Journal

It is that time of year again in which we retrospectively look back at our productivity over the last year by posting about eligibility. I think this is the first year since I started doing this that I haven’t had a short story come out. I was feeling weird about that until a friend pointed […]

Thank you so much for all your support over the past few weeks. It has given me so much joy to see people fall in love with The Spare Man and making all sorts of delicious drink pairings. I’d like to invite you to the Orbital Transfer Party of the ISS Lindgren! Oh dear, you

Lavie Tidhar is joining us today to talk about his novel, Neom. Here’s the publisher’s description: Machines roam the desert in search of purpose; works of art can be deadlier than weapons, and improbable love transcends the sands of time. From the multiaward-winning universe of Central Station, a complex desert-city of the future’s inhabitants rediscover

Eden Robins is joining us today to talk about her novel, When Franny Stands Up. Here’s the publisher’s description: Nothing is more dangerous than a woman with a showstopping joke. Franny Steinberg knows there’s powerful magic in laughter. She’s witnessed it. With the men of Chicago off fighting WWII on distant shores, Franny has watched

Eden Robins is joining us today to talk about her novel, When Franny Stands Up. Here’s the publisher’s description: Nothing is more dangerous than a woman with a showstopping joke. Franny Steinberg knows there’s powerful magic in laughter. She’s witnessed it. With the men of Chicago off fighting WWII on distant shores, Franny has watched

Today’s My Favorite Bit post is about my new novel, The Spare Man. Here’s the publisher’s description: Tesla Crane, a brilliant inventor and an heiress, is on her honeymoon on an interplanetary space liner, cruising between the Moon and Mars. She’s traveling incognito and is reveling in her anonymity. Then someone is murdered and the

Join Mary Robinette as we celebrate the launch of her tenth novel, The Spare Man! This glamorous interplanetary journey to Mars will include port stops throughout the US and Canada, as well as virtual. As part of the Interplanetary Space Ship Lindgren’s onboard activities, guests are invited to meet the author on the promenade deck.

Jeffe Kennedy is joining us today to talk about her novel, Shadow Wizard. Here’s the publisher’s description: Lady Seliah Phel can’t escape feeling like she’s one of those fairytale princesses awakened from a long slumber—except that her life is no romantic story and there’s no happy ending in sight. Though she has her magic and

Mary Robinette hosts an interview with an expert in their field once a month for her $25 Patreon supporters. The topic rotates depending on the guest’s area of expertise. Mary Robinette will interview the guest as if she were preparing to write something featuring their job – which means interesting jargon, behind-the-scenes challenges, and unexpected

William C. Tracy is joining us today to talk about his novel, Of Mycelium and Men. Here’s the publisher’s description: The generational fleet planned to make landfall after eighty years, but eleven planets and four centuries later, they still had not found a home. Finally, they landed on Lida, but something already lives there, and

Mary Robinette teaches classes, once a month, for her $25 Patreon supporters. The topic rotates, depending on what folks want to know about. This month’s class is tonight (Sep. 21) at 8 pm Eastern. Due to travel shenanigans this month, Sandra Tayler will be our Guest Instructor, teaching us about Creativity in All Aspects of

R. B. Lemberg is joining us today to talk about their novel, The Unbalancing. Here’s the publisher’s description: In this first full-length novel from the acclaimed Birdverse, new love blossoms between an impatient starkeeper and a reclusive poet as they try together to save their island home. Nebula, Locus, and Ignyte finalist R. B. Lemberg