Sally Ride and Locus magazine

Oh, Sally Ride. I remember everything about that first flight, especially how it made me feel. She was amazing. (Did you read her obituary? AMAZING.)

In the midst of the research hibernation the YA issue of Locus came out and I am pretty stunned to have my name on the cover. Talk about a bucket moment; I've read Locus for years (years!) and never thought I would see my name there. I don't just want to marry this cover I want to carry it around and flash it at the world. "Look how cool I am! I'm on the cover of Locus!!!!" (And yes, Bradbury is there too - both of us on the cover.)

I really enjoyed writing this piece because of the opportunity it gave me to write good things about a lot of books. I was able to mention books I've reviewed already and enjoyed (like Radiant Days by Liz Hand and The Book of Blood and Shadows by Robin Wasserman) and a lot books I'm looking forward to (upcoming ones from Cherie Priest and Libba Bray and Laini Taylor and Gwenda Bond and man, could I go on and on and on :)

This is just a moment made of awesome that I can't stop grinning about.