Nicola Griffith

Writer. Queer cripple with a PhD. Seattle & Leeds.

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So Lucky

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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Posted on May 16, 2018 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

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.

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Posted on May 15, 2018 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Tomorrow is soon…

So Lucky hits the shelves tomorrow. Here’s what people are saying so far.

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Posted on May 14, 2018 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

“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.

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Posted on May 12, 2018 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Readings 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

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Posted on May 8, 2018 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

#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!

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Posted on May 6, 2018 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

A 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…

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Posted on May 1, 2018 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Recording the So Lucky audiobook

In February I recorded my new novel, So Lucky, for Macmillan Audio. It was my first professional book narration.

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Posted on April 30, 2018 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Short excerpt from So Lucky

Read a short excerpt from So Lucky.

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Posted on April 23, 2018 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Animated 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.

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Posted on April 20, 2018 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

So Lucky audiobook available for preorder

Digital audiobook of So Lucky is now available for preorder.

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Posted on April 15, 2018 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Listen 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!

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Posted on April 7, 2018 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

How 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.

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Posted on April 2, 2018 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Presiding 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.

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Posted on March 19, 2018 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

March events

I’m doing a few events in March as I gear up for the May publication of So Lucky.

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Posted on March 2, 2018 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Goodreads So Lucky Giveaway

Enter the Goodreads giveaway to win a copy of So Lucky.

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Posted on March 1, 2018 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

So Lucky cover!

A dark and dangerous cover to match the blurbs that have started to roll in for my upcoming novel, So Lucky.

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Posted on February 22, 2018 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Monster reveal coming tomorrow!

A wee tease of the So Lucky cover before tomorrow…

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Posted on February 21, 2018 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

In 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.

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Posted on February 12, 2018 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

March 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.

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Posted on January 17, 2018 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

So Lucky blurbs and reader comments

Here are the first two official blurbs for So Lucky, plus unofficial reader comment highlights.

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Posted on January 9, 2018 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

So Lucky available for pre-order!

So Lucky is available for pre-order. Here are some US and UK links.

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Posted on December 19, 2017 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

The 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?

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Posted on November 4, 2017 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

New 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 .

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Posted on October 24, 2017 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Disability visibility in the queer community

In a Curve magazine article, I talk about disabled visibility in the queer community.

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Posted on October 20, 2017 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized
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