Author Talk with Local Fantasy and Sci-Fi Writers

Janet Roberts and Joshua David Bellin are coming to Stay Gold Books on Friday, October 23, for an author talk. Roberts writes fantasy and magical realism, while Bellin writes science fiction, so the evening brings together two local writers representing different genres.

It's a straightforward setup: Roberts and Bellin will be the main feature, and the focus is on their writing. If you've been following the local literary scene, these are two names you've likely come across, and this is a chance to hear them talk through their process and their stories in person rather than just reading them on the page. It's the kind of thing that works best in a bookstore setting, where you can actually hear the conversation and then browse the shelves afterward.

Stay Gold Books is over in Regent Square, at 1104 S Braddock Ave in Pittsburgh, PA 15218. The talk runs from 7 PM to 8 PM, so it's a single hour—enough to get into the conversation without it stretching late into the night. It's a free event, which makes it an easy one to drop into on a Friday evening if you're in the neighborhood or just fancy a bit of literary talk to start the weekend. If you've got a thing for speculative fiction and want to hear from two writers who live and work in the city, this is exactly that. The talk is on Friday, October 23, from 7 PM to 8 PM at Stay Gold Books, and it's free.