Whee! Chapter 13 is posted of the Without a Summer draft. I spent most of my writing time today not actually writing. The scene I was writing involved a dinner which in turn involved me realizing that I could not write it until I had done a seating chart so that I knew where people […]
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My friend and Medieval scholar, Michael Livingston — for whom I named Captain Livingston — has written a post about the language in Shades of Milk and Honey. In it, he translates a few lines of the novel into Old English and Middle English Anyway, at one point Mary and I were talking about voicing and language
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I got a lovely email today, letting me know that Shades of Milk and Honey is a SLC Reader’s Choice nominee. You all know how much I adore libraries, so to be on this list is a real honor. The Salt Lake County Library System is the largest in Utah, serving over 650,000 residents, through 18
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Yay! Our hometime independent paper, The Portland Mercury not only reviewed Shades of Milk and Honey but also liked it! Wish Jane Austen’s subtle novels had a little more action, but fewer zombies? Well, Portlander Mary Robinette Kowal’s debut novel Shades of Milk and Honey is your new manna. In this age of Regency spinning,
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I’ll be at Uncle Hugo’s SF bookstore in Minneapolis this Sunday, the 12th from 1-2. Not only will I be reading from Shades of Milk and Honey, but I’ll also perform a small shadow play from Chapter 10. And I’ll have Shades and Glamour cards with me. I hope to see you there.
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Hurrah! Shades of Milk and Honey is one of the five finalists for the award for Best First Novel given by Locus. I’m also happy to see so many books on there that I loved. Yay! The Loving Dead, Amelia Beamer (Night Shade) The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, N.K. Jemisin (Orbit UK; Orbit US) Shades of
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It is so very, very gratifying when someone gets what I was trying to do with the Austeninan aspect of Shades of Milk and Honey. Jane Austen famously described her novels — in a description subsequently often quoted to denigrate her work and that of other female writers, either overtly or through a backhanded head-pat —
The Antick Musings of G.B.H. Hornswoggler, Gent. reviews Shades of Milk and Honey Read More »
Between now and March 9th you can enter to win one of three copies of Shades of Milk and Honey as part of their Locus Challenge. As part of our Locus Challenge, we are hosting a giveaway for three copies of Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal to three lucky readers in
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Yesterday I went down to KBOO to talk to Marianne Barisonek her show “Between the Covers.” Marianne was a delightful host and had clearly done her reading before I came in. I have a soft spot for KBOO because Willamette Radio Workshop has performed some audio theater there. It’s a great place to scream. Not
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Tomorrow I’ll be on Between the Covers at KBOO, local independent radio, here in Portland from 11:00-11:30am. If you aren’t in the Portland listening area, you can tune in to KBOO via streaming on the web. Host Marianne Barisonek speaks with Mary Robinette Kowal the author of Shades of Milk and Honey, an intimate portrait of
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As a Christmas present, I’d like to give you a short story which takes place between the end of Shades of Milk and Honey and the beginning of Glamour in Glass. Unavoidably, it contains a spoiler so I’ve hidden the story below.
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There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
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The San Francisco Chronicle just posted their list of the Best science fiction and fantasy books of 2010. Shades of Milk and Honey is on there! Kowal presents a tale of romance in Regency England with just a sprinkling of fantasy. Able to pull “glamour” out of the ether and create intricate tableaux that trick the
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December 16th is Jane Austen’s birthday. To celebrate that, I’m releasing Chapter two of Shades of Milk and Honey as a sample. You may download a pdf of Chapter 2 or an epub of Chapter 2 or read the sample chapter below. (Chapter One is here.)
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Nifty! My publisher is reportedly out of stock of Shades of Milk and Honey which means that the only copies are the ones in the stores. If you want a first edition, get it soon. And look! Powell’s has signed first editions just in time for the holidays. Not that I’m hinting or anything.
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