Reading April
The fiction I read in April (which I forgot to post…)
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Crip Futurism!
For me this is perfect timing and squarely in my wheelhouse: a Twitter chat on disability, SFF, and futurism. Fiction and non-fiction. Join us!
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Hild
Novel set in 7th-century Britain. Winner of the Washington State Book Award. “In its ambition and intelligence, Hild might best be compared to Hilary Mantel’s novels about Thomas Cromwell.” — Bookforum
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Slow River
Novel set in the very near future. Winner of the Nebula Award and Lambda Literary Award. “Slow River elevates the genre, joining a select few books that shine as beacons of excellence.” — Seattle Times
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About
A bio of novelist Nicola Griffith, author of Hild, the Aud novels, and Ammonite, plus written, audio, and video interviews.
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Books
Signed, personalised books: buy my books from Phinney Books, I’ll sign and personalise, they’ll ship.
Read moreBack into Hild world
I’m moving inexorably back into Hild world. Hopefully I’ll still be around here a lot, but if I’m not, you know why….
Read moreFire in their bellies and mouths filled with light
Writing a blog post is a lot like writing anything else–it’s all about choosing what to leave out and how to arrange…
Read moreNovelists: how young is ‘young’?
In the New York Times, Sam Tanenhaus ponders the notion that the best fiction is written by people (he mostly talks about…
Read moreNew Scientist and…me
If you don’t subscribe to the New Scientist, you’re missing out. (Yeah, yeah, they do talk about slime mould but, hey, no…
Read moremore new fiction for you
Here’s another excerpt of new fiction from me. Not Hild this time, but the first 450 words of my new novelette, “It…
Read morewhat have I been up to?
I’m not going to tell you. Yet. But I’ve been up to a lot of things, including working with Kelley on a…
Read morewriting highs and lows
I’ve been a bit under the weather the last couple of days. Partly that’s a result of the actual weather, i.e. rain…
Read moreFriday Audio: Touching Fire
I was going to run the last of the Stay readings today but after being blown away yesterday by Karina‘s vid I…
Read moredeveloping characters
From: Janine As a science teacher, I find it extremely interesting that I’ve surrounded myself with writers. I have friends who write…
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