I say that this is her birthday, because the rescue we got her from listed it but the truth is that it could be any time this week. She was picked up as a tiny street kitten and taken to a shelter. The rescue Critical Animal Relief Foundation spotted her with a foot they listed […]
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Want to get my newsletter in your inbox? Sign up here. I recently returned from Bazyliszek 2026 in Warsaw, Poland, and the entire experience was truly amazing. Bazyliszek was incredibly warm and inviting, and everyone I met was so lovely. They had two innovations I would love to see other conventions do. One: Instead of
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Would you like to receive my newsletter in your inbox, along with other goodies? Sign up here. Last month, I shared with you that Liza Palmer had passed away. Just after this, the world lost another brilliant writer and instructor, Lalana Dararutana, known also as Piper J. Drake. She was a beloved member of the
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Would you like to receive my newsletter in your inbox, along with other goodies? Sign up here. I want to share my friend with you. Liza Palmer has been one of the lights in my life since the moment I met her. A brilliant writer who was also deeply empathetic. And smart — God she
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Would you like to receive my newsletter in your inbox, along with other goodies? Sign up here. Welcome to the April 2026 Issue of the Mary Robinette Gazette A number of things have brought me joy lately. I attended the JoCo cruise with my dad, and we had a really lovely time. He was on
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Marie Parks is joining us today to talk about her novel, Flightless. Here’s the publisher’s description: Riff is a disgraced, low-class thief. All of his hopes hinge on Ascension, so he can rejoin the elite, upper-class thieves guild he belonged to as a youth. When he’s offered a rare, lucrative job to steal an artifact and prove
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Would you like to receive my newsletter in your inbox, along with other goodies? Sign up here. Welcome to the February 2026 Issue of the Mary Robinette Gazette Happy Valentine’s Day from Elsie! I shared some e-cards with all members of my Patreon, including free members, so you can download yours here. Here’s a preview: And
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I am a level 57 human now! Last year, the “speak with animals” ability went wild. Elsie went from 4000 followers on Instagram to, as I write this, 111,000 followers. When I go to conventions now as an author, the first thing people say to me is some version of “OMG I love your cat.”
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Would you like to receive my newsletter in your inbox, along with other goodies? Sign up here. Welcome to December’s Issue of Mary Robinette Gazette I wrote this month’s newsletter from Reykyavik, Iceland, where I caught up with friends like Hildur Knútsdóttir and celebrated my niece’s birthday. It was a delight. I’m the English language
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I read some truly wonderful books in 2025, and I want to share them (and my reviews!) with you. When you click on a book below, it will take you to Bookshop.org, so you can support both fabulous authors and independent bookstores. Please note, these are affiliate links. It does not impact your cost, and
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I was recently invited to give a talk with the IEEE Women in Engineering webinar series. It was a lovely experience, and I wanted to share the presentation with you. In this workshop, we learn how to use the foundations of storytelling to help you be more successful with science communication. Pretty much every story, fictional or nonfictional, can
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As you carefully consider what to nominate for awards this year, there are so many wonderful works to choose from. I’d be honored if you thought of me. Here are my award-eligible contributions for 2024. Short Stories “MARGINALIA” in Uncanny Magazine Issue Fifty-SixWinner of the Uncanny Magazine 2024 Favorite Fiction Reader Poll Messy, frantic footsteps ran
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Note: If you’d prefer to receive this monthly update in your email inbox (along with additional content, like my cat’s latest conversations), you can sign up for my newsletter here. This month I became a Level 56 Human! Every year on my birthday I write a journal entry about the past year. You can take
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The last year involved a lot of leveling up. Last year, the word that I chose to aim for during my 55th year was “stability.” It stood me in good stead, even through an unexpected move to Denver (surprise!) and family health stuff, I was able to find pockets of calm and focus on finding
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I read some truly wonderful books in 2024, and I want to share them (and my reviews!) with you. When you click on a book below, it will take you to Bookshop.org, so you can support both fabulous authors and independent bookstores. Please note, these are affiliate links. It does not impact your cost, and
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