M.K. Hobson's Blog, page 47

Where has the glamour gone?

So I know that all I've been doing lately is posting about book stuff, and while I'm sure you all understand I feel like an apology is in order. I know what you all really tune in for are the tales in which I describe the unrelenting glamour of my life. At the moment, [...:]

"Moonshine" by Alaya Johnson

First off,  if anyone ever tries to tell you that book trailers don't work, you tell 'em nuts to that. In the case of MOONSHINE, by Alaya Johnson, it was the trailer that sold me on the book. Not only did it capture my interest by encapsulating the book's concept succinctly, but on a [...:]

Twitter: 2010-07-26

Home. SO tired, but excited to find copyedits on B2 waiting for me! (They were sent 7/16 and are due 8/9, so I have, alas, lost a week.) #

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Twitter: 2010-07-25

My interview with @jimfreund is up at archive.wbai.org! We had so much fun. I read "The Purple Basil" and I got to use my sexy radio voice! # American Folk Art Museum, fourth floor. Henry Darger. Wow. There are no words. # On the way to the airport after hitting the NYC library [...:]

Twitter: 2010-07-24

Today: Ellis Island, Canal Street (again) and now we're off to Chicago (the musical, that is.) Less than 9 hours 'til Hour of the Wolf! # Oh, and I forgot to mention Veselka for lunch (pierogi!) And Pearl River Mart (fans!) #

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Twitter: 2010-07-23

KGB reading last night went great! Fun was had, ARCs were raffled, yummy food was et. Thanks to Matt Kressel and Ellen Datlow (in absentia). # Wow, Hoboken NJ is actually really cool! # As it turns out, Google Maps didn't exactly lie, there IS a Path station on E 14th. But it [...:]

Posting on the fly

Jeez, today I went both hither and yon, "hither" being Hoboken, NJ and "yon" being Park Slope in Brooklyn. While I was in NJ on a business lunch, the rest of the fam went to the Brooklyn Museum, then we met up in Park Slope. My sister and daughter had deep-fried candy bars at [...:]

Playing with WordPress

So I'm sitting upstairs in the manga section of Forbidden Planet, bored out of my mind while daughter shops. But lo, I have installed a WordPress client on my Blackberry, and now I can blog from my phone! Tra la! How delightful!

Twitter: 2010-07-22

I am reading tonight in NYC (and giving away ARCs!!) http://newyork.timeout.com/events/rea... # Today: the Hobson girls vs. the Museum of Natural History! # Canal Street is no place to be when you're exhausted. I need a nap. #

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Twitter: 2010-07-21

I have never sufficently appreciated the NYC buses. The subways are great and all, but the buses rock. # Sitting in Union Square Park, computing. Good times. Thanks for the wifi, Syfy! # THE NATIVE STAR gets a mention from the splendiferous @alyxdellamonica over at Tor.com! http://bit.ly/cHEaND #

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