Last Wiscon 40 thoughts

It's hard to believe Wiscon's already two weeks in the past. It's such an experience-rich, though-provoking event. Combined with hectic work-weeks before and after, Wiscon does strange things to my perception of time.

I already posted some recaps of the Book Reviewers and Hive Mind panels, which were a blast. I don't have time to do in-depth recaps of the other three days of that glorious event, but I wanted to share a couple highlights and notes.

Friday evening, Think Galactic hosted a delightful party. TG was formed by Chicago folks inspired by Wiscon, and a good number of the group goes every year--we usually read at least one of the guests of honors' and Tiptree Winners' works.

So this year, we wanted to host a party, and it was a treat! Our theme was "Sci-Fi Saved My Life", and we encouraged people to bring meaningful quotes from SFF works, or to share positive stories about their engagement with speculative literature and culture.

Rousing success! We covered part of the wall in quotes, we had good beer on tap, the chocolate fountain was a hit, and the room decorations and lighting made for a great space. Also, we got to introduce many Wiscon-goers to Malort (Letherbee's Besk, actually), the infamous Chicago liqueur.

For the rest of the weekend, I bounced between academic panels, Guest of Honor events, and a few panels I was speaking on.

Think Galactic- Liar

Last time at Think Galactic: we discussed "Liar" (2009) by Justine Larbalestier. It's a YA novel with lots of twists. I can't say anything about it without entering spoiler territory. Huge spoilers after the jump: