Monthly Archives: May 2014
My Adventures at BEA
Posted on May 31, 2014 18 Comments
I’ve got a couple of minutes before I have to head over to the airport to go back home (hooray!), so I thought I would give a brief recap of my Book Expo America for 2014. The short form was that it was busy. Tor is (I am pleased to say) very excited about Lock In, […]
On My Way
Posted on May 30, 2014 1 Comment
To my second day of BEA. Which means probably no hanging about here for a bit. You might catch me on Twitter now and again. Otherwise, make your Friday awesome.
Today’s Books and ARCs, 5/29/14
Posted on May 29, 2014 22 Comments
I’m at BEA today, so leaving you this stack of new books and ARCs to peruse seems doubly appropriate. See anything here that makes you want to rush to the book store to buy and/or pre-order? Let me know in the comments!
The Big Idea Artist Spotlight: John Harris
Posted on May 29, 2014 24 Comments
If you’ve read science fiction in the last quarter century, then you know the work John Harris: His artwork has graced the covers of writers such as Ben Bova, Allen Steele, Orson Scott Card among others, including, of course, me, specifically on my Old Man’s War series of books. For those folks who want to […]
The Big Idea: Howard Tayler
Posted on May 28, 2014 12 Comments
In today’s Big Idea, Howard Tayler, the brains behind the multiply-Hugo nominated Schlock Mercenary Web comic, tells you how the little things — the really little things — mean a lot for his latest graphic novel compilation, Longshoreman of the Apocalypse. HOWARD TAYLER: So, I had this image in my head. Someone was firing artillery […]
And Now, the First Ripe Strawberry of the Season
Posted on May 27, 2014 17 Comments
And for the record: It tasted perfect.
Watch My Friend Wil’s New Show Tonight at 10pm
Posted on May 27, 2014 36 Comments
It is called The Wil Wheaton Project, and it’s on Syfy, and it’s at 10pm tonight (which is Tuesday, May 27th). Wil will be making amusing and snarky observations on science fiction and nerd culture, and speaking as someone who knows him personally, he’s pretty excellent at that. I’m been looking forward to this for […]
The Big Idea: Sarah Lotz
Posted on May 27, 2014 15 Comments
Airplanes make you nervous? You’re not alone — Author Sarah Lotz, for one, feels your pain (or at least, your anxiety). But where Lotz diverges from most people who get twitchy about air travel is that she used that unease as a launching pad, as it were, for creativity — resulting in her new novel, […]
Heading Home
Posted on May 26, 2014 4 Comments
Changed my flight so I could get home earlier to see my wife and kid this Memorial Day. So I’ll either be in the air or with them today. See you tomorrow.
ComicPalooza Check In
Posted on May 25, 2014 8 Comments
And it is: I’m having a lovely time here in Houston: everyone is friendly, people seem to be happy, and I got to see people I like, including a friend of mine from high school with whom I had a wonderful time catching up on each others’ lives. Plus this: I introduced myself to Sylvester […]
A Note On a Topic of Interest
Posted on May 24, 2014 1 Comment
I’ll be at San Diego Comic-Con this July and I’ve seen some people wondering whether SDCC’s Code of Conduct qualifies as a harassment policy under my personal set of rules, and if not, why I would bend the rules for SDCC. These are totally fair questions. If I’m going to publicly have a position on harassment […]
Two — Yes, Two! — Autographing Sessions at ComicPalooza
Posted on May 23, 2014 1 Comment
This is the Barnes & Noble booth at ComicPalooza, and if you are planning to be at the convention and want to get signed books from me, this will be the place to do it, immediately following my panels on Saturday and Sunday (which is to say, roughly between 3pm and 4pm both days). I’ll […]
Two Neil Gaiman Things of More Than Passing Interest
Posted on May 23, 2014 25 Comments
They are thus: 1. Neil recently went to Jordan to visit a camp of refugees displaced by the Syrian civil war. He’s filed a report on it in the Guardian. It’s here. It’s a tough but worthy read; Neil’s background as a journalist serves him well for this report. Check it out. 2. More cheerfully, […]
View From a Hotel Window: Houston
Posted on May 22, 2014 23 Comments
Aaaaand here I am in Houston, for ComicPalooza. Hope to see some of you folks there over the weekend. I am told that although they have not been scheduled yet, I will be doing some autograph sessions; as soon as I know when those are I will let you all know here. In the meantime […]
“Ask the Author” at Goodreads
Posted on May 22, 2014 13 Comments
Goodreads has launched an “Ask the Author” feature on its site, inaugurating the program with 54 participating authors, who include Margaret Atwood, Ayelet Waldman, Holly Black, Jim Butcher, Warren Ellis and, oh, yeah, me. So if you have a question you want to ask me about writing, publishing, the life of the author or such […]
The Big Idea: Steven S. Drachman
Posted on May 22, 2014 6 Comments
People! I am traveling in time (literally, as I wrote up this entry last night and then scheduled it to go live in the morning) to tell you about Steven S. Drachman’s latest book, Watt O’Hugh Underground — the second in his series about a time-traveling adventurer. And here in the present, Drachman is here […]
Dragon Sunset, 5/21/14
Posted on May 21, 2014 14 Comments
You never do know where those dragons are going to show up, do you.
Lock In Chapter One: Now on Tor.com
Posted on May 21, 2014 25 Comments
The headline says it: Tor.com has chapter one of Lock In on its site right now. But wait, there’s more! If you show up tomorrow on Tor.com, they’ll have chapter two! And so on! For, uh, I think, five days. And of course, “Unlocked,” the novella set in the world of Lock In, is there in […]
Quick Take: Godzilla
Posted on May 21, 2014 60 Comments
I liked it just fine, although I suspect that I go against the grain of most people in thinking the parts with the humans were reasonably well done, and the parts with Godzilla were mostly an unwieldy reptile banging into things. As recent movies with kaiju go, I’d place it third, below Pacific Rim and […]
ComicPalooza Events
Posted on May 20, 2014 13 Comments
Hey there, folks — This Memorial Day weekend I will be down in Houston for ComicPalooza, where, in addition to just hangin’ with nerds, as one does at such conventions, I’ll also be be doing two programming items: Saturday at 2pm: Reading: I’ll be reading from Lock In and also doing a Q&A about whatever […]
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