Upcoming events.
Cymera Fest Digital Panel: Ctrl+Alt+Revolt with Sophie Burnham and Ian Green
From fractured empires to climate-crashed futures, resistance has never looked this good.
In Sargassa, Sophie Burnham introduces an empire on the brink of collapse, where twenty-two-year-old Selah Kleios is thrust into power after her father’s assassination. As the new Imperial Historian, she inherits not just the archives of Roma Sargassa, but also a conspiracy that threatens to upend everything she’s been taught. With an ancient atlas, a carved stone, and a resurfaced love at the center of a revolution, Selah must choose between the empire’s legacy and the truth it buried.
Ian Green’s Extremophile follows Charlie and Parker, biohacking punks surviving in a climate-ravaged London where hope is as rare as clean air. Hired by a radical environmentalist faction, they spiral into a string of jobs that escalate from petty crime to high-stakes rebellion. As London’s future teeters between ruin and resistance, Charlie must decide whether survival means selling out—or fighting back.
About the event.
Running time: 55 minutes
Price: £5.50 - (plus 50p booking fee)
This event takes place in Zoom Webinar. Book your virtual ticket here.
A recording of this event will be available to catch-up on our YouTube until Sunday 13th July 2025. Ticket holders and weekend pass owners will receive the catch-up link automatically after the festival. Please keep an eye on your SPAM.
Lavender Con!
You heard it here first, I’m coming to Lavender Con! A book festival celebrating LGBTQIA+ authors and stories presented by Little District Books, Washington, DC's all-queer independent bookstore.
Watch this space for updates on where you can find me paneling/tabling over the weekend of June 14-15. Can’t wait to see you there!
Author Visit at the Fishers Island Library
A reading from Sargassa and conversation at the Fishers Island Library. Open to all.
Tuesday, June 24, 2025 @ 5:30 pm
Fishers Island, NY
Indie Bookstore Day 2025 at Heartleaf Books
I’ll be signing copies of Sargassa and slinging free goodies for a few hours! Check out the other authors who’ll be at Heartleaf later in the day.
Heartleaf Books
374 Atwells Ave
Providence, RI 02903
LitArts RI Panel: Queries, Proposals & Publishing for Writers of Genre
Acclaimed authors Riss M. Neilson, Sophie Burnham and Vanessa Lillie will gather at LitArts RI to discuss the challenges their genres face in traditional publishing circles and their own journeys to book publication. This event is free and open to the public. RSVP here.
Writing the Queer Fantastic: In Discussion with Maiga Doocy at Bank Square Books
Bank Square Books (Mystic, CT) presents an author talk and signing with Sophie Burnham, author of Sargassa, and Maiga Doocy, author of Sorcery and Small Magics. RSVP here.
Discussion and Book Signing at Symposium Books
Conversation, Q&A, and book signing. Sophie will be joined by S.T. Gibson to moderate the discussion. RSVP here.
Book Signing at Heartleaf
Stop by to get your copy of Sargassa signed, pet a very good shop cat, and support Rhode Island’s only queer-owned bookstore!
Heartleaf Books — 374 Atwells Ave, Providence, RI 02903
After-Hang at House of Waves
Immediately after the talk at Charter Books (see event above), join us for an after-hang just down the street at House of Waves Art Gallery. Refreshments provided!
House of Waves — 154 Broadway, Newport RI, 02840
Author Talk at Charter Books
Conversation and book signing. RSVP at charterbooks.com/events.
Charter Books — 8 Broadway, Newport RI 02840
Sargassa Launch at Riffraff
Join Sophie for a launch day event to celebrate publication of Sargassa. Enjoy Riffraff's cocktail bar during a short reading and conversation with Shannon Magee, followed by an after-party. Open to all, RSVP here.
Riffraff Bookstore + Bar — 60 Valley St #107A, Providence RI 02909
DAW Webinar: Fall 24 & Winter 25 Book Buzz
Librarians and other SFF-enthusiasts, please join DAW Books for a conversation about upcoming fall and winter titles. Meet authors Sophie Burnham (author of SARGASSA, October 8th) and Erin K. Wagner (author of MECHANIZE MY HANDS TO WAR, December 17th), who will share a little bit about their books and their inspiration—plus the DAW editorial team. RSVP here.
Peng Shepherd at Symposium Books
Sophie will moderate the conversation with critically-acclaimed author Peng Shepherd as she speaks on her new release All This and More. Shepherd will be available afterward for a Q&A and book signing. Reserve your spot here.