July is here, and goodness, it’s shaping up to be a busy one! As you may have heard, I recently took on the role of DisCon III Chair. I clearly had too much time on my hands after wrapping up my SFWA presidency, and what possible better way to fill it than by giving back
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Robert V. S. Redick is joining us today to talk about his novel, Sidewinders. Here’s the publisher’s description: Two brothers flee an army of fanatics across a vast and magical desert in this white-knuckle sequel to Master Assassins from Robert V.S. Redick, author of The Red Wolf Conspiracy. The worst of rivals, the closest of friends, the two most
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E. J. Mellow is joining us today to talk about her novel, The Song of the Forever Rains. Here’s the publisher’s description: From the award-winning author of the Dreamland series comes a new dark romantic fantasy about a young woman finding hope in her powers of destruction. The Thief Kingdom is a place hidden within
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I have some exciting news to share with you all today. It’s official: I’ve accepted the role of Con Chair for Discon III, the 79th Worldcon. I’ve met with the department heads, and I can tell you now that they are a wonderful, highly competent group of people. I am thrilled to be working with
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I want to begin by saying that it has been an honor to be your president. My last months in office have predominately been spent working on the Disney Must Pay situation. While we resolved Alan Dean Foster’s original complaint, doing so brought to light more than twenty additional writers with over one hundred affected
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Justin Woolley is joining us today to talk about his novel, Shakedowners. Here’s the publisher’s description: Some starship captains explore strange new worlds, seeking out new life and new civilisations. Some lead missions of discovery through wormholes to the other side of the galaxy. Then there’s Captain Iridius B. Franklin, someone who spent too long
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Matt Mikalatos is joining us today to talk about his novel, The Story King. Here’s the publisher’s description: In the third and final installment in the Sunlit Lands series, the magic of the Sunlit Lands has been reset, but that doesn’t mean all is well. Unrest and discord are growing by the day, and Hanali is
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Brandie June is joining us today to talk about her novel, Gold Spun. Here’s the publisher’s description: If Nor can’t spin gold, she can always spin lies. When seventeen-year-old Nor rescues a captured faerie in the woods, he gifts her with a magical golden thread she can use to summon him for a favor. Instead,
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Craig Alanson is joining us today to talk about his novel, Breakaway, book 12 of Expeditionary Force . Here’s the publisher’s description: The Merry Band of Pirates offered the bad guys a ceasefire. We won’t mess with them, if they don’t mess with us. Easy, right? NO. The aliens chose to do things the hard
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Nancy Jane Moore is joining us today to talk about her novel, For the Good of the Realm. Here’s the publisher’s description: Anna d’Gart is both skilled with the sword and shrewd (not to mention discreet), a rare combination among the hot-tempered and rowdy Guards serving the King, Queen, and Hierofante, which is why she’s
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The Writing Excuses team has once again come together to bring you our annual cruise ship-based writing retreat. We’ll be hosting you all September 19th – 27th with classes, workshops, and time for your own writing… all wrapped up in a magical Caribbean vacation! The masterclass will be a smaller event than our typical cruises,
Benjamin Rosenbaum is joining us today to talk about his novel, The Unraveling. Here’s the publisher’s description: In the distant future, somewhere in the galaxy, a world has evolved where each person has multiple bodies, cybernetics has abolished privacy, and individual and family success are reliant upon instantaneous evaluations of how well each member conforms
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Stephen Aryan is joining us today to talk about his novel, The Coward. Here’s the publisher’s description: Who will take up the mantle and slay the evil in the Frozen North, saving all from death and destruction? Not Kell Kressia, he’s done his part… Kell Kressia is a legend, a celebrity, a hero. Aged just
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Joanne M. Harris is joining us today to talk about her novel, Honeycomb. Here’s the publisher’s description: A lushly illustrated set of dark, captivating fairy tales from the bestselling author of The Gospel of Loki with illustrator Charles Vess (Stardust). The beauty of stories; you never know where they will take you. Full of dreams and nightmares, Honeycomb is
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A. C. Wise is joining us today to talk about her novel, Wendy, Darling. Here’s the publisher’s description: A lush, feminist re-imagining on what happened to Wendy after Neverland, for fans of Circe and The Mere Wife. Find the second star from the right, and fly straight on ’til morning, all the way to Neverland, a children’s paradise with
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