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.
Read moreA 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.
Read moreIf you’re in Seattle or environs come to Seattle University tomorrow, Saturday, 28 February, where I’ll be taking part in the day-long…
Read moreIf you’re in the Seattle area on Thursday night, February 19, come to Third Place Books (Lake Forest Park), and join me…
Read moreJonathan Strahan has released the table of contents for his upcoming The Year’s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Vol…
Read moreThere’s something about the earnest wishes of the media and populace at large that this should be a peaceful time of year…
Read moreFrom: Scott Barrett I just wanted to send you a quick note and let you know how much I enjoyed reading your two…
Read moreSome of you might enjoy this in-depth discussion of Hild (starts around 12.5 minutes, run about 45 minutes) by Kirstyn McDermott and…
Read moreI find I’m getting 2013 and 2014 confused: “I became a citizen this year!” I think. But, no, that was last year… Some might…
Read moreMuch 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.
Read moreI did an hour live on “Global Griot” yesterday morning. It turns out that sixty minutes is a long time to be…
Read moreShamelessly stolen from Kelley’s Instagram feed The trip to Port Townsend took exactly 24 hours. Well, okay, 24 hours and 3 minutes:…
Read moreTonight 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…
Read moreI’d never been to Central Washington before, never been through the passes in December. We were ready to do the tire chain…
Read moreOn Thursday we venture through Snoqualmie Pass and head east: Wenatchee and Leavenworth. Here’s the plan: Thursday 4 DecemberWenatchee Public Library7 pmFREE…
Read moreIt’s a cold, cold morning. But bright. Happy Sunday! Perhaps you’d like to do some armchair shopping?
Read moreUpdated 11/29/14 This year I’m teaming up with a new bookshop, Phinney Books, on Greenwood Avenue, Seattle to bring you signed books…
Read moreMy thanksgiving started last night with a fig. Just an ordinary fig, snatched from its bowl as I made a mental list…
Read moreYesterday’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,…
Read moreTwo photos of me from my last Seattle reading of Hild at Third Place. Unretouched, according to the photographer (Jennifer Durham). Her verdict:…
Read moreHild is the PNBA’s number one bestseller. That means that for the week ending November 16, it’s the overall top-selling paperback at…
Read moreTomorrow is my very last Hild reading in Seattle. By last I mean last. The next set of readings will be for…
Read moreToday is Hild’s 1400th birthday. That is, Hild, who became St Hilda of Whitby, was born 1400 years ago, and November 17th…
Read moreKelley and I got in late last night—given jet-lag, it was about midnight when we walked in the door, 2 am when…
Read moreI’ve been to St Louis many times. I’m particularly fond of Left Bank Books where my friend Mark Tiedemann (author, most recently,…
Read moreA 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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