Elliott Bay Books tonight!
I had a fantastic time last night at the So Lucky launch, and will be doing much the same thing tonight at…
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Phinney Books tonight!
Today is So Lucky publication day, and I’m celebrating by doing the launch at our local bookshop, Phinney Books (followed by beer!). Meanwhile, here are a couple of interviews and a Big Idea piece to keep you entertained.
Read moreTomorrow is soon…
So Lucky hits the shelves tomorrow. Here’s what people are saying so far.
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“I need it, so I’ll have to build it”: So Lucky playlist
“I need it, so I’ll have to build it” is where the queer community began in the 60s and the feminist community in the 70s. The disabled community are doing right now. This is partly what So Lucky is about.
Read moreReadings 5/15 and 5/16!
So Lucky is out in exactly one week. I’m doing readings and talks Tues 5/15 at Phinney Books, Weds 5/16 at Elliott Bay Book Company
Read more#CripLit chat Sat 5/19: New Fiction by Disabled Writers
Join us Saturday May 19, 7 pm Eastern/4 pm Pacific for a special Twitter chat with Nicola Griffith and Anne Finger who will be talking about their new novels So Lucky and A Woman, In Bed, both published the same day (Tues 5/15)! Come ask questions or just listen in!
Read moreA new So Lucky audio excerpt! With monster!
This nine-minute audiobook excerpt from So Lucky was one of my favourite bits to narrate. And it has a monster…
Read moreRecording the So Lucky audiobook
In February I recorded my new novel, So Lucky, for Macmillan Audio. It was my first professional book narration.
Read moreShort excerpt from So Lucky
Read a short excerpt from So Lucky.
Read moreAnimated book cover for So Lucky!
I love this animation of the So Lucky cover by the fabulous graphics department at FSG! Don’t blame them for the sound, though; that’s something I added.
Read moreSo Lucky audiobook available for preorder
Digital audiobook of So Lucky is now available for preorder.
Read moreListen to me narrate the So Lucky audiobook
I just got finished files for the So Lucky audiobook. Holy shit! I can’t wait for you to listen to this!
Read moreHow ableism affects a book review
It’s been my policy to never comment for the record on book reviews except to correct errors of fact. I’m making an exception for So Lucky‘s first review because it epitomises the bias faced by fiction about disabled characters written by disabled authors.
Read morePresiding over the heat death of the universe
I’m a freelancer. I become hyper-aware of how precarious freelance life is when a series of Bad Things occur and my psychotic sense of self-belief teeters.
Read moreMarch events
I’m doing a few events in March as I gear up for the May publication of So Lucky.
Read moreGoodreads So Lucky Giveaway
Enter the Goodreads giveaway to win a copy of So Lucky.
Read moreSo Lucky cover!
A dark and dangerous cover to match the blurbs that have started to roll in for my upcoming novel, So Lucky.
Read moreMonster reveal coming tomorrow!
A wee tease of the So Lucky cover before tomorrow…
Read moreIn praise of short novels
Short packs a powerful punch, and no matter how different from the rest of the author’s ouevre the book may seem, I think you still get a taste—an echo, if you like, or maybe a harmonic—of that writer’s concerns.
Read moreMarch events
So Lucky is out 15 May and I’ve started to add appearances to my calendar. Two in March: 3/13 Orlando, FL. 3/27 Kirkland, WA.
Read moreSo Lucky blurbs and reader comments
Here are the first two official blurbs for So Lucky, plus unofficial reader comment highlights.
Read moreSo Lucky available for pre-order!
So Lucky is available for pre-order. Here are some US and UK links.
Read moreThe Fries Test for disabled characters in fiction
The Fries Test for fiction: Does a work have more than one disabled character. Do those character have their own narrative purpose? Are they not killed or cured?
Read moreNew novel, So Lucky, out 15 May 2018
Holy shit! I have a book coming out in seven months! My new novel So Lucky will be published on May 15, 2018, by Farrar, Straus and Giroux .
Read moreDisability visibility in the queer community
In a Curve magazine article, I talk about disabled visibility in the queer community.
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