Monthly Archives: May 2013
Gosh, We’re All Really Impressed Down Here I Can Tell You
Posted on May 21, 2013 35 Comments
Me last night at the venue for my reading, which was the Methodist church right across the street from the University Bookstore in Seattle. Here I am looking at the patron of the establishment, hoping he would not strike me down, in my naughtiness. He did not. Thanks to Daniel Christensen for the photo. Seattle […]
Portland! Brace Yourself, For I Shall Arrive! Tomorrow! 7pm! Powell’s in Beaverton!
Posted on May 20, 2013 28 Comments
Yes, Portland! I am returning on Tuesday, May 21st! To feast upon your Voodoo Donuts and other local comestibles! And to read, answer questions and sign books! Largely in that order! You will find me at Powell’s Beaverton branch at 7pm! Please come and bring everyone you have ever met in your life. Because if […]
Seattle! Come See Me TODAY, 7pm, University Temple United Methodist Church!
Posted on May 20, 2013 14 Comments
That’s right, Seattleites — as you read this I am lurking about your town, preparing for my event tonight, May 20, at 7pm at the University Temple United Methodist Church — which, in case you don’t know, is located at 1415 NE 43rd St in Seattle. What will I do there? Read! And talk! And sign […]
The Big Idea: Madeleine Robins
Posted on May 20, 2013 18 Comments
Anyone who reads fairy tales knows that things happen in the tales for seemingly no reason at all. But just because there’s no reason in then doesn’t mean something interesting can’t happen when reason is added to them. Just ask Madeleine Robins, who mined a classic fairy tale when imagining Sold for Endless Rue. MADELEINE […]
Two SFWA Presidents
Posted on May 20, 2013 14 Comments
One is near the end of his term! One’s term has yet to begin! Can you guess which is which? Photo by Catherine Shaffer.
Nebula Award Winners!
Posted on May 19, 2013 27 Comments
The winners are in bold. Also noted: The Norton and Bradbury awards, as well as the Solstice and the Kevin J. O’Donnell Service to SFWA Award. Novel: 2312, Kim Stanley Robinson (Orbit US; Orbit UK) Throne of the Crescent Moon, Saladin Ahmed (DAW; Gollancz ’13) Ironskin, Tina Connolly (Tor) The Killing Moon, N.K. Jemisin (Orbit […]
A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste
Posted on May 18, 2013 16 Comments
Me and Jay Lake at the Nebula Mass Signing yesterday. I taste of executive power. For another few weeks, anyway. Picture borrowed from jay’s site, here.
RT Book Reviews Video Interview; IGMS Review of THD
Posted on May 18, 2013 3 Comments
Welcome to Saturday. First: Look! A video interview with me from RT Book Reviews, taken during the Booklover’s Convention a couple of weeks ago in Kansas City. I talk about The Human Division, the RT convention and some SFWA matters: Second: Jamie Todd Rubin reviews The Human Division in Intergalactic Medicine Show, and has nice […]
View From a Hotel Window: San Jose
Posted on May 17, 2013 19 Comments
And to answer the age-old question, no, I don’t know the way to San Jose, on account that for the last two days I was driven around by other people and have no idea, navigationally, how I got here. Thank God for GPS. Nevertheless I am here, in San Jose, and about to formally embark […]
Hey! Mass SF/F Signing! Tomorrow! San Jose! 5:30 – 7:30! With Me!
Posted on May 16, 2013 23 Comments
Want to see literally dozens of SF/F writers in one place at one time? Who are there to sign books? For you? Then come on down to the San Jose Hilton (300 Almaden Blvd), from 5:30 to 7:30pm tomorrow (Friday, May 17) for the SFWA Mass Signing. It’s free and open to the public. Come […]
Brace Yourselves, Internet, For the Unremitting Onslaught of SEXY
Posted on May 16, 2013 51 Comments
Oh, yes. My “just woke up” hairdo brings all the girls to the yard. And yes, of course, I am seriously considering this for my next author photo. Because, obviously, why wouldn’t I. My Thursday will be spent in SFWA board meetings, followed by my appearance tonight at Books, Inc., in Mountain View, Ca at […]
South Bay: I Am At Book, Inc’s Mountain View Store Tomorrow at 7pm!
Posted on May 15, 2013 13 Comments
The headline says it all, but in case you need more information, here are all the details, including the address of the store. This will also be useful for those of you who are in San Francisco but for some reason can’t make it to see me tonight. Yes, it’s an extra jaunt for you, […]
Paul Di Filippo Writes Up The Human Division for Barnes and Noble Review
Posted on May 15, 2013 10 Comments
And it’s a very good read (and also a positive review — the two are not always related), looking at THD in the context of the military science fiction genre, and giving readers a useful overview of that storied sub-genre. Here’s the takeaway, which hearkens back to the overview: Entertainingly exemplifying the maxim that “All […]
My Superpower, Which Happens to Be Useful For My Book Tour
Posted on May 15, 2013 66 Comments
It is: I am almost always able to wake up within five minutes of when I need to wake up. Today is a perfect example. I wanted to be at the airport in time for my flight, which is at 10:20 am. This being LA and me needing to travel on the 405 and return […]
Reminder: Tomorrow, San Francisco, Borderlands Books, 7pm
Posted on May 14, 2013 29 Comments
And I’m very excited about it, because Borderlands is one of my favorite bookstores in all the land, and it’s always so much fun to be there. Will you be there? You should be! That is, if you’re in the San Francisco area. If you’re, like, in Idaho, it’s okay if you sit this one […]
Reminder on Getting Signed Human Divisions + Thoughts on Dan Brown
Posted on May 14, 2013 109 Comments
First thing’s first: If you wanted to get a signed copy of The Human Division and are not able to get to one of my tour dates, here’s what you do: 1. If you want it signed and personalized, order the book from one of the stores on my tour I have yet to visit […]
The Human Division Hardcover (and Compiled eBook and Audio Editions): Now Out!
Posted on May 14, 2013 34 Comments
The hardcover (and compiled, DRM-free electronic edition, and also the compiled audio version) of The Human Division, the latest novel in the Old Man’s War series, is officially out today, May 14, here in the US and also (because Tor owns the rights worldwide) in the rest of the world as well. You can buy […]
Dear Los Angeles: My Tour Officially Starts in You Tomorrow, 7:30, Mysterious Galaxy Redondo Beach!
Posted on May 13, 2013 16 Comments
Yes, Los Angeles, the major metropolitan area of my youth, where I was raised on In-N-Out Double-Doubles and Thrifty ice cream scoops, listened to KROQ and yearned for checkerboard Vans. You are the perfect place to begin my tour. And so I shall, at the Redondo Beach branch of Mysterious Galaxy, tomorrow, May 14. The […]
The Big Idea: Chelsea Pitcher
Posted on May 13, 2013 20 Comments
A bad thing happens, and we want justice for it. How far would we go for that justice? And what happens if in the pursuit of justice, we are tempted to act injudiciously? It’s the question that confronts author Chelsea Pitcher in her novel The S-Word. CHELSEA PITCHER: I’m a pretty pacifistic person. I don’t […]
Sunday Sunday Sunday
Posted on May 12, 2013 60 Comments
Not dead! Just taking long Sunday lunches with friends in LA, to be followed by long Sunday dinners with friends in LA. What are you doing? Tell all! Omit nothing!
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