Normally I do my end of year wrap up post in December, because it’s a good time to collect everything in one spot for when nomination season rolls around. I didn’t do that this year because I’d decided to recuse myself from eligibility for the Hugo awards. Why? Because I know how few nominations it takes […]
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At Christmas every year, there’s a giant gathering of family. I usually have a puppet because… because puppet. Anyway, one of my favorite things is introducing my newer cousins to the puppets. There’s an interesting thing that happens developmentally with little kids. You know that whole willing suspension of disbelief thing? Little kids haven’t started doing
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I started this challenge back in 2012 on a whim, and it turns out that I’m not the only person who enjoys sending mail. It’s like I know a bunch of writers or something. Fancy that. A couple of things about the challenge, for those of you who are looking at it and feeling like
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Periodically, I get people asking if I’ll mentor them. I don’t, because my schedule is tight enough that I don’t feel like I can take on another job and do it justice. But I know that there are people who do and it occurred to me that I could just ask y’all if you’re one
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Jennifer Brozek is joining us today with her omnibus Never Let Me. Here’s the publisher’s description: An omnibus edition of the first three books in Jennifer Brozek’s Melissa Allen series. What would you do if you discovered that everyone, in your house, on your street and in your town was dead? Then you discovered you weren’t alone–and
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Daniel M. Bensen is joining us today with his novel Groom of the Tyrannosaur Queen. Here’s the publisher’s description: Former soldier Andrea Herrera isn’t happy with where her life’s taken her. Specifically, Hell Creek, Montana, 65 million years before the present. As far as careers go, making sure the dinosaurs don’t eat her paleontologist clients comes
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One of Sadie’s favorite toys is a peacock feather. During the winter, the combination of our wool rug and her very fluffy coat leads to the feather sticking to her. And then she chases it. If you’ve been having a rough day, this is my gift to you. You’re welcome. Oh and lest there’s any
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One of the things that David was known for was his flamboyant and weirdly paired outfits. It was easy to laugh at his clothing choices as either a seriously mutated fashion gene or as someone mocking the need to dress up. But it was way more interesting than that. Let me back-up slightly. For reasons involving a
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Why aren’t more there more women in the SFF section?
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Dan Koboldt is joining us today to talk about his novel The Rogue Retrieval. Here’s the publisher’s description: Stage magician Quinn Bradley dedicated his life to a single purpose: headlining for a major casino on the Las Vegas strip. But just before his dreams come true, two modern mercenaries show up to make him a puzzling
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Marie Brennan is joining us today with her novel Chains and Memory. Here’s the publisher’s description: Manifestation was only the beginning. The Otherworld has returned — bringing with it the sidhe, the source of humanity’s psychic powers. Some mortals welcome these creatures of legend, some fear them . . . and no one is ready for
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Megan E. O’Keefe is joining us today with her novel Steal the Sky. Here’s the publisher’s description: Detan Honding, a wanted conman of noble birth and ignoble tongue, has found himself in the oasis city of Aransa. He and his trusted companion Tibs may have pulled off one too many cons against the city’s elite and
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Eric James Stone is joining us today with his novel Unforgettable. Here’s the publisher’s description: Out of sight, out of mind. In the near future, a fluke of quantum mechanics renders Nat Morgan utterly forgettable. No one can remember he exists for more than a minute after he’s gone. It’s a useful ability for his career
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Marieke Nijkamp is joining us today with her novel This Is Where It Ends. Here’s the publisher’s description: 10:00 a.m. The principal of Opportunity, Alabama’s high school finishes her speech, welcoming the entire student body to a new semester and encouraging them to excel and achieve. 10:02 a.m. The students get up to leave the auditorium
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When I offered to sponsor people who couldn’t afford supporting members for WorldCon, I also said that I would share as much as I could about who received these membership grants. With their permission, here are 83 entries from people who received a supporting membership. This isn’t all 100, because some people didn’t feel comfortable having
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