The Stevie Wonder Song the Reagan Administration (Allegedly) Tried to Ban
Thanks so much to everyone who has upgraded to a paid subscription for this newsletter — it means a lot to me, and you’re definitely motivating me to keep...
A Grand Unified Theory of Pop Culture
ICYMI! I hand-picked three wonderful books that I bet you haven’t read yet, and you can pre-order this summer reading bundle from Green Apple Books. It’s a...
Make Temporary Disposable Art! It's Fun!
First off, if you are looking for some fun books this summer, I have teamed up with the wonderful folks at Green Apple Books to offer three fantastic reads...
Maybe "Extrovert" and "Introvert" Aren't Really Opposites
First of all, some housekeeping… I’ve decided to add paid subscriptions to this newsletter. I’ve now gotten enough subscribers that it’s actually costing a...
Let Your Characters Teach Us About their World
My book about using creative writing to get through hard times, Never Say You Can’t Survive, is just $2.99 in all ebook formats for the next few days. (And...
Sherlock Holmes Is Finally Free To Be Gay
I recently watched the utterly ridonkulous TV show Young Sherlock, which takes some delightfully strange liberties with the character of Sherlock Holmes....
Why Is It So Hard To Make Star Trek YA?
Heads up! For the next day or so, you can pre-order the paperback of my novel Lessons in Magic and Disaster from Barnes & Noble for 25 percent off. Must be a...
I'm Kinda Tired of this Book Trope: the Miserable Slut
Tonight I’m reading at Poolside Poets! You can still get a signed personalized copy of my novel Lessons in Magic and Disaster from Green Apple. One of my...
Let Firefly Stay Dead!
Reminder! You can still get a signed, personalized, doodled copy of Lessons in Magic and Disaster, my novel about a trans witch, her grief-stricken lesbian...
Stop Calling Stakes High or Low: Call them Near or Far Instead
This Saturday I’m reading at Babylon Salon in SF! You can still get a signed personalized copy of Lessons in Magic and Disaster, my novel about a trans witch...
How Sony Should Reboot Its Marvel Movies
Heads up! For a few days more, you can get the Humble Bundle of every book by Annalee Newitz and myself published by Tor Books. It’s very cheap, but please...
I'm Still Not Over Losing My Book Review Gig
You can still get the Humble Bundle of every book by Annalee Newitz and myself published by Tor Books for a pittance — please select adjusted donation! — and...
"Queer Books Saved My Life": Meet Salt Lake City's Queer Bookstore
Hi!!! I currently have two fundraisers happening involving my books. From now until Feb. 12, you can buy the audiobook of my novel Lessons in Magic and...
The Death and Rebirth of the Queer Bookstore
Hi! Before we get started… Right now, you can get a Humble Bundle including everything Annalee Newitz and I have published with Tor for just $18 (plus...
I Love Technology
Hi! I have a novel called Lessons in Magic and Disaster. It’s a gentle, healing story about teaching your mom to be a witch. You can get it anywhere, but...
How To Reboot Blake's 7
Photo by Don Smith. Image via Radio Times I've been working on an essay about how to reboot Blake's 7 for about a year on and off — I've even attempted to...
1975: The Year It All Changed For P-Funk
A few months ago, a friend asked me what was the greatest funk album of all time. I didn't hesitate: I immediately named Mothership Connection by Parliament....
The Most Surprising Book Trend Right Now: Memory-Sharing
If you asked someone to name the main trends in genre book publishing from the past year or two, they'd probably mention romantasy, cozy fiction, horror and...
What Is Realism and How Can We Destroy It?
Renate Reinsve in Sentimental Value (2025) Recently I was reading an interview with Renate Reinsve and Joachim Trier, star and director of Sentimental Value,...
How Art Finds Its Audience
Sorry there was no newsletter last week — I was recovering from endless travel, making tons of progress on my next novel (!), and appearing at a handful of...