  McNally Robinson
  120 8th Avenue SW
  Calgary, Alberta
  Wednesday, May 2, 2007, 7:00 p.m.
  http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/event.php?txtEventID=6252
  

• Free Public Lecture
  Mary Donaldson Memorial Lecture
  Frances Morrison Library
  (the main branch of the Saskatoon Public Library)
  311-23rd Street East
  Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
  (Book sales on site courtesy of McNally Robinson)
  Thursday, May 3, 2007, 7:30 p.m.
  http://www.lib.sk.ca/sla/conferences/2007/marydlecture.html
  

• Free Public Reading from Rollback and Talk
  Oshawa Public Library
  "Science Fiction: Does the Future Have a Future?"
  (plus reading from Rollback)
  McLaughlin Branch
  65 Bagot Street
  Oshawa, Ontario
  Wednesday, May 9, 2007, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
  http://www.oshawalibrary.on.ca
  

• Signing Rollback
  Coles
  Royal Bank Plaza
  Toronto, Ontario
  Thursday, May 10, 2007, noon
  http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/home/storeLocator/storeDetails/581
  

• Free Public Reading from Rollback and Talk
  Vaughan Public Library
  Pierre Berton Resource Library Branch
  4921 Rutherford Road
  Woodbridge, Ontario
  Thursday, May 10, 2007, 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
  http://www.vaughanpl.com/branches/pierreberton.php
  

• Reading from and signing Rollback
  Chapters
  135 Gateway Park Drive
  Kitchener, Ontario
  Friday, May 11, 2007, 7:00 p.m.
  http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/home/storeLocator/storeDetails/918
  

• Guest of Honor
  Genrecon 2007
  Sarnia Branch, Lambton County Library
  124 Christina St. South
  Sarnia, Ontario
  Saturday, May 12, 2007
  (Rob will only be there from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.)
  This is a Free Event!
  http://www.lclmg.org/lclmg/YourLibrary/GenreCon/tabid/241/Default.aspx
  

• Reading from and signing Rollback
  Chapters
  86 Fanshawe Park Road East
  London, Ontario
  Saturday, May 12, 2007, 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.
  http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/home/storeLocator/storeDetails/759
  

• Speaker (along with Charles de Lint and Jane Yolen)
  Literacy Without Boundaries
  International Reading Association's 52nd Annual Convention
  Toronto, Ontario
  May 15, 2007, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
  In Metro Convention Centre South room 717
  http://www.reading.org/association/meetings/annual.html
  

• Reading from and signing Rollback
  Tattered Cover
  2526 East Colfax Avenue at Elizabeth Street
  Denver, Colorado
  Friday, May 18, 2007, 7:30 p.m.
  http://www.tatteredcover.com/NASApp/store/IndexJsp
  

• Fiction Seminar
  Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers
  Denver, Colorado
  Saturday, May 19, 2007, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
  http://www.rmfw.org/
  

• Guest of Honor
  Oasis 20
  Orlando, Florida
  May 25-27, 2007
  http://www.oasfis.org/oasis/
  

• Reading from and signing Rollback
  Chapters
  1425 Kingsway Road
  Sudbury, Ontario
  Sunday, June 3, 2007, noon
  http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/home/storeLocator/storeDetails/935
  

• Second Life's Online Book Club discusses Rollback
  Second Life
  The world's largest virtual community
  Tuesday, June 19, 2007, 6:30 SLT (Pacific Time)
  Host: "Rebekah Cavan". Rob will be appearing as "SF Writer".
  Online location: Talis Sci-Fi and Fantasy Portal
  http://secondlife.com/

More Good Reading

Rob's other upcoming appearances

Booking Rob as a speaker

Rob's stints as guest of honor
Rob's keynote addresses
Quotes from event organizers

My Very Occasional Newsletter