Spear enamel pin giveaway!
Preordered SPEAR? Send in your receipt now and get this splendid, specially designed enamel pin.
Read morePreordered SPEAR? Send in your receipt now and get this splendid, specially designed enamel pin.
Read moreWant to read SPEAR two months before it’s published? Goodreads is giving away 25 copies between now and Feb 18
Read moreA wide-ranging pocast of an interview about SPEAR, HILD, genre, rhythm, metaphor, and many other things
Read moreFor the first time in 3 years the number of people visiting my blog increased—by about 11%. Here are the Top 15 new posts and the Top 15 overall.
Read moreCharlie and George have been in the studio. As Tooth&Claw they’re dropping a surprise holiday album, SLAY BELLS, features such classics and “Hit It!” (club remix) and “Wasted” (feat. Catnip) along with emo classics like “Luv My Bruv”
Read moreTwo recent studies confirm the Omicron variant is very bad new in terms of infectiousness, ability to evade immunity, and resistance to existing therapies. In addition, UK data hints that there’s no significant difference in severity between Omicron and Delta.
Read moreThe first 10 people to pre-order Spear from Phinney Books will also get a signed and handwritten postcard specially designed for the book.
Read moreEarly reviews are coming in for SPEAR which set me thinking of a competition and an offer for pre-ordering.
Read moreOmicron is much more transmissible than any SARS-CoV-2 variant so far. But it could also, just possibly, be the beginnings of the long winding road to Covid becoming less deadly.
Read moreBy some estimates Covid has killed 17 million people in two years. What will happen in the next two years?
Read moreCharlie and George continue to steadily deplete their nine-life ration. George had another close call—but everyone’s fine.
Read moreOtherLife, the film based on Kelley’s novel Solitaire, is now playing on Prime Video! Watch the trailer here first if you like.
Read moreA monster video for a monstrously good book! But if you want to make sure you get a delicious, illustrated hardcover, you should pre-order now, because pandemic supply-chain issues.
Read moreIf you’re in or near Lacey WA on Wednesday 13 October, come and hear me in conversation with Kelley Eskridge talking about using fiction to change the world.
Read moreI have a ramp! And it’s better than a platform lift because I can still use it when the power goes out.
Read moreWe’ve been with Charlie and George 24/7 since we adopted them in August 2019. The thought of leaving them for nine days without being able to explain to them that we were coming back was…not thrilling.
Read moreFrom Shelf Awareness, Spear is the Galley Love Of the Week: Nicola Griffith (Hild) draws on legend, myth and history to create Spear, a…
Read moreTravel in the time of Covid is worse in some ways than pre-pandemic travel, and weirdly better in others. And—miracles!—many summer flowers were still in bloom when we got home.
Read moreI love autumn. For me it’s a season of change—slightly melancholy but also, always, deeply and fundamentally exciting. To me autumn is…
Read moreMost explanations for the nimbus on Celtic crosses are Just-So stories. Now there’s a much better explanation.
Read moreImage description: A round enamel pin in the shape of a red shield with raised rim and embossed rivets held between a…
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