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Hugo, Nebula, and Locus award-winning author Mary Robinette Kowal joins the FanCentral Virtual Experience on Saturday, July 18th to chat about books, books, and books! And, you're invited! Mary Robinette Kowal is the author of the Lady Astronaut duology and historical fantasy novels: The Glamourist Histories series and Ghost Talkers. She’s a member of the award-winning podcast Writing Excuses and has received the Astounding Award for Best New Writer, four Hugo awards, the RT Reviews award for Best Fantasy Novel, the Nebula, and Locus awards. Stories have appeared in Strange Horizons, Asimov’s, several Year’s Best anthologies and her collections Word Puppets and Scenting the Dark. This program is available online only. Registration is required. Details on how to participate will be emailed. Emails may go to your spam folder.
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Behind the Voices Saturday, July 18, 2 p.m. Available via Zoom Register here: http://DPLFanCentral Ever wondered what it takes to be the voice of your favorite anime or video game character? Join voice actors Maxey Whitehead (Crona, "Soul Eater"), Stephanie Nadolny (Goku, "Dragon Ball"), Deva Marie Gregory (Flayn, Fire Emblem: Three Houses), Ratana (Leonie, Fire Emblem Three Houses/Fire Emblem Heroes), Mark Witten (Seteth, Fire Emblem Three Houses/Final Fantasy VII) and Stefan Johnson (Numerous commercials, promos, and more) as they discuss what it takes to become a successful voice actor. This program is available online only. Registration is required. Details on how to participate will be emailed. Emails may go to your spam folder.
Sponsored by Friends of the Dallas Public Library
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Journey to a far away village where the break of a twig is more sinister than it appears and where your neighbors may be the very beast you hunt. Will you survive...or will the beast drag you into the darkness?
For this session we'll play through rounds of Ultimate Werewolf, a role-playing game where you dispute and suspect other players, and they you, of being the monster that's tormenting the village. We look forward to your arrival...
This program is available online only. Registration is required. Details on how to participate will be emailed. Emails may go to your spam folder.
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The contest is over and the winners have been decided, but it doesn't end there! Come meet our special guest judges, Jacque Aye, Tenisha Billington, and Dallas Geek Podcast duo- Brad and Mike, as well as this year's Cosplay winners! Ask questions, chat, and meet some new friends. The possibilities are limitless!
Don't forget to check out our judges on social media! This program is available online only. Registration with a valid email is required. Details on how to participate will be emailed out to registrants. Emails may go to your spam folder, so don't forget to check there.
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Trivia! Saturday, July 18, 4:30 p.m. Available via Zoom You've been training for this all your life. It's why you've spent countless hours watching and rewatching Gilmore Girls and The Office; why the only books you read involve lightsabers and blasters in a galaxy far, far away; and why you're able to recite not only the Green Lantern Oath, but the Oaths of the entire color spectrum.
This event will contain six rounds of questions created to test your might:
- Round 1: American Television
- Round 2: Anime
- Round 3: Comics
- Round 4: Celebrities/Reality TV
- Round 5: Film
- Round 6: Video Games
This program is available online only. Registration is required. Details on how to participate will be emailed. Emails may go to your spam folder.
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Special Guest: Hector Rodriguez from Rio Bravo Comics Saturday, July 18, 6 p.m. Available via Zoom Join the FanCentral Team for an awesome conversation with comic creator and publisher Hector Rodriguez from RioBravo Comics. Hector will be chatting with a Personal Librarian about creating comics and, specifically, Hector's flagship series, El Peso Hero. Hector Rodriguez is "one of the most fascinating people in Dallas" (The Dallas Observer) and creator of the internationally renowned award-winning Latino comic book series El Peso Hero and co-founder of Texas Latino Comic-Con. El Peso Hero has garnered attention and praise from the Latino community. It has been featured on countless press and other media sites worldwide. This program is available online only. Registration is required. Details on how to participate will be emailed. Emails may go to your spam folder.
Visite nuestro evento FanCentral donde organizaremos una conversación increíble con el creador y editor de cómics Héctor Rodríguez de RioBravo Comics. Héctor conversará con un bibliotecario personal sobre la creación de cómics y, específicamente, la serie insignia de Héctor, El Peso Hero.
Héctor Rodríguez es "una de las personas más fascinantes de Dallas" (The Dallas Observer) y creador de la galardonada serie de cómics latinos El Peso Hero y cofundador de Texas Latino Comic-Con. El Peso Hero ha atraído la atención y los elogios de la comunidad latina. Se ha presentado en innumerables medios de prensa y otros sitios de medios de todo el mundo.
Este programa está disponible solo en línea. Se requiere registro. Los detalles sobre cómo participar serán enviados por correo electrónico. Correos electrónicos pueden ir a su carpeta de spam.
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Can't get enough of the Personal Librarian Project? Checkout PLP Fiction (But not just fiction!) is the newest podcast from Dallas Public Library. Hear your favorite personal librarians talk about books, movies, comics and even video games. Listen to us on SoundCloud, Apple podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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