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If you need a fun (and ridiculous, but still poignant) holiday read this weekend, might I humbly suggest You Can't Hide from Chriskahzaa? It's got a mysterious murder, holiday ghosts, a dumb goblin in a hill giant's body, a song festival, and a sarcastic lady bard. Oh, and all proceeds get donated to Impact Justice!

Two hernias now.

Hey you! Yeah, you--the one with the book.

You know something? You're great. Just wanted you to know that. And I hope that book you're reading is great too. Because books are just generally great, and I want you to have a great reading experience.

Okay--carry on.

Totally thought this was a book about some guy named I. Ron Fist. Turns out it's about a kung fu superhero. oops.

This is a perfect gloomy day read...

I know I keep saying it, but I highly recommend this series!

If you're looking for a special holiday present for your favorite fantasy fan, check out WriteHive's annual silent auction, where you can bid on a signed copy of THE PART ABOUT THE DRAGON WAS (MOSTLY) TRUE! WriteHive is an awesome org worth supporting!

https://www.32auctions.com/organizati...

X-Men, Teen Titans, Chris Claremont, Walt Simonson...yes, please and thank you.

15 pages in. Only one hernia from lugging it around so far.

You know what? It's the giving season. So, in that spirit, I'll give a free ebook of the #1 bestselling comic fantasy The Part About the Dragon Was (Mostly) True to anyone who comments below with their favorite book to read in the winter. Here's the catch: you have to do it by the end of the day on December 4.

Let's talk winter books, friends!

I love this series--if you're not reading it yet, I highly recommend it!

A few things I'm thankful for:

-Books...all the books
-The people who write the books
-The people who edit the books
-The people who design, copyedit, print, produce, ship, and market the books
-The stores that sell the books (especially all my indie peeps)
-The amazing people who read the books and talk about how great they are (that's YOU)

THANK YOU!

Some days writing is like a colonoscopy.

You know you should do it, but it gives you a ton of anxiety and preparing for it is just the worst, but then when you do it you sort of black out and don't know what's happening and when you're done, you don't really remember anything about it.

You know something? You made it through today. And it was Monday, so that's not nothing.

Go read something awesome. And tell us all what it is.

Hey you! Yeah, you--the one who's reading this.

Read something delightful this weekend, okay? Because you deserve it. And books are awesome.

I love that Ted Templeman expressed a lack of confidence in Roth's vocal abilities on the SECOND DAY OF RECORDING Van Halen I in 1977--and suggested replacing him with...wait for it...Sammy Hagar.

George Perez...what an amazing artist. He really made Avengers his bitch.

Shoutout to Scotch for getting me through the rest of the night.

Here's to hoping those of us in the U.S. are going to wake up tomorrow morning with our first woman president...

Olivie Blake might use more parentheses in her writing than I do, and I am not mad about being dethroned by such a champ.

Sipping some Scotch and ready for the week to end. What are we all reading this weekend?

I always hate it when Peter fights with Aunt May...

...which is not a thing you expect to say about a superhero comic, and that's part of what makes Spidey so special.

If you're in the DC/Baltimore area, come hang out at Baltimore Book Festival this weekend! I'll be moderating a panel at 11 am on Sunday (9/29) called "Funtasy and Science Function: Humor as De(con)struction" alongside amazing SFF authors Emily Thiede, KE Flann, and James Beamon.

Details here: https://baltimorebookfestival.com/ful...

Come get a personally defaced book!

DC/Baltimore-area friends: I'll be moderating an author panel about humor in sci-fi and fantasy at the Baltimore Book Festival at 11 am on 9/29! If you're in the area, it would be delightful to see you! If you're interested, just message me and I can share the details.

Why are Pendergast books so addictive? Do they put cocaine in them? They must put cocaine in them.

Why is it that a “horseman” sounds like a guy riding a horse, but a “horseperson” sounds like a terrifying human/equine hybrid?

A humble suggestion for how to spend your weekend: https://www.threads.net/@thatseangibs...

ICYMI, Seaniacs: my latest short story, The Alchemy Club, appears in The Colored Lens: Summer 2024. It presents the tale of the last wizard in the world, as told by the bartender who served him drinks every Wednesday evening for years and years. Fun fact: it was really fun to write, and you might enjoy it if you've enjoyed my other tomfoolery (and even if you haven't). I'd be delighted if you check it out!

How am I already almost at the end of this??

Y’all are going to love how this series is wrapping up.

Apropos of nothing: all of you bookish people are the absolute best kind of people. Thank you for being you.

All right, throngs of Gibsoupies (that's short for "Gibson Groupies," and I'm realizing I may need a better portmanteau)...have you ever wanted me to write a one-page story based on YOUR idea and dedicated to YOU that will appear in a fantastic anthology?

Well, you now have that chance! There's only one of these available--first come, first written. https://tinyurl.com/Anthology3