falling rakes and iron gardens
Brave readers, The Le Guin foundation announced today that Vajra Chandrasekera’s novel Rakesfall has won the Ursula K. Le Guin prize. I've read that one of...
burning bright
Perspicacious readers, I'm on the Ancillary Review of Books podcast A Meal of Thorns this week, talking to Jake Casella Brookins about Melissa Scott's novel...
fine print and flights of foundry
Eminent readers, My poem "Fine Print" is in the September/October issue of Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine! It begins: There is no rule that says the child...
waves and wires
Gentle readers, I have links, Worldcon news, and a variety of recommendations for you. A long interview with me appeared on my public library's blog...
reading about Rayet
Thoughtful readers, I put together a tiny reading from North Continent Ribbon for the Le Guin Foundation. There are two versions, one on YouTube and another...
le guin shortlist
Scintillating friends, The Ursula K. Le Guin foundation announced the finalists for their 2025 prize today. The banner shows eight writers, in alphabetical...
agencies and agtech
Gentle readers, My big writing news is that I have acquired an agent! Lauren Bajek of Liza Dawson Associates represents science fiction and some nonfiction....
new yarn theories
Venturesome readers, I have a yarn theory story to offer you that isn't mine! Marie Vibbert and I have been friends for more than twenty years. When we met,...
rooftops and readings
Adventurous readers, Here in the more-northerly latitudes of the northern hemisphere, spring is running at full tilt; our baby cherry tree is leafing out and...
swords into teddy bears
Resolute readers, I bring you some popular mathematics, a reminder about Wednesday's NYC reading, and some recently admired art. Math first! I wrote the...
failing empires and fluffy beasties
Perspicacious readers, I have a review of North Continent Ribbon and a book sale to share with you, but let me start with an adorable fluffy creature: The...
packets and balconies
Steadfast readers, I have some good news for you, a book recommendation with bonus urban wildlife, an upcoming reading in NYC, a bit of award nominations...
friendship with and without electricity
True hearts, I have three things to share with you: an essay, a compliment, and a book review. I'm going to start with the happiest piece, which I...
on approaching hard problems
Friends, colleagues, and lovers of words, I usually use this space to talk about books, but today I want to tell you about my friend Adriana Salerno. Like...
clubs and countesses
Kind readers, It's been a good week for me as a writer and a terrible week to be a human in the United States. I'm going to focus on the good news here--...
lists and monuments
Kindest of readers, I'm back in Michigan after several weeks in the Pacific Northwest. The days are longer, but I've had to restart the process of coaxing...
podcasts and photons
Gentle readers, I have a new poem, a podcast, a review, and a meditation on small presses to offer you! The poem is "Beyond the Standard Model". It's in the...
literary cousins
Happy December! North Continent Ribbon is in Esquire's list of 30 best sci-fi books of 2024, and I'm absolutely preening. There's a lovely capsule review:...
giants and motorcycles
Gentlest of readers, It has been a weird month--and, in Michigan at least, a paradoxically beautiful one, with glorious warm fall weather that foreshadows...
murmurations and jaguars
Delightful readers, Today I bring you ebooks, some images of me reading aloud, and a gorgeously evocative bit of mathematical vocabulary. Ebooks first! North...