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December 7, 2020 · 904 words
The Sort of Thing That It Is
Fleet Elements releases on December 8, which is Wednesday! Available in both trade paperback and ebook formats, please locate Fleet Elements at your favorite local bookstore (which deserves your support), and also at the Bigs: Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Google Play, Kobo, Apple Books Two long, thoughtful reviews have rece
Read entry →December 5, 2020 · 255 words
Not Present
I haven’t been present here much, and for the most discouraging of reasons. About four weeks ago, Kathy’s younger sister Alice Emigh went into the hospital with a dreadful illness (not Covid). Kathy flew East to be with her, but New York got new lockdown rules, and Kathy wasn’t allowed into the hospital to see [&hellip
Read entry →November 17, 2020 · 275 words
New and Better Than Ever!
The acknowedleged inspiration for the games Cyberpunk Red and Cyberpunk 2077, my novel Hardwired has been re-released in its Thirtieth Anniversary Edition. My most popular SF novel now has new content, essays about the novel’s origins, another essay about the bizarre first German edition, plus a spiffier cover. The sub
Read entry →November 13, 2020 · 365 words
Record Numbers
So New Mexico today posted another record number of Covid cases. Most days we post a new record number. Our lowest numbers were in early September. Since then, daily reported cases have risen by a factor of 45. That’s 45 TIMES THE NUMBER WE HAD JUST TWO MONTHS AGO. The hospitals are at full capacity. […]
Read entry →November 1, 2020 · 396 words
Two Bulletins
Two bit of good news arrived on the same day! First, a review of Fleet Elements from Booklist. Fleet Elements. By Walter Jon Williams Dec. 2020. 512p. Harper Voyager, paper, $16.99 (9780062467041); e-book (9780062467065) This follow-up to The Accidental War (2018) fulfills the promise of the first book, which seemed to
Read entry →October 29, 2020 · 263 words
World Fantasy
Another weekend, another virtual convention. This weekend is the World Fantasy Convention, which would be held in Salt Lake City if there weren’t a pandemic, but which will now be held online. Here’s my schedule: Norse and Germanic Fantasy: The Northern Thing Date and Time: Friday Oct 30, 6:00 p.m. Panelists: Ann Chamb
Read entry →October 29, 2020 · 609 words
Black Ice
Kathy had an appointment in Albuquerque on Monday, and I had some business in town as well, so we drove up together. We knew the weather would deteriorate over the course of the day, but Kathy’s business should have been over by 2pm, and that would have got us to our warm hearth in plenty […]
Read entry →October 23, 2020 · 218 words
At MileHiCon
I am at MileHiCon this weekend, at least in virtual. The guests of honor Rebecca Roanhorse, Mur Lafferty, Cory Doctorow, and artist Alan Pollack. It’s a full weekend with lots of programming and begins at 10am Friday, Mountain Time. Here’s my schedule: Fri, 1:00-2:00pm: Neverland – Planning Your Series You have a
Read entry →October 11, 2020 · 44 words
The Word From Annie
Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester, MA, has kindly offered me an Author’s Spotlight Interview. Annie rejoices in the slogan “The little bookstore that’s bigger on the inside,” so they very likely have what you want. Please consider Annie’s for all your bookshop needs.
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