Event Archive

An archive of previous and past events.

Inventing the Renaissance at Volumes Bookcafe

Volumes Bookcafe 1373 North Milwaukee Avenue Chicago, IL 60622 — Get Directions

Ada Palmer is discussing Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age. She will be joined in conversation with author Mary Anne Mohanraj. The event will be at Volumes […]

3 Apr
2025

Moderating ABUNDANCE

UIC Dorin Forum 1213 S Halsted St Chicago, IL 60607 —

Ada Palmer is the moderator for the Chicago Abundance book tour with Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson. Their latest book, Abundance, asks us to rethink big problems that seem mired […]

1 Apr
2025

Inventing the Renaissance at the Co-op

Seminary Co-op 5751 S Woodlawn Ave Chicago, IL 60637 —

Ada Palmer is discussing Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age. She will be joined in conversation by Gary K. Wolfe. A Q&A and signing will follow the […]

29 Mar
2025

RSA 2025 Boston

Renaissance Society of America (RSA) and Shakespeare Association of America (SAA) are hosting a joint conference for their 71st Annual Meeting, in Boston, Massachusetts. Ada Palmer will present at a […]

20 Mar
2025

Chicon 8 (Worldcon 2022)

Worldcon is coming to my home city! Delighted to be both attending and helping to coordinate between the convention and my university!

1 Sep
2022

BOSKONE 59 (Virtual)

425 Summer St, # 0, Boston, MA 02210-1719

Feb 18-20, 2022 Hybrid (virtual and in-person at Boston’s Westin Waterfront Hotel) Boskone is returning to Boston in-person and the virtual world in 2022! We look forward to returning as […]

18 Feb
2022

Feb 3-6, 2022: CAPRICON 42

Sheraton Grand Hotel, Chicago, IL

February 3-6, 2022 | Sheraton Grand Hotel, Chicago, IL | Register at capricon.org The time to celebrate our love of sci-fi/fantasy in person is coming! Capricon 42: Rockin’ In The Outer […]

3 Feb
2022

DISCON III PANEL: Anime and Manga in Translation

Washington, DC at the Omni Shoreham Hotel — 11:30am EST to 12:30pm EST

Anime and Manga in Translation Anime and manga are frequently altered during the process of translation. Changes can range from small shifts in wording for the sake of comprehension to […]

19 Dec
2021

DISCON III: Signing at SFWA

Washington, DC at the Omni Shoreham Hotel — 9:00am EST to 9:30am EST

An extra little signing at the SFWA booth! 30 minutes only.

19 Dec
2021

DISCON III: Kaffeeklatsch with Ada Palmer

Washington, DC at the Omni Shoreham Hotel — 7:00pm EST to 7:50 EST

Kaffeeklatsch with Ada Louise Grace Palmer Advance signup is required to attend this session. Signup sheets will be at the Info Desk starting 12-24 hours before the Kaffeeklatsch begins. Suite […]

18 Dec
2021

"Warm, generous, and inviting," Inventing the Renaissance provides a witty and irreverent journey through the fantasies historians have constructed about the supposed Dark Ages and golden Renaissance, and exposes the terrible yet often tender reality beneath.