OK folks, the arrangements are all confirmed. Our Litquake event will take place at the usual Variety Preview Room venue, the theme will be Steampunk, and we have a stellar line-up:

• Kage Baker
• Joe R Lansdale
• Rudy Rucker
• Richard Bottomes

And while you are there, don’t forget to look for a copy of Steampunk, the seriously wonderful anthology from Tachyon Publications edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer.

And that, of course, is Thursday October 9th. Doors open 7:00pm, readings begin at 8:00pm, and in the meantime there’s a cash bar, the proceeds for which go to the Variety Children’s Charity of Northern California who are letting us have their lovely room for free.