Carol Emshwiller interviewed at the Wold Newton Reading Series

Recorded Monday, April 28 at WORD bookstore in Brooklyn, New York. Special thanks to Susan Emshwiller for operating the camera, and to Eric Rosenfield for hosting the event and uploading the video!

The interview was preceded by a magic show.

A Report from the NYRSF Reading & Birthday Party

At SF Scope, Mark L. Blackman has written up a report on the birthday party for Carol Emshwiller hosted by the New York Review of Science Fiction's Reading Series. (And Mrs. Emshwiller herself popped into the comments to offer a few corrections!)

If, like me, you were, alas, hundreds of miles from the event, follow that link to see what you missed!

Wish Carol Emshwiller Happy Birthday!

Today is the day! 

Please jump into the comments section of this post to wish Carol Emshwiller a happy birthday!

A Birthday Gift to Carol Emshwiller from Kessel & Kelly

John Kessel and James Patrick Kelly's upcoming anthology from Tachyon Publications, Kafkaesque, will include Carol Emshwiller's short story "Report to the Men's Club".

But I have also be given permission to reveal one more element of the book today -- its dedication, which will read:

To Carol Emshwiller

on the occasion of her ninetieth birthday

A Birthday Greeting from China Miéville

photo by Beth Gwinn

China Miéville is the author of Perdido Street Station, Iron Council, Un Lun Dun, The City & The City, and many other books. He has won the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, Locus, Arthur C. Clarke, and British Fantasy Awards. 

The organiser of this giant birthday card informs me that blurblike squee is permitted. Which, w00t. Because, not that such gush is adequate, but what is, or could be? Carol Emshwiller! Seriously! How effing awesome is Carol Emshwiller? All the, is how. All the awesome. It's a privilege to read her, and a delight to offer birthday greetings. In awe, CM.

New York is the City of Emshwiller in April!

NYC is the Empire of Emshwiller!

The city of New York will be celebrating Carol Emshwiller's 90th birthday with two gigantic, out-of-this-world celebrations:

Tuesday, April 12, The New York Review of Science Fiction Readings will be devoted to a fête (festival! celebration! paaaaarrrrrty!) of all things Emshwillericious. This is the actual birthday, so much singing is to be expected. Details:

NYRSF Readings

The SoHo Gallery for Digital Art

138 Sullivan Street

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Doors open at 6:30 PM

Program begins at 7:00

Admission Free

$7 donation suggested

Monday, April 18, the Wold Newton Reading Series will offer an interview of Carol Emshwiller by Matthew Cheney, the person currently typing this. He would tell you more details if his mind were not still struggling to assimilate the information (he keeps pinching himself, saying, "I'm going to get to talk to Carol Emshwiller!") The organizers of the event have called Matt a "science fiction scholar", which is probably just meant to remind him to do something other than just sit up there and say, "By the way, I love your work. Have I already told you that? I love your work. I mean, I really love your work. I know I've probably said it before, but I love your work..."

There will also be magic by a person who uses the utterly practical sobriquet Magic Brian.

Details:

April 18, 2011, 7.30pm

WORD Bookstore in Greenpoint, Brooklyn

126 Franklin Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222

These two events offer readers the chance to thank Carol Emshwiller for continuing to provide the sorts of stories that sustain us, challenge us, and enlighten us. Come join in the celebration!