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
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- Science Fiction (and/or Fantasy) as a Tool for Social Change San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1
- 11:30 - 13:00 | 1 hour 30 minutes
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- Love During Wartime San Mateo Marriott - Inspire 1
- 14:30 - 16:00 | 1 hour 30 minutes
- 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...
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- Girls will be Girls San Mateo Marriott - Inspire 1
- 16:00 - 17:30 | 1 hour 30 minutes
- 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...
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- The Hunger Games San Mateo Marriott - Inspire 1
- 14:30 - 16:00 | 1 hour 30 minutes
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- Why'd You Steal That Baby? San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1
- 20:30 - 22:00 | 1 hour 30 minutes
- 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
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- Peter Beagle and Friends Jam Session San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5
- 20:00 - 21:00 | 1 hour
- Karaoke/Charity Casino San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1
- 20:00 - 23:00 | 3 hours
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- Open Singing San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5
- 21:00 - 3:00 | 6 hours
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- Peter Beagle Reading San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5
- 10:00 - 10:45 | 45 minutes
- Masquerade Contestant Meeting San Mateo Marriott - Strategy
- 10:00 - 11:30 | 1 hour 30 minutes
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- Creating Backgrounds for your Characters Using Tarot Cards and Archetypes. San Mateo Marriott - Strategy
- 13:00 - 14:30 | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Carl Jung has said there are many common factors in life that we as humans share. ...
- Library Bards Concert San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1
- 13:00 - 14:30 | 1 hour 30 minutes
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- Evil Cyborg Sea Monsters San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1
- 19:00 - 20:00 | 1 hour
- Join us for a special comedy show as comedian/ cartoonist Mike Capozzola presents "Evil Cyborg Sea Monsters!" This multimedia comedy ...
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- Masquerade/Variety Show San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1
- 20:00 - 22:00 | 2 hours
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- ASL Presentation San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1
- 10:00 - 11:30 | 1 hour 30 minutes
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- Firefly Bingo! San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5
- 11:30 - 13:00 | 1 hour 30 minutes
- 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 San Mateo Marriott - The Courtyard
- 11:30 - 13:00 | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Film a Scene with Taunya Gren San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5
- 11:30 - 13:00 | 1 hour 30 minutes
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- Harry Potter and Dystopian Fantasy San Mateo Marriott - Inspire 1
- 16:00 - 17:30 | 1 hour 30 minutes
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- The Return of the Fish Dance San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1
- 20:00 - 23:00 | 3 hours
- LARP - Secret Agents by Theatre Arcanos San Mateo Marriott - Inspire 1
- 20:00 - 1:00 | 5 hours
- Greetings, [redacted] Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to attend the retirement party of Dr. Ugarte, the world-renowne...
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- English Country Dance Workshop San Mateo Marriott - The Courtyard
- 11:30 - 13:00 | 1 hour 30 minutes
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- Costume Photography and Videography San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1
- 13:00 - 14:30 | 1 hour 30 minutes