Do you remember the kind of September

August 30, 2024

Hello again! I hope you had a lovely August! So the Hugo Awards happened! And Imperial Radch won Best Series, which delights me no end. Voters could have...

Well, I missed July

July 30, 2024

July was a busy month! I had traveling to do, and other things, so I just wasn’t around much. Also this month, we many of us discovered that a couple of...

June/Translation State Paperback

June 4, 2024

Hello! It’s June, and in my neck of the woods it’s warm and humid and time for tea outdoors! The bread, by the way, is King Arthur Flour’s No Knead...

It's May!

May 6, 2024

Coach Vanburen takes a break during Walk Fitness. Hello, everyone, and happy May! There really isn’t anything very exciting happening in my neighborhood. Of...

Lake of Souls coming soon--how to order a signed copy

March 27, 2024

Hello, all! This is just a quick note to say that if you would like a signed, personalized copy of Lake of Souls: The Collected Short Fiction you can totally...

In like a lion

March 12, 2024

Hello, everyone! I hope you're having a lovely whatever-season. It's spring where I am and there are crocuses and daffodils and the plum trees are flowering....

It's February!

February 5, 2024

Well, that was January, wasn't it. I don't have much news to report, which is probably good! I've been working steadily on the next novel (no details for...

Happy New Year 2024

January 2, 2024

Fitness Coach Vanburen says, "Going to Groomer is a Fitness. You get treats after and Ann says you are smooth and soft and shiny." Hello, all! I hope you've...

Happy December!

December 5, 2023

Well, happy December! I'm back from teaching at the Wayward Wormhole Workshop, which was held in the Castell de Llaes in Spain. I had a lovely time, the...

Some links!

October 11, 2023

Hello, all! I don't really have any musings this week. But I have a couple of online events I wanted to let you all know about! But, first off, fans of...

October incoming!

September 28, 2023

Hello! See, I told you I wouldn't send these more than once a week! I've been doing Stuff, and Things, including getting the latest Covid booster and this...

A word or two about writing advice

August 24, 2023

Hello, all! I hope you've been well. I want to say a bit about writing advice. Chances are there are some new/aspiring writers subscribed to this newsletter,...

Vanburen's Fitness Tips: What I'm up to

August 17, 2023

Hello! You might be wondering why this newsletter is called Vanburen's Fitness Tips! It's named after my Fitness Coach, Vanburen. A couple years ago,...

Welcome to Ann Leckie's newsletter, Vanburen's Fitness Tips!

August 10, 2023

Hello! This is the first issue of my brand new newsletter! If you're receiving this, you signed up for the newsletter that my publisher ran for me. I'm...