Carrie Sessarego

She/her

writer

Smart Bitches Trashy Books

Participates in 5 items

Carrie Sessarego is the resident 'geek reviewer' for Smart Bitches, Trashy Books, where she wrangles science fiction, fantasy romance, comics, movies, and non-fiction. Carrie’s first book, Pride, Prejudice, and Popcorn: TV and Film Adaptations of Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights, and Jane Eyre, was released in 2014. She spends her time wrangling her husband, daughter, dog, and three cats.

Sessions in which Carrie Sessarego participates

Saturday 27 May, 2017

Time Zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

11:30

Science Fiction (and/or Fantasy) as a Tool for Social Change

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Deborah J. Ross (Moderator)

Mr. A.E. Marling (Participant)

Stephen "Dirk" Libbey, CinemaBlend (Participant)

Carrie Sessarego, Smart Bitches Trashy Books (Participant)

Dr Wanda, H Pleasant (Participant)

14:30

Love During Wartime

1 hour 30 minutes, 14:30 - 16:00

San Mateo Marriott - Inspire 1

Sumiko Saulson, Iconoclast Productions (Moderator)

Cliff Winnig (Participant)

Leigh Ann Hildebrand (Participant)

Carolyn Hill, University of California, Berkeley (Participant)

Carrie Sessarego, Smart Bitches Trashy Books (Participant)

Romances set against the backdrop of future dystopias such as Kazuo Ishiguro's "Never Let Me Go," Suzanne Collins and Margaret Atwood's "A Handmaid...

16:00

Girls will be Girls

1 hour 30 minutes, 16:00 - 17:30

San Mateo Marriott - Inspire 1

Loren Rhoads, Loren Rhoads (Moderator)

Teresa Edgerton (Participant)

Margaret McGaffey Fisk, TTO Publishing (Participant)

Linden Tarr, PhotoBOMBincorporated (Participant)

Carrie Sessarego, Smart Bitches Trashy Books (Participant)

Why are so many YA dystopias centered on young women? What about this particular genre is so appealing to (or inclusive of) young women and what do...

Sunday 28 May, 2017

Time Zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

14:30

The Hunger Games

1 hour 30 minutes, 14:30 - 16:00

San Mateo Marriott - Inspire 1

Linden Tarr, PhotoBOMBincorporated (Participant)

Carrie Sessarego, Smart Bitches Trashy Books (Moderator)

JohnO (Participant)

Chris OHalloran, Cengage Learning (real job) - Worldcon 76 in San Jose (Fannish job) (Participant)

Dr Wanda, H Pleasant (Participant)

20:30

Why'd You Steal That Baby?

1 hour 30 minutes, 20:30 - 22:00

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Steven Mix, Green Machine Comics (Moderator)

Carrie Sessarego, Smart Bitches Trashy Books (Participant)

Susie Rodriguez, Programming Head (Participant)

SallyRose Robinson, Rose Red Consultations (Participant)

Cindi Somebody Cabal (Participant)

Why'd you steal that baby? How did you pull off the greatest heist in Switzerland's history? Can you tell us about the time you walked on the moon?...

Sessions in which Carrie Sessarego attends

Friday 26 May, 2017

Time Zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

20:00

Peter Beagle and Friends Jam Session

1 hour, 20:00 - 21:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Peter Beagle (Participant)

Karaoke/Charity Casino

3 hours, 20:00 - 23:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

21:00

Open Singing

6 hours, 21:00 - 3:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Saturday 27 May, 2017

Time Zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

10:00

Peter Beagle Reading

45 minutes, 10:00 - 10:45

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

Peter Beagle (Participant)

Masquerade Contestant Meeting

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 - 11:30

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

13:00

Creating Backgrounds for your Characters Using Tarot Cards and Archetypes.

1 hour 30 minutes, 13:00 - 14:30

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

Carl Jung has said there are many common factors in life that we as humans share. ...

Library Bards Concert

1 hour 30 minutes, 13:00 - 14:30

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Xander Jeanneret (Participant)

Bonnie Gordon, The Library Bards (Participant)

19:00

Evil Cyborg Sea Monsters

1 hour, 19:00 - 20:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Mike Capozzola (Participant)

Join us for a special comedy show as comedian/ cartoonist Mike Capozzola presents "Evil Cyborg Sea Monsters!" This multimedia comedy ...

20:00

Masquerade/Variety Show

2 hours, 20:00 - 22:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Sunday 28 May, 2017

Time Zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

10:00

ASL Presentation

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 - 11:30

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Rebecca Inch-Partridge (Participant)

11:30

Firefly Bingo!

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5

Sarcastro, Chairperson (Participant)

Mingojerry and Fantastic Rample, known locally as Fanty and Mingo, have organized a new members-only event at the Maidenhead in the form o...

St Michael's Swordfighting Class

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - The Courtyard

Sydney Thomson (Participant)

Tony Barajas, St. Michael's Salle d'Armes (Participant)

Jeremy Tavan (Participant)

Film a Scene with Taunya Gren

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Taunya Gren, 5Rainbow Productions (Participant)

16:00

Harry Potter and Dystopian Fantasy

1 hour 30 minutes, 16:00 - 17:30

San Mateo Marriott - Inspire 1

Loren Rhoads, Loren Rhoads (Moderator)

Jean Batt (Participant)

Colin Fisk (Participant)

Linden Tarr, PhotoBOMBincorporated (Participant)

20:00

The Return of the Fish Dance

3 hours, 20:00 - 23:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

LARP - Secret Agents by Theatre Arcanos

5 hours, 20:00 - 1:00

San Mateo Marriott - Inspire 1

Greetings, [redacted] Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to attend the retirement party of Dr. Ugarte, the world-renowne...

Monday 29 May, 2017

Time Zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

11:30

English Country Dance Workshop

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - The Courtyard

Brian Williams, Contra Costa College (Participant)

Ellen, Makers Workshop (Participant)

Mx Sarah Williams, Merrie Pryanksters (Participant)

13:00

Costume Photography and Videography

1 hour 30 minutes, 13:00 - 14:30

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Stephen (Participant)

Jean Martin, Greater Bay Area Costumers Guild (Participant)

Christine Doyle MD, CEP America (Participant)

JohnO (Participant)