Nicola Griffith

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

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A reminder: no blurbs or signal boosts for a while

A reminder: I’m not reading other people’s work right now for blurbs; I’m not signal boosting; I’m not coming to your library/school/bookclub/radio show to chat. Sorry.

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Posted on March 3, 2015 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Saturday: Seattle, 1 pm, Search for Meaning Book Festival

If you’re in Seattle or environs come to Seattle University tomorrow, Saturday, 28 February, where I’ll be taking part in the day-long…

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Posted on February 27, 2015 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Third Place Books on Thursday, February 19, 7 pm

If you’re in the Seattle area on Thursday night, February 19, come to Third Place Books (Lake Forest Park), and join me…

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Posted on February 12, 2015 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

The Year’s Best SF and F

Jonathan Strahan has released the table of contents for his upcoming The Year’s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Vol…

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Posted on January 19, 2015 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Blowing shit up!

There’s something about the earnest wishes of the media and populace at large that this should be a peaceful time of year…

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Posted on December 23, 2014 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Ammonite: why in 10 years no one will notice there are no men

From: Scott Barrett I just wanted to send you a quick note and let you know how much I enjoyed reading your two…

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Posted on December 20, 2014 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Lovely audio discussion of HILD on Writer and Critic

Some of you might enjoy this in-depth discussion of Hild (starts around 12.5 minutes, run about 45 minutes) by Kirstyn McDermott and…

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Posted on December 19, 2014 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

The Year in Review

I find I’m getting 2013 and 2014 confused: “I became a citizen this year!” I think. But, no, that was last year… Some might…

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Posted on December 17, 2014 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Unselling books

Much to the horror of individual booksellers, I seem to have spent a lot of time explaining to potential customers why, no, they shouldn’t buy Hild for their eight-year old niece, or 10-year old son.

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Posted on December 16, 2014 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Truth: a writer’s job

I did an hour live on “Global Griot” yesterday morning. It turns out that sixty minutes is a long time to be…

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Posted on December 15, 2014 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Going out with a bang! And a podcast…

Shamelessly stolen from Kelley’s Instagram feed The trip to Port Townsend took exactly 24 hours. Well, okay, 24 hours and 3 minutes:…

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Posted on December 10, 2014 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Tonight: Port Townsend!

Tonight at 6:30 I’ll be at the Port Townsend Library Learning Center, 1256 Lawrence St., to talk about Hild, and read a bit–and…

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Posted on December 8, 2014 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Mountain passes in December

I’d never been to Central Washington before, never been through the passes in December. We were ready to do the tire chain…

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Posted on December 7, 2014 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

This week: Wenatchee and Leavenworth

On Thursday we venture through Snoqualmie Pass and head east: Wenatchee and Leavenworth. Here’s the plan: Thursday 4 DecemberWenatchee Public Library7 pmFREE…

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Posted on December 2, 2014 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Baby it’s cold outside…

It’s a cold, cold morning. But bright. Happy Sunday! Perhaps you’d like to do some armchair shopping?

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Posted on November 30, 2014 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

How to get signed and personalised HILD for holidays, 2014

Updated 11/29/14 This year I’m teaming up with a new bookshop, Phinney Books, on Greenwood Avenue, Seattle to bring you signed books…

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Posted on November 28, 2014 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Thanksgiving

My thanksgiving started last night with a fig. Just an ordinary fig, snatched from its bowl as I made a mental list…

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Posted on November 27, 2014 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Two more unprocessed pics of me

Yesterday’s photos are black and white, which covers a multitude of sins. Here, for the sake of truth-in-advertising, are two full-colour shots,…

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Posted on November 24, 2014 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Recent photos: tired but relaxed

Two photos of me from my last Seattle reading of Hild at Third Place. Unretouched, according to the photographer (Jennifer Durham). Her verdict:…

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Posted on November 23, 2014 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Hild is a #1 bestseller!

Hild is the PNBA’s number one bestseller. That means that for the week ending November 16, it’s the overall top-selling paperback at…

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Posted on November 21, 2014 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Last HILD reading in Seattle: Third Place, Ravenna, Wednesday 19th, 7 pm

Tomorrow is my very last Hild reading in Seattle. By last I mean last. The next set of readings will be for…

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Posted on November 18, 2014 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Today is Hild’s 1400th anniversary

Today is Hild’s 1400th birthday. That is, Hild, who became St Hilda of Whitby, was born 1400 years ago, and November 17th…

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Posted on November 17, 2014 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Planes, trains, and automobiles

Kelley and I got in late last night—given jet-lag, it was about midnight when we walked in the door, 2 am when…

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Posted on November 16, 2014 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Tonight: Left Bank Books, St Louis, 7 pm

I’ve been to St Louis many times. I’m particularly fond of Left Bank Books where my friend Mark Tiedemann (author, most recently,…

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Posted on November 14, 2014 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Branding for writers

A while ago I was thinking about “branding” as it is applied to (and by) novelists, and wondering why I have such…

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Posted on November 11, 2014 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized
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