Kalyna the Cutthroat Out Tomorrow!
A thousand things are happening at once, and I have a cold, but nonetheless, Kalyna the Cutthroat comes out tomorrow! I’m very proud of this admittedly weird...
A Queer Adventure Story About Utopian Communism
Kalyna the Cutthroat is out November 26. That’s not far at all! “A queer adventure story about utopian communism” is the shortest descriptor I’ve come up...
An Oopsie Sabbatical
ARCs are here! Lemme know if you need one! Theoretically, I’ve always understood that writing a novel centered on the politics of oppression could be...
The Bread of Affliction
Picked this up at Lofty Pigeon Books the other day. Just think it’s neat. Passover (still one of my favorite holidays) is almost done, although I did not...
Dissonant Self-Promotion
Well, that was longer than I meant to take before sending another one of these out. What can I say? Sicknesses and copy edits and a continuing genocide...
Bing Crosby Did What
I Am Exhausted About a week ago, I turned in the final round of revisions on Kalyna the Cutthroat! Mostly!! There's still the copy edit and, knowing me, I'll...
No Space for Reflection
First of All... Well, I turned 40. Here's me on the big day. But I did not have space for reflection, because I was too busy on the round of revisions for...
Event Tonight, Plus Pre-Orders
A Quick Note This was originally intended to go out last week, but then, like many people in the Jewish and Palestinian diasporas, my energy was entirely...
Kalyna the Cutthroat Cover and Excerpt
My God, it's beautiful. I honestly couldn't be happier with what designer Samira Iravani, artist Bose Collins, and Erewhon books put together here. Over at...
Proof of Life
British Fantasy Awards 2023 Big News! Kalyna the Soothsayer is nominated for the Sydney J. Bounds Award for Best Newcomer at the British Fantasy Awards! Holy...
Alienation and a Promised Land
Seeking a Promised Land Last year, at Worldcon, I was lucky enough to meet Akiva Hoffman—the first person ever to pick me out of a crowd and compliment my...
Audiobook!
Kalyna the Soothsayer Audiobook So, the good news I mentioned last month? It's that the fine folks at Recorded Books will be putting out an audio version of...
A Superstitious Manicure
Superstition I mentioned last month that it had been a rough winter in my household. This wasn't the weather, but a wild string of bad luck. Just a few days...
Soothsayer Cocktail and More
Well, it's been a Rough Winter in the Spector Household, during which I was lucky enough to have no writing or editing that had to be done. It's a long...
Awards Eligibility, Spies, More
First of all, I did something silly and commissioned my very talented friend Mattie Lubchansky to draw me as the medieval Jewish Manticore that I love so...
Monstrousness and National Identity
Why "The Jewish Manticore"? If you've been wondering what the name of this newsletter is supposed to mean, here's your answer: On Becoming the Queer Jewish...
Kalyna the Soothsayer is Out!
Photo: Jack Cavicchi It really happened! Only a month short of ten years from when I started writing it, Kalyna the Soothsayer is actually, finally, out in...
Reddit AMA Tomorrow!
I'll be doing an AMA (Ask Me Anything) over at Reddit's r/Fantasy tomorrow! When the post goes up, the link will also be shared on my Instagram and Erewhon's...
Welcome to The Jewish Manticore
Welcome! Since supply chain issues have pushed back my debut many times by now, and since I'm just not built for Twitter (it's my own weakness), this...