Today Sally Kilpatrick joins us to talk about her new novel, The Happy Hour Choir. Here is the publisher’s description: From debut author Sally Kilpatrick comes a hopeful tale of love and redemption in a quiet Southern town where a lost soul finds her way with the help of an unlikely circle of friends. . . Life […]
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Let me start by asking bluntly, and then I’ll give details. My friend Nora and her husband Bob were in a horrific car accident. Horrific. As in, there seems to be an actual miracle involved in the fact that they are alive. This is the link to a fundraiser to help cover their medical expenses beyond what insurance will cover.
While on book tour (you are coming out to see me at Borderlands tonight, if you’re in SF, right?) I finished a short story. It’s 6700 words and I’m on a sort of tight turnaround on it. If you have time to read it tonight, will you drop your name in the comments and I’ll
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Today Chrysoula Tzavelas joins us to talk about her new novel, Citadel of the Sky. Here is the publisher’s description: A Dark Lord is rising. Again. But hey, that’s what the royal family is for, right? Kicking butt in nice dresses: a new epic tradition. Her (not very) Serene Highness Princess Tiana tries her best not to think
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I was supposed to have done this weeks ago, but I am a slothful and distracted person. I appreciate her patience and the opportunity to share the opening stage of this painting with her readers. So slothful and distracted am I that I still have yet to read one of her books! Historical fiction is
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Eli K.P. William is joining us today with his novel Cash Crash Jubilee. Here’s the publisher’s description. In a near-future Tokyo, every action—from blinking to sexual intercourse—is intellectual property owned by corporations, who take it upon themselves to charge licensing fees for your existence. Amon Kenzaki is a Liquidator for the Global Action Transaction Authority.
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I’m over on Goodreads answering questions. Because you can mark spoilers, that means you can ask me ANYTHING you want. Anything. I might lie to you, but I’ll answer it. Go to: Goodreads | Mary Robinette Kowal (Author of Shades of Milk and Honey)
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I’m attending BayCon 2015: Women of Wonder… and the People Who Love and Appreciate Them, from Friday, May 22, through Sunday, May 24. Here is my schedule: Friday, May 22 Celebrating a Woman of Wonder: Jane Austen at 240, 4:30-6pm, San Tomas Jane Austen’s millions of fans will be celebrating her 240th birthday this December.
Today Kelley Grant joins us to talk about her new novel, Desert Rising. Here is the publisher’s description: “It frightens me, knowing the One has called up two such strong individuals. It means that there are troubled times in our future, and you must prepare yourselves.” The Temple at Illian is the crown jewel of life
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Today Brooke Johnson joins us to talk about her novel, The Brass Giant: A Chroniker City Story. Here is the publisher’s description: Sometimes, even the most unlikely person can change the world Seventeen-year-old Petra Wade, self-taught clockwork engineer, wants nothing more than to become a certified member of the Guild, an impossible dream for a lowly shop
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Andrea Phillips is joining us today with her novel Revision. Here’s the publisher’s description. Mira is a trust fund baby playing at making it on her own as a Brooklyn barista. When Benji, her tech startup boyfriend, dumps her out of the blue, she decides a little revenge vandalism is in order. Mira updates his entry on Verity,
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Marie Brennan and I are off on book tour today. Here’s a quick recap of where we are going to be — in full costume, with puppets, dragon bones, and presents. May 6 – Mysterious Galaxy, San Diego, CA – 7:30pm May 7 – Copperfield’s, Petaluma, CA – 7pm May 8-10 – Topsails & Tea,
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Yesterday was the official beginning of my book tour for Of Noble Family with Marie Brennan, so it seems appropriate to share some lovely photos from my book release party at the end of April, hosted by Tor Books and held at the Cards Against Humanity Theater. Yes, that’s the dress I made for Of Noble Family‘s cover,
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Manners are such an amorphous term. They are often equated with etiquette and which fork you are using at the table. But in the Regency, manners had a different and distinct concept, which I find very useful. Manners are an outward expression of your opinion of others. In Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Mr. Darcy is
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Today Michael J. Martinez joins us to talk about his new novel, The Venusian Gambit: Book Three of the Daedalus Series. Here is the publisher’s description: In the year 2135, dangerous alien life forms freed in the destruction of Saturn’s moon Enceladus are making their way towards Earth. A task force spearheaded by Lt. Cmdr. Shaila
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