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Thirty-four years ago today I met Kelley. So far they’ve been the best years of my life. My hope is that they…
Read moreThirty-four years ago today I met Kelley. So far they’ve been the best years of my life. My hope is that they…
Read moreThere are now two serious prizes for disability literature, and the pace of change is accelerating.
Read moreBack from the Orcas Island LitFest to find two new podcast interviews and a wonderful long review, an examination of why SPEAR is an act of resistance, a “heady and healing draught.”
Read moreHow can you make a realistic novel set in the past feel like magic—and a book stuffed with magic and myth feel realistic? And why can that be a problem for historical fiction writers?
Funny you should ask: I just wrote a whole essay about that for Historia Magazine. Go take a look. Oh, and there’s a clue in the image description…
Read moreWe have one grand winner and one runner-up who guessed the top two most-used adjectives in early reviews of SPEAR…
Read moreThe final clue in the guess-the-review-adjective for SPEAR competition, this time from a blurb by
Maria Dahvana Headley
Get your best guess in before noon Pacific time tomorrow. Rules, prizes, and how to enter:
Read moreClue #15 in the guess-the-review-adjective competition for SPEAR prizes, this time a quote from a review in Chicago Review of Books by Jake Casella Brookins. No purchase necessary! Open to anyone in the world!
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Read moreClue #14 in the guess-the-review-adjective competition for SPEAR prizes, this time a quote from a starred review in Shelf Awareness. No purchase necessary! Open to anyone in the world!
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Read moreFriday 4/29, 6:00 PM: at Redmond’s own Brick & Mortar, live and in-person! Talking about SPEAR, history, representation, and writing joy. Come help celebrate Independent Bookstore Weekend!
Read moreThurs 4/28, 7:00 PM PT: Mysterious Galaxy! In conversation with the beauteous, smart, and always fascinating @kelleyeskridge, novelist, short story writer and screenwriter extraordinaire. We’ll be talking about SPEAR, of course, but also many other delicious things. Do join us!
Read moreWeds 4/27, 7:00 PM PT: Seattle Central Library’s Microsoft Auditorium, live and in-person! Talking about SPEAR, language, history, and writing joy. Presented by Seattle Public Library and Elliott Bay Book Company. ASL and CART transcription.
Read moreClue #13 in the guess-the-review-adjective competition for SPEAR prizes. No purchase necessary! Open to anyone in the world!
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Read moreIn just a few hours I’ll be talking with Alix Harrow for Harvard Bookstore and Third Place Books. I’m excited about this: we have a killer programme for you! Queer representation. Subverting national narratives. Reclaiming heroism. Writing joy…
Please join us. 7:00 PM ET/4:00 PM PT. Registration is free.
Read morePictures of pets disapproving, delighting in, disdaining, destroying, and dozing on Spear. I particularly like the beagle and the high-fashion parrot.
Read moreClue #12 in the guess-the-review-adjective competition for SPEAR prizes. No purchase necessary! Open to anyone in the world!
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Read moreIn just a few hours I’ll be talking with Riva Lehrer for Women and Children First about queer and disability rep in the past and present, and we, too, get to whack each other’s heads off with swords! Bring questions—lot of questions! I’m dying to talk about this book!
Read moreIn just a few hours I’ll be talking to Nisi Shawl for Books in Common about magic, sword fights, lesbian lurve in the Early Medieval—and more! So much more! Bring questions—lot of questions! I’m dying to talk about this book!
Read moreClue #11 in the guess-the-adjective SPEAR competition, this time with words from a wonderful @Buzzfeed review by @readerlymom. Win 3 prizes—free to enter, enter anywhere in the world.
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Read moreIn just a few hours I’ll be talking to Candice at Tubby & Coos about SPEAR and all things Arthurian! Bring questions—lot of questions! I’m dying to talk about this book!
Read moreClue #10 in the guess-the-adjective SPEAR competition. Win 3 prizes—free to enter, enter anywhere in the world.
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Read moreSpear is glorious! You really, really need to see it up close and in person: it glows! Beautiful, beautiful book that fits perfectly in the hand.
Read moreClue #9 in the guess-the-adjective SPEAR competition. Win 3 prizes—free to enter, enter anywhere in the world.
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Read moreThe SPEAR book tour starts April 20 with stops, virtual and in-person, all over the country. I love doing these things, so come! Bring questions! Bring a friend! Or two! See you soon…
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