Daily Archives: September 30, 2014
Blurb Requests for 2014 and Convention GoH Invites for 2015: Full Up
Posted on September 30, 2014 8 Comments
A quick note for people wanting to request book blurbs from me, or to invite me to be a GoH for a convention in 2015: I unfortunately have no more time to read for blurbing through the end of the year (on account of a book to finish plus many other commitments). Also, my 2015 convention […]
Hey, Kids! Let’s Define a Word!
Posted on September 30, 2014 120 Comments
So, recently, I created a word, “shitcanoe,” to describe people who are, well, not good people. As far as I can tell its appearance on Whatever is the first time it’s ever been used as a general noun, although a quick check of Google has a couple of prior references as a gamer handle (strangely […]
The Big Idea: Katherine Howe
Posted on September 30, 2014 9 Comments
Aside from anything else, I am just glad there is now, in this world, a book with the title The Penguin Book of Witches, because, really, how cool is that. But editor Katherine Howe has made sure that there is more to the book than just a great title — it’s a book with a […]
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