Boskone Programming by the Numbers

For the number crunchers out there, we have a few Boskone statistics that you may enjoy chewing on…However, I have to remind you that the program items are still in flux. So, these numbers are accurate as of right now. Things might shake out slightly differently by February 13, 2015 when Boskone starts. Right now […]

5 New Boskone Mini Interviews: The YA and Beyond Extravaganza!

Calling all young adults and readers who are young at heart! We’ve got an awesome lineup of young adult authors and editors in today’s Boskone Mini Interviews. This year, Boskone’s expanded Young Adult programming is very exciting, and with authors and editors like Stacey Friedberg, Fran Wilde, Ken Altabef, ACE Bauer and Carrie Vaughn, it […]

Boskone 52 Progress Report 1 is out

Want to download the report as a PDF? Click here  INTRODUCING BOSKONE 52 Boskone is New England’s longest running classic science fiction and fantasy convention for the whole family, drawing program participants from North America, Europe, and beyond. Join us February 13-15, 2015, at the Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel in Boston, MA. Guest of Honor […]

Mini Interviews with Jane Yolen, John Murphy, and Joan Slonczewski

What better way to top off the holiday season than another set of Boskone Mini Interviews? Today we bring you the amazing Jane Yolen who puts a little bit of sparkle in everything she does, the science fiction author and engineer John Murphy, and the multi-talented researcher Joan Slonczewski. Jane Yolen Heading toward Book 350, […]

Boskone is Looking for Music Requests

Boskone is hosting a string quartet to play during the Boskone Reception on Friday, February 13th from 8:30-10:00 pm. While we’re all fans of Bach, Bethoven, and the other musical greats, we thought we’d liven things up with a special twist and ask our musicians to play music that is specific to fandom. To that end, […]

Mini Interviews: Charlie Stross, Sarah Langan and Jeff Hecht

Like Soylent Green, Boskone is made of people! <Queue a frantic Charlton Heston!> Okay, we’re just kidding about Soylent Green, but people really are what makes Boskone special. Just ask Charlie Stross, Sarah Langan, and Jeff Hecht. It’s the people who bring them back to Boskone. Our Mini Interviews continue with three new perspectives, three new set […]

Mini Interviews: David L Clements, David Anthony Durham, and Joshua Bilmes

Let the Boskone Mini Interviews continue! We’ve had a few days of silence on the Boskone Blog as we ironed out the draft schedules for our program participants (which will be sent to participants soon). However, we are now up and running with a new set of Mini Interviews for your enjoyment. Today we have Boskone’s […]

Mini Interview with Toni Kelner, Allen Steele, and Jon Hunt

Boskone brings you thee new Mini Interviews to help us get through the mid-week blues. Today, the skeletons are coming out of the closet with Toni Kelner, we get interstellar with Allen Steele, and Jon Hunt gets artsy! Buy you Boskone membership today! Toni L.P. Kelner (Leigh Perry) Toni L.P. Kelner has published eleven mystery novels, […]

Mini Interview with Ginjer Buchanan and Myke Cole

We have two more Boskone Mini Interviews for you. This time we’re featuring the much loved Ginjer Buchanan and the very talented Myke Cole. Like Ginjer and Myke, we are looking forward to seeing all of our friends, new and old, who are coming to Boston this year for Boskone 52. To keep up with all […]

Mini Interview with Vincent O’Neil and Jennifer Pelland

The Mini Interviews continue with authors Vincent O’Neil and Jennifer Pelland who many of you may already know since they are two of our local authors who are returning again this year to Boskone. For those of you who are meeting them for the first time, we hope you enjoy this introduction to Vincent and […]