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February 12, 2016
Book Bites: A Blend of Spices by J. Kathleen Cheney
Amazon | Powell’s | Barnes & Noble | Target | WalMart | Indiebound Book Bites is Cooking the Books‘ more easygoing cousin. Authors talk about their book and share a recipe, all in one tasty bite.
J. Kathleen Cheney‘s Golden City trilogy twined magic, history, and intrigue. Her new book from Penguin Randomhouse, Dreaming Death, brings us psychic talents and fatal magic. Welcome!
In my new book Dreaming Death, my characters come from two different cultures, one of which favors strong spices. In...
February 10, 2016
My Boskone Schedule
Boskone’s a week and a half away! Looking forward to seeing some of you up in Boston.
Here’s where you can find me.
(Don’t forget, I’ll have swag for you if you’ve done something lately that scared you.)
Friday 17:00 – 17:50, Marina 4 (Westin)
Plotting and choreographing fights, whether formal battles or street brawls, is a basic item in the working writer’s toolbox. What happens when there’s magic in the mix? What changes? What doesn’t change? What’s a really bad idea? And...
January 30, 2016
A Map Year
Orbus Terrarum, 1660, Frederick de Witt (source: wikimedia commons) I’ve been thinking a lot about maps lately:their stated purposes, their politics, and their alternate uses. Maybe it’s because of all the travel, maybe it’s because I’m setting new goals for myself. But the truth is that I’ve always loved maps – old and new.I’ve especially lovedhow a map can define the known and unknown, point out regions Iwants to visit (real and imaginary), and mark places I’ve been.
I made an author’s map...
January 25, 2016
What We Talk About When We Talk About Suet: Cooking the Books with Charlie Jane Anders
Barnes & Noble | Amazon | Indiebound Charlie Jane Anders’ short stories will delight you, her monthly San Francisco reading series Writers With Drinks — if you are lucky enough to be nearby— willchange your worldview. Andthis month — her novel All The Birds in The Sky — is poised to reboot the dividing line between fantasy and science fiction.
We’reso pleased that Charlie Jane was able to answer questions for Cooking the Books — especially the important ones about dumpsters and suet — and we...
January 14, 2016
2015 Eligibility Post for Me and 143 Other People
With regards to letting people know what work I’ve done over the past year, for consideration with regards to various things, I know I am my own best advocate (I know this thanks to the nudging and prodding of good friends. Thanks you guys.), but I would really much rather talk about the work of others. Can’t I do both?
Turns out thisis my blog and I can do that!(Though it got a little out of hand. You want to see it done with grace and class? Go here.) Still here? OK. SO.
I wrote anovel.
Upd...
January 5, 2016
Seven Minutes to Cannibalism: Cooking the Books with Lawrence M. Schoen
Amazon | B&N| BAM! | iBooks| IndieBound Having served on a number of delightful food panels with Lawrence M. Schoen, I can tell you first hand: do not tempt him to talk cannibalism. And absolutely don’t mention fruit roll ups.
But do — DO — ask him about his new book out now – BARSK: The Elephant’s Graveyard. This gorgeous tome has been described as “philosophical science fiction” and “Dune, with elephants!” and it is all those things, and more.
In particular (and this is why we ran right int...
December 30, 2015
345,028* – An Attempted Summary of 2015
345,028 is the pin code for a post office in Askandra, Jaisalmer District, Rajasthan, India.#345028 is also the hexadecimal color for a lovely shade of evergreen.
US345028 is the patent number for Thaddeus Cahill’s keyed organ. And 345,028 is the number of words I wrote in 2015, fictionwise, not counting blog posts, Cooking the Books, a certain cookbook, and other writing.
I’ve been chronicling my wordcount using an excel sheet developed by Christie Yant. Last year, my goal was to write bette...
December 24, 2015
Five Lists Make a Post
The past few weeks havebeen a little nutty and my end of year post will benext week– but I wanted to share a few great end of year lists that I love, and not just because Updraft is on them (though that does help nudge the greatness needle up a tick).Each listhas given me a chance to meet more books I definitely want to read, and I love that too. Hope you’ll find some you love here too – for gifts, for those post-holiday quiet reading moments, or just because.
December 14, 2015
A Card or Two for Tom Purdom
Sobeing in the hospital kind of stinks, especially around the new year, especially if you’ve been there a while.
Myfriend, neighbor, and long-time SFF writer and music critic Tom Purdom has been in the hospital / rehab since August 5, when he was hit from behind while walking on a Schuykill River trail. This isn’t really news – it’s been in Locus(though he’s moved rooms since).
Tom’s been writing SF since the 1950s and I shared anin Asimov’s with him this spring.
A fellow friend and neighbor,...
December 8, 2015
A Saga Press Cornucopia: Cooking the Books with Navah Wolfe & Joe Monti of Saga Press
For the very last Cooking the Booksduring the holiday season, we have something special for you… both Navah Wolfe and Joe Monti have comeall the way fromSaga Press to talk about their first year atSimon & Schuster’snew genre imprint, as well as to preview some of 2016’s selections.
And they’ve brought an enormousgiveaway…
… The ENTIRE 2015 Saga Press Catalog. (contest rules at the end).
The SAGA 2015 Cornucopia – LOOK AT IT. All this (and more because this isn’t even all of them) could be yo...
