Monthly Archives: March 2019
In a Last-Minute Casting Change, the Role of “Cat Who Lies in the Middle of a Stair, Causing the Humans to Carefully Route Around It” Will Be Portrayed By Smudge
Posted on March 30, 2019 21 Comments
Usually this critical role in the Scalzi house drama is played by Sugar, but clearly Smudge is proving an able understudy. Also, if you ever hear that I have died from a fall down the stairs, a cat will almost certainly be the reason why. Please act surprised nevertheless.
New Books and ARCs 3/29/19
Posted on March 29, 2019 23 Comments
Well, would you look at that, it’s another week, month and quarter of a year just about wrapped up. Hope it’s been a good one for you. Here’s this week’s collection of very fine new books and ARCs that have some to the Scalzi Compound. If you see something you like here, shout it out […]
Look, It’s the First Moth of the Season
Posted on March 28, 2019 11 Comments
Surely a harbinger of spring! Also, roughly 30 seconds later, Smudge tried to eat it. He was not successful and it flew away. Good for you, harbinger moth! Here’s hoping that spring actually takes. I’m very ready for it.
Checking In On That Diet and Exercise Thing
Posted on March 27, 2019 39 Comments
As some of you may recall, I decided that one of the things I wanted to do, heading into my 50th year, was to drop my weight down to about 170 to coincide with birthday, which is on May 10. Mind you, what I really wanted to do was hit 180 going into 2019, and […]
Zeus Wants You to Know That “Head On” is Now Available in Paperback in North America Today
Posted on March 26, 2019 15 Comments
It is very important to him that you are made aware of this critical information. Look at his face. It is very serious indeed.
Type Type Type
Posted on March 25, 2019 21 Comments
Spice has appointed herself my front-line editor today. She thinks my dialogue is fine but that my imagery needs work. She’s fussy that way.
New Books and ARCs, 3/22/19, With Extra Added Cat
Posted on March 22, 2019 23 Comments
Spice just hopped up while I was taking pictures of the stack and I figured, hey, books and cats, two things Whatever readers love a whole lot, why not get a picture of both? And here we are. Do you see a title (or two, or more) in the stack that intrigues you? Let us […]
I’m Posting Very Late, So Please Enjoy This Obscure 80s Tune
Posted on March 21, 2019 11 Comments
“Belly of the Whale” by Burning Sensations. It’s a very 80s video.
The Big Idea: Elizabeth Bear
Posted on March 20, 2019 9 Comments
Sometimes you think a book is going to go one way, and then it goes another, and that turns out — perfectly fine, actually! Elizabeth Bear had a bit of that experience with her new novel Ancestral Night. Here she is to explain the zigs and zags. ELIZABETH BEAR: Ancestral Night had a hard time […]
View From a Hotel Window, 3/19/19: New York City
Posted on March 19, 2019 12 Comments
It’s a very New York view, I have to say. Also, yes, I was just here. Surprise! I’m back again. And the reason I’m back is that tonight I’m talking with V.E. Schwab about the re-release of her first novel, The Near Witch. I read it on the plane. It’s darn good. We’ll be at […]
The Big Idea: Kameron Hurley
Posted on March 19, 2019 4 Comments
In today’s Big Idea for her new novel The Light Brigade, author and Hugo winner Kameron Hurley explains how a bit of family history is the root of her story of soldiers in the far future. KAMERON HURLEY: I grew up around stories of war. My grandparents met in liberated France in World War II. […]
New Books and ARCs, 3/18/19
Posted on March 18, 2019 19 Comments
I was on the high seas for a week and while I was away the books and ARCs piled up — here’s about half of what came in since I was away. Anything here you’d like to take on a long cruise with you? Tell us all in the comments!
Me and “Love, Death and Robots”
Posted on March 18, 2019 47 Comments
The Netflix animated-but-really-not-for-kids series Love, Death & Robots came out last Friday, and three of the eighteen episodes were based on short stories of mine: “When the Yogurt Took Over,” “Alternate Histories” and “Three Robots.” So naturally folks are wondering how I got involved with the series and how these particular stories were chosen, as […]
Just to Be Clear: The Entire Site is Not Passworded
Posted on March 18, 2019 11 Comments
It was just the previous post. I put up some pictures that were meant to be seen only by a particular group of friends, and gave them a password to see them, that’s all. Also, the pictures were nothing salacious, just pictures. In any event you can access the rest of the site just fine. […]
Protected: Passworded Post, 3/17/19
Posted on March 17, 2019 1 Comment
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
The JoCo Cruise Concerts: The Photos
Posted on March 17, 2019 1 Comment
Over the last week I was on the JoCo Cruise, and once again I took pictures of some of the concerts that happened on the boat. If you were also on the JoCo Cruise and want to relive the experience, or weren’t but just would like to see some pictures of the concerts, there are […]
Love, Death and Robots Now Streaming on Netflix
Posted on March 15, 2019 17 Comments
I’m still off on a cruise (which has been going swimmingly, thank you very much), but I would be remiss if I didn’t make you aware that Love, Death and Robots, David Fincher and Tim Miller’s brand-spanking-new animated series, is now up on Netflix for your streaming pleasure — and also, if you watch the […]
View From a Cruise Balcony, Oosterdam, 3/9/19
Posted on March 9, 2019 14 Comments
Bye! See you all in a week!
Smudge Blesses the Travel Shirts
Posted on March 7, 2019 19 Comments
“Oh, you’re going away? Here, let me make sure you have enough cat hair for the duration.” Such a giving kitten, Smudge is. In other news, I’m off for another JoCo Cruise, so don’t expect to see too much here in the next week or so, since I don’t anticipate having a whole lot of […]
The Big Idea: Mallory O’Meara
Posted on March 5, 2019 8 Comments
As a film producer, Mallory O’Meara knows that the amazing designs you see in movies don’t magically appear out of the thin air — they’re the work of dedicated creators and craftspeople. So when O’Meara set out to learn more about the mind behind the Creature from the Black Lagoon, she discovered a story that […]
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