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In my last blog I mentioned I was going to be doing a signing in Columbus at the end of the month. Afterwards, more than a few people asked if the timing of my visit was a freakish coincidence, or if I was going to be a guest at Origins.

(For those of you who don’t know, Origins is a big gaming convention that’s going on that weekend in Columbus.)

The answer to this question is both yes and no. I am going to be there, but I’m mostly going to be ghosting the convention. Not in the traditional se...

Okay. First and foremost, I should mention a reading/signing that I have thrown together in true spur-of-the-moment Rothfuss fashion.

On May 31st, at 7:00, I’m going to be in Columbus Ohio.

Here are the salient details.

May 31, 2012 at 7:00 PM

Reading, Q&A, and Signing

Barnes and Noble The Ohio State University Book Store

1598 N. High Street

Columbus, OH 43201

Facebook Event

I haven’t had much time to spread the word about this one, so if you know someone in the area who’d be interested, I’d take it a...

So as some of you know, Jo Walton has been doing an in-depth reading of my first two books over at Tor.com for more than a year now.

That’s a bit of a boggling thought by itself right there. That there’s a whole community of folks over there that have been going over my books with a fine tooth comb for over a year. The fact that the discussion is being headed up my a World Fantasy Award winning novelist is the cherry on top of my surrealism sundae.

While it’s flattering knowing that the discuss...

Yesterday was mother’s day. And it was not an easy day for me.

I set aside the day to spend with Sarah and Oot. That was my Mother’s day present for Sarah. She decided what she’d like to do, and I’d clear my schedule for it.

The plans she chose weren’t elaborate. We were going to run a few errands, get some food, then go to the park to play.

As soon as I got into the car, Oot said, “Gandalf, I don’t want to go on an adventure.”

“Oh,” I said. “Are you sure?”

“Yeah,” he said. “I’m a hobbit.”

“I think...

I’m busy writing stuff and otherwise being awesome.
So instead of a great wordy blog you get a link to an article on Tor.com where they talk about assembling an avengers-style team out of fantasy characters. I was flattered to see that Kvothe got a spot on the team. That’s some rarified air he’s breathing [...]

About a month ago, I did a G+ hangout with Felicia Day, John Scalzi, and Amber Benson. If you missed the live broadcast, you can stop weeping softly to yourself in the corner. Felicia has posted up the video over on youtube.

Share and Enjoy....

A couple weeks ago I did a radio interview with Veronica Rueckert on WPR. We had a fun discussion with Laura Miller about The Hunger Games and what makes for a good female character....

So in the past, I've been known to interview folks from time to time.

Today, helping me continue that fine tradition, is the inestimable Mary Robinette Kowal.

So I just found out that The Wise Man's Fear made the shortlist for the David Gemmell Legend award.

It's flattering, not only because Gemmell was a great writer, but because whoever wins the legend award gets an axe....

For a couple years now, the guy behind one of my favorite webcomics, Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, has been doing humorous shorts on youtube with a crew of like-minded deviants and malcontents.
I’ve been meaning to mention them for a while, but I’ve just never managed to get around to it.
But one of their recent videos [...]