Mary Robinette Kowal

Well, for the first two years, we hosted it at my parents’ home in Tennessee. The location had a lot of things going for it, but we had to limit attendance to 24 people because of the size of the venue. This meant a lot of stress for people as they tried to register for […]

So, for those of you wondering where I’ve been the past two weeks, I will tell you. First, I went to NYC and read at KGB Fantastic Fiction with Leanna Renee Hieber. You can listen to our reading on the Fantastic Fiction at KGB website. And yes, Leanna and I both dressed for the event. I

While in Seattle, Scalzi did this. So, my question is — Is this a declaration of war, or does he just want to borrow another dress. Rapier or iron, that is the question.

Last week, I posted a call for help finding a native Igbo speaker that could help me with some terms for glamour in Of Noble Family, the final Glamourist Histories novel. Thank you all for sending a bunch of generous folks my way. I wound up working with Ebele Mogo, president of the Engage Africa

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In the latest Glamourist History book, I have a discussion of glamour in different parts of the globe. One of the participants is a native Igbo speaker. Although she’s speaking in English during the conversation, I have a couple of phrases where she uses her own terms rather than the European ones. I’m looking for someone who

I am slightly calmer now, although I do keep looking over at the Hugo to make certain it is real.  There are three questions people kept asking me after the Hugos. Who did your hair? – Dolly and Rhonda who were amazing and wonderful. Did you write the lyrics to the Retro Hugos song? – No. Those were

In May of 1919, W. E. B. Du Bois published an essay called, “Returning Soldiers.” We return from the slavery of uniform which the world’s madness demanded us to don to the freedom of civil garb. We stand again to look America squarely in the face and call a spade a spade. We sing: This

I am not terribly coherent, but “Lady Astronaut of Mars” received a Hugo tonight. Thank you, all of you.      

Tonight at 8:00pm in London, I’ll be hosting the Retro Hugos with Robert Shearman. There’s an opening number. A 12 piece band. Sound effects. And a dress based on one from 1939. You can watch the entire thing streaming at http://www.ustream.tv/hugo-awards. I am spending most of today in rehearsal until my hair and makeup team arrives.