(Cross-posted to Seven Deadly Divas.) Okay, sure, they were announced a couple of weeks ago, but if you didn’t see the list, it’s up at the SFWA website for your viewing pleasure. The Nebula Award is given yearly by the … Continue reading
If you’ve been following bookselling news for the last few months, you’ve likely heard about Borders’ financial woes. Last week, after attempting to negotiate with publishers and work out financing plans, they filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. If you haven’t been … Continue reading
(Cross-posted to Seven Deadly Divas) Well, sure, my to-be-read pile is twice my height, but there’s no such thing as too many books in my, um. Book. The majority of the books in the stack are fantasy and science fiction … Continue reading
(Cross-posted to Seven Deadly Divas) Last week, I asked why our heroes and heroines are all big fans of the classics, but very rarely read books that are contemporary. Shortly thereafter, I got my grimy paws on Jo Walton’s Among … Continue reading
(Cross-posted at Seven Deadly Divas) Okay, yes, I’m a couple of years late to this party. But there’s a reason for it. My junior high school had a fairly decent library up on the second floor. I’m sure the passage … Continue reading
(Cross-posted over at Seven Deadly Divas.) Okay, the book itself isn’t a love story, though I’d argue that there are plenty of love stories within the plot. What I mean is, this is one of the first books I truly … Continue reading
It’s the end of September, cats ‘n’ kittens. If you’ve been hanging around this corner of the internet for the last few years, or if you’ve heard me rant in meatspace, you know that means we’re coming up on Banned … Continue reading
Hill: I have a requestfor l’esprit d’escalier me: What’s up? Hill: that you outline what the process IS we’re going through,from writing to editing to query letter to partials to fulls and to representationso I can link it to peopleand … Continue reading
I guess it was sort of inevitable that I’d end up a gamer. When I was little, my older, cooler, drinking-age cousins were partial to Crown Royal. When my parents threw a party, the twins would arrive with their bottle … Continue reading
This probably isn’t going to be big news to any of you. Matter of fact, if you know me outside of this blog — if I’ve been to your house, or you’ve been to mine; if you’re a fellow WoW … Continue reading
