Stephen Graham Jones's Blog, page 22
October 13, 2024
Coolest
…Stephen Graham Jones is a romantic poet who found a slasher’s mask. His quill is a machete. His ink pumps through your veins. You can’t have the blood without the heart, and this book has plenty of both. @SGJ72 pic.twitter.com/D5iuGuAulQ
— Nick Roberts (@nroberts9859) October 13, 2024
And the August Derleth British Fantasy Award
for best horror novel . . . goes to Don’t Fear the Reaper! Amazing. Unexpected. The absolute coolest–highest honor. Thanks, all.
…And the winner is…
— British Fantasy Society (@BritFantasySoc) October 12, 2024
Don’t Fear the Reaper – Stephen Graham Jones (Titan)
Picked up by an earthly representative pic.twitter.com/qdHrzhnunK
Amber’s SGJ Shelves
image here …Reorganized my @SGJ72 shelves to put duplicates (and copies to giveaway) in our reading room and keep my collection in my office. pic.twitter.com/2n7uWGLF3M
— Amber Reu (@amberkreu) October 13, 2024
October 10, 2024
I dig this photo
…Love seeing @SGJ72 getting the coverage he deserves. (Side Note: “being a lonely American teenager with a love of 1980s slasher films” IS a cultural memory and as uniting as any other.) pic.twitter.com/oSVqqjnkU4
— Chris DiLeo (@authordileo) August 26, 2024
#SGJDay1
Such an unexpected honor for so many readers to have pulled this off—thank y’all so, so much. A once-in-a-career thing, maybe? Anyway, even got picked up by news outlets:
https://www.fangoria.com/stephen-graham-jones-day/
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/96061-open-road-reissues-six-out-of-print-titles-by-stephen-graham-jones.htmlAnd, I can’t possibly paste all the c…
Recent interviews, podcasts
https://www.montanapress.net/post/rez-gothic-stephen-graham-jones
Your Favorite Author’s Favorite Author: Stephen Graham Jones on Philip K. Dick
https://www.facebook.com/litcleveland/videos/374698455696741
https://www.kvcrnews.org/2024-07-14/stephen-graham-jones-on-his-novel-i-was-a-teenage-slasher
…Robert McCammon to the rescue
Thanks to Benjamin Percy for the heads-up. And, man, if only I had the nerve to ever do something like this. I’ll jump off whatever, walk into dark places, stick my fingers in light sockets, all that. But, this? This is far beyond consideration, for me. Not because it’s rap. Because it’s doing something remotely theatric, or demonstrative—I’m just not put together that way. Have always wished I was. But? Wouldn’t mind having a writing career …
October 9, 2024
Gotta love the smell of Hal-Con in the morning
…We couldn't wait to tell you that Stephen Graham Jones will be joining us as a guest for Hal-Con 2024! An acclaimed author known for his innovative storytelling in horror and speculative fiction, Stephen's work has captivated readers everywhere. #HalCon2024 #StephenGrahamJones pic.twitter.com/5MT78S9FNl
— Hal-Con SciFi Con (@halcon_scificon) October 9, 2024
