"Here Instead of There" is here on the internet at last!
Hey folks! I am pleased to announce that my 2023 novelette "Here Instead of There," about ethics, meteorology, the consequences of crony capitalism, some...
Juggling Eggs
Writing fiction is like juggling eggs. It’s a game of attention conservation, because there is too much going on simultaneously to be able to follow it all...
Interview, new library rec gig, hanging out with Max Gladstone, hey you probably heard I have some new books available, link salad.
Hey folks! Just checking in to let you know that Kat Howard was kind enough to interview me for Subterranean Press’s newsletter. You can read it here, along...
Thursday bookstore appearance at Odyssey Bookshop in South Hadley MA with Vivian Shaw
Does what it says on the tin! Come out and play if you are in the neighborhood! Viv and I will be talking about her new book, Strange New World, and my new...
Networking is just making friends, a how-to guide to conventioning for authors
Greetings, fellow kids SFFH writers. If you’re reading this, you are probably wondering “How do I become a part of the larger community of writers and make...
Monday morning you sure look fine.... (and I will be on the radio)
Good morning, everybody! This is a very brief reminder that I will speaking with Megan Zinn on the Writer’s Block segment of Talk the Talk on WHMP Radio in...
Angel Maker available NOW
Howdy, as Karen would say. It’s the big day, the big dance, the long-awaited debut, and Angel Maker is out in the world to be read by all. Please join Karen...
Handling Wears the Edges Off: How We Turn Great Books Into Parodies Of Themselves in Our Collective Memory
So I have been thinking about the experience I had the first time I ever encountered Young Elvis Presley, as it were, in the wild. Now, I am an American of a...
Five ^H^H^H^H Six ^H^H^H SEVEN things make a post!
Hello! Happy almost-Autumn! I have… a LOT going on right now. And I am here to share it with you as briefly as possible. Item the First: I am interviewed by...
The Cozy/Grimdark/Heroic Fantasy Sine Wave and a bunch of stuff about villains
I woke up this morning thinking about something, and it struck me that it might make a good column/newsletter, so here we are. This is me thinking out loud,...
Angel Maker Pre-Orders Are Live!
Does what it says on the tin! You can now pre-order Angel Maker in ebook, audiobook, or paperback wherever you usually get such things, with two caveats: 1)...
Upcoming appearances and a cool thing Scott is doing
Hey folks! A brief reminder that I will be at the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) in Seattle from August 13-17. My esteemed spouse, the amazing...
Angel Maker proofs are in the house!
It’s starting to look like a real book and I am getting very, very excited. A sapphic adventure with wit, mayhem, and derring-do, this sequel to the gaslamp...
THE FOLDED SKY is on discount in Europe AND is a Dragon Award Nominee!
Hello! For UK and European readers, THE FOLDED SKY is currently 99p (or equivalent) in ebook at your favorite ebook source! I do not know how long this...
Short story panel video and other delights
The Braille Institute has made available video of a panel I did on short stories with Nate Kurth of the BI and two absolutely amazing writers, Tananarive Due...
The long-awaited full-length sequel to Karen Memory!
So I have been running my butt off the past couple of months, what with 4th Street Fantasy, teaching Clarion, a bunch of bookstore events, Readercon, and...
Online short story panel 6/26 at 10 am PDT/1 pm EDT
Hey folks! Just checking in to let you know that I will be participating in a short story panel for the Braille Institute tomorrow with wonderful authors...
And today is UK book launch day for THE FOLDED SKY!
Dr. Sunyata Song must travel across the Milky Way to learn to communicate with the greatest discovery of her century: an artificial intelligence the size of...
Book Launch Week Means You Hear From Me Often.
The new White Space novel, The Folded Sky, is out this week! "Elizabeth Bear’s White Space series is the sociopolitical science fiction I’ve always wanted:...
THE FOLDED SKY is out today! Also, author appearances and new cover art!
So, as you have probably deduced from the title of this missive, The Folded Sky debuts today in the US in ebook, paperback, and audio. (It is out Thursday...