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Gail Carriger

Gail Carriger Gail Carriger began writing in order to cope with being raised in obscurity by an expatriate Brit and an incurable curmudgeon. She escaped small town life and inadvertently acquired several degrees in higher learning. She is fond of teeny tiny hats and tropical fruit. The Parasol Protectorate books are urbane fantasies mixed with comedies of manners and steampunk. They include: Soulless, Changeless, Blameless, Heartless, and Timeless. Soulless won the ALA's Alex Award and was nominated for a Compton Crook, Campbell, and a Locus Award. Changeless and Blameless were New York Times Bestsellers. Her other hats (neither pith helmet nor fedora) have included tromping the Peruvian highlands excavating ancient pottery and writing cryptic reviews of YA novels for the Horn Book Guide.

Programming for Gail Carriger
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Thu 16:00 (D05) 1 hr
Futuristic Fashion and Wearable Art

Fashion that can collect and broadcast video, bio-genetic art, LED tattoos... what's coming around the bend in RL and visible now in the latest science fiction?

Thu 19:00 (A02) 1 hr
Adventures in Ceramics Archaeology: a Field Report

In her other life, author Gail Carriger is an experimental archaeologist. Her talk will present the history of ceramic technology, utilizing samples of pottery from various cultures and ending with a focus on one particular kiln re-recreation and its humorous results.

Fri 11:00 (A04) 1 hr
Urbane Fantasies vs Urban Fantasy

Urban fantasy is fantasy in which fantasy elements intrude into the real world. Mix that with a comedy of manners and you get something that is perhaps better described as urbane fantasy. And what do you get when you then throw in a dash of steampunk? The panel explores the elements or urban (and urbane) fantasy.

Sat 11:00 (KK1) 1 hr
KaffeeKlatsch: Sat 11:00
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Sat 16:00 (Hall 2 Teen Lounge) 1 hr
Self Defense with a Parasol and Fine Teas

An informal conversation with Gail Carriger in the Teen Lounge.

Sun 11:00 (Hall 2 Autographs) 1 hr
Autographing: Sun 11:00
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