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Wendy N. Wagner

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Wendy N. Wagner grew up in a town so tiny it didn’t even have a post office. With no television reception, she became a rabid reader, waiting impatiently for the bookmobile’s fortnightly visit to her tiny hometown. Today, her family struggles to find room for her expanding book collection in their Portland, Oregon, home. She buys books about history, weird animals, martial arts, gardening, and zombies.

Ms. Wagner’s poetry and short fiction has appeared in Beneath Ceaseless Skies, The Lovecraft eZine, and the anthologies Heiresses of Russ 2013, Armored, and The Way of the Wizard. Her first novel, Skinwalkers, a Pathfinder Tales adventure, is forthcoming 2014 from Paizo Press. She is the Managing/Associate Editor of both Lightspeed Magazine an ...more

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Exciting announcement!

Delighted to announce that I’ve signed with agent Lane Heymont of The Tobias Literary Agency!

It turns out that Lane is just as excited about horror as I am (and that’s saying something!), so I’m thrilled and delighted to get to work together. Hopefully we’ll be able to usher lots of slimy, spooky, and all-around weird stuff into the world!

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Wendy N. Wagner’s books

Average rating: 3.78 · 5,630 ratings · 1,157 reviews · 72 distinct works • Similar authors

	Nightmare Magazine 37: October 2015. Queers Destroy Horror! Special Issue by Wendy N. Wagner (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Chuck Palahniuk (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Caitlín R. Kiernan (Contributor) 4.10 avg rating — 578 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Oath of Dogs 3.54 avg rating — 556 ratings — published 2017 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Skinwalkers 3.63 avg rating — 145 ratings — published 2014 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secret Skin 4.18 avg rating — 85 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Starspawn 3.46 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 2016 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mother Bears 3.33 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Deer Kings 4.51 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nightmare Magazine, Issue 103 (April 2021) by Wendy N. Wagner (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Nightmare Magazine, A.T. Greenblatt (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2021	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nightmare Magazine, Issue 105 (June 2021) 3.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Winter's Wolves 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Wendy Wagner rated a book really liked it Grizzly Bears and Razor Clams: Walking America's Pacific Northwest Trail by Chris Townsend	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A quiet little book that shares the highlights and the lowlights of a great trail.
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Wendy Wagner rated a book it was amazing Liar, Dreamer, Thief by Maria Dong (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A scathing critique of the American workplace, a lyrical examination of mental illness, a poignant reflection on the experiences of second-generation Americans, and an engrossing, white-knuckle thriller that's—somehow—infused with magic. Dong's remar ...more
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Wendy Wagner rated a book it was amazing The Facemaker: One Surgeon's Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I by Lindsey Fitzharris (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Nice writing and a riveting story! Man, WWI just sucked. But plastic surgery is a lot more interesting than you ever guessed!
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Wendy Wagner rated a book it was amazing Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life by Lulu Miller	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I didn't start out liking this book very much. The writing isn't really my style -- it's quite casual and personal, and I tend to prefer something a bit more high-brow in my nature/science-y literature. I did deeply appreciate its message about exist ...more
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Wendy Wagner rated a book really liked it The Singing Sands (Inspector Alan Grant, #6) by Josephine Tey	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Wendy Wagner wants to read The Digital Closet: How the Internet Became Straight by Alexander Monea (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Wendy Wagner rated a book really liked it Turning Homeward: Restoring Hope and Nature in the Urban Wild by Adrienne Ross Scanlan (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This is a nice book of nature writing, pleasantly written and well-researched. Its thoughts on Jewish moral practices are particularly interesting. But if you're a Pacific Northwesterner, the resources at the end of the book are FANTASTIC. ...more
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Wendy Wagner wants to read The Accidental Ecosystem: People and Wildlife in American Cities by Peter S. Alagona	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Wendy Wagner rated a book it was amazing The Bold Dry Garden: Lessons from the Ruth Bancroft Garden by Johanna Silver	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A stupendously gorgeous coffee table book that will inspire many re-reads.
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Wendy Wagner rated a book really liked it To Speak for the Trees: My Life's Journey from Ancient Celtic Wisdom to a Healing Vision of the Forest by Diana Beresford-Kroeger	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Diana Bersford-Kroeger has led a fascinating life, and I loved the memoir aspect of this book. The book is also packed with really interesting and important information! It's a bit repetitive, though, and she's not the greatest writer. But worth read ...more
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“You must really be my aunt if the house wants to kill you.”
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“That was when the house first started whispering to me, and I knew I had to leave Stormbreak as quickly as I could.”
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“Hush, house,” I whispered, and as if it had been listening for me it fell silent.”
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Polls

October SCIENCE FICTION -- The following poll decides which two selections will go on to the final round for Science Fiction BOTM for October 2017.

Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee

15 votes, 19.2%

Binti by Nnedi Okorafor

14 votes, 17.9%

The Boy on the Bridge by M.R. Carey

11 votes, 14.1%

I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison

9 votes, 11.5%

Borne by Jeff VanderMeer

8 votes, 10.3%

VALIS by Philip K. Dick

6 votes, 7.7%

An Oath of Dogs by Wendy N. Wagner

5 votes, 6.4%

The January Dancer by Michael Flynn

4 votes, 5.1%

Re: Colonised Planet 5, Shikasta by Doris Lessing

4 votes, 5.1%

A Vision of Fire by Gillian Anderson

2 votes, 2.6%

78 total votes

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“You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.”
― Madeleine L'Engle

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“The road to hell is paved with adverbs.”
― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

tags: writing

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“Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent. What I wonder is why everybody doesn't carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life.”
― Stephen King

tags: books

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“If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.”
― Stephen King

tags: writing

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“If you liked being a teenager, there's something really wrong with you.”
― Stephen King

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