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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Lev AC Rosen joins us today to talk about his new novel, Depth. Here is the publisher’s description: In a post-apocalyptic flooded New York City, a private investigator’s routine surveillance case leads to a treasure everyone wants to find—and someone is willing to kill for. Depth combines hardboiled mystery and dystopian science fiction in a future where
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Yes, I know. I’m doing one of these for my own book BUT there’s this thing I’m super-excited about. It’s the audiobook. So– I narrate all of the Glamourist Histories. The final book in the series is set in Antigua. Aside from Jane and Vincent, and a couple of minor characters, the rest of the people
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M. Darusha Wehm joins us today to talk about her novel, Children of Arkadia. Here is the publisher’s description: Kaus wants nothing more than to be loved while its human counterpart, Raj Patel, believes fervently in freedom. Arkadia, one of four space stations circling Jupiter, was to be a refuge for all who fought the
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Monday & Tuesday – Puppeteer: Sesame Street Wednesday & Thursday – Audiobook narrator: Cherie Priest’s Princess X Friday – Sunday – Author: c2E2 plus launch party for Of Noble Family plus Guest of Honor on the Steampunk Cruise What is not on this list? Sleep.
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Howard Taylor joins us today to talk about Planet Mercenary, a role-playing game (RPG) he and Alan Bahr created, set in the universe of Schlock Mercenary. Here’s the description from the RPG’s Kickstarter: The Planet Mercenary Role Playing Game is a custom system designed for speedy play with rich storytelling. Combat goes quickly, and when
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To distract us all from Hugo related discussions, I have a small guessing game for you. I’ve found out who I’m assisting when I’m… having a sunny day next week, on a certain street. So– Who do you think it is?
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My mom’s youngest brother passed away this week. Gilbert Lee Jackson was one of those men that was hard to get to know. When he first entered a room, he seemed to fill it, but then he would sit down in a chair and listen. You’d almost forget that he was there, until he laughed.
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