The best birthday present you could give me
Today is my birthday. Tomorrow, Hild is out in paperback in the UK. The best present you could give me? Go buy it!
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My story, mystery: my love letter to Hild of Whitby
You were magnificent, I think, but hidden: a black hole at the heart of history. We can trace you only by your gravitational pull…
Read moreUK paperback of Hild available for pre-order
Out in six weeks, October 1: a luscious, newly-typeset paperback edition of Hild. At 640 pages, it’s even more capacious…
Read moreMe as Hild
I couldn’t be at University Bookstore for Independent Bookstore Day when they had that great pretend-you’re-Hild poster board, so I popped in yesterday and had a go…
Read moreHow to look like Hild
For Independent Bookstore Day, visitors to University Bookstore in Seattle get their Hild on!
Read moreJuicy discussion about Hild on Strange Horizons
Last chance to be a character in HILD II
For $250 I will name a character after you in the second Hild novel, Menewood. The money will go towards Stories for Chip, a literary tribute to Samuel R. Delany.
Read moreBits and bobs of news
Snippets of news from the last few days, including nuns, Menewood, Topeka Library, and more.
Read moreThe opening of Menewood? Tomorrow!
I might read from the beginning of Hild II when I’m at Queen Anne Books with Patricia Bracewell tomorrow. Show up and see: Thursday 16th April, 7 pm.
Read moreGetting Medieval!
To celebrate the new season of Game of Thrones, the fabulous radio wizards at To the Best of Our Knowledge are running “Getting Medieval (Update)” in which me, GRRM, and others talk about blood, belief, and battle axes.
Read moreThursday 16th April, 7 pm: Queen Anne Book Company
On Thursday, 16th April at 7 pm, I’m doing an event at Queen Anne Book Company. I’ll be in conversation with Patricia Bracewell, author of The Price of Blood.
Read moreHild’s eye salve kills MRSA
Protagonists who look like their authors
I’ve lost count of the number of readers who have suggested I look like one of the protagonists of my books, as illustrated on their covers. The first time it happened was with Slow River. I was surprised, but then came The Blue Place*, and Stay, and I became progressively less surprised. With Hild I expected it.
Read moreGenerosity economy, feudalism in Hild, women’s agency, and more
From: Robert Just wanted to email you and let you know that I just finished reading Hild and I absolutely loved it. …
Read moreHild one of ALA’s "Best Reads" of 2014, and Clarkesworld
Two things. The American Library Association has announced its official list of Notable Books 2014, selected by the Reading List Council. They picked…
Read moreThe ending of Hild: not a romance
* This post contains spoilers for Hild and Hild II * From: Diane My book club just had a discussion about Hild. It…
Read moreSearch for Meaning Festival, Seattle University, Saturday Feb 28, 1 pm
//player.vimeo.com/video/116706455If you’re in or near Seattle at the end of next month you might want to hear me talk at Seattle University‘s…
Read moreThe long tail: not the author’s friend
Picture by Hay Kranen/ PD. The long tail is that of the demand curve of products versus sales. The best-sellers are all…
Read moreBookscan numbers vs. real world
Nielsen Bookscan numbers are not always a good indicator of real-world sales.The other day my paperback publisher told me they’d sold a total of…
Read moreMap of Hild’s journeys?
From: Jean I heard you speak at Elliott Bay. Bought Hild and have been gone “back to Yorkshire” while reading it. I…
Read moreWe’re all people first
From: Kelly I enjoyed the reading you did in DC. I loved reading Hild and was happy to hear you talk about…
Read moreSongs in HILD
From: Kiffi I am reading Hild, having heard of it through my friend Rob Hardy’s review, and enjoying it immensely. The mix…
Read moreYeavering: the evidence
From: Wendy Facebook can be useful. Someone just posted a link to the Archeology Data Service site where they list English Heritage…
Read moreTravel, and dropping the email portcullis
From: Christine I couldn’t get to Porter Square [Boston], unfortunately. I would, however, love to have more east coast opportunities to see…
Read moreMore on freemartins
It turns out that etymology is my crack. I can’t resist it. Yesterday, after posting the AN question about freemartins, I couldn’t…
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