Daily Archives: May 15, 2012
Redshirts Back Cover, Library Journal Review, A Plea to Reviewers
Posted on May 15, 2012 27 Comments
We’re three weeks out from the release of Redshirts, and I just got my boxes o’ author copies, so now is a fine time, I think, to show you the back cover, which has lovely blurbs for the book from Joe Hill, Pat Rothfuss, Melinda Snodgrass and Lev Grossman. They are all very kind, and […]
Straight White Male: The Lowest Difficulty Setting There Is
Posted on May 15, 2012 801 Comments
I’ve been thinking of a way to explain to straight white men how life works for them, without invoking the dreaded word “privilege,” to which they react like vampires being fed a garlic tart at high noon. It’s not that the word “privilege” is incorrect, it’s that it’s not their word. When confronted with “privilege,” […]
The Big Idea: Garth Nix
Posted on May 15, 2012 5 Comments
Not every book has a predictable genesis. Indeed, A Confusion of Princes, the latest novel by Garth Nix, is one of those whose beginning is best described as a series of detours, resulting in a book. Come, walk with Nix as he retraces his steps to get to the published work. GARTH NIX: I’m not […]
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