Tea in Space: Too Cool to be Forgotten

Join the Genre Chicks for High School, Hypnotherapy, a cup of Red Rose tea, and a discussion of Alex Robinson’s time-traveling graphic novel To Cool To Be Forgotten. (Back in the day, that would be spelled “2 Cool 2B 4gotten” and squeezed in between “Have a great summer!” and “LYLAS.” ) What are some of the silly sentiments you…

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Universally Surreal Postal Service

I had a migraine on Friday. Bad. In hindsight, I suppose I should have expected one — it had been slowly barreling its way northwest for a while now, and its name was Fay. Stress, sleep, hormones, and barometric pressure are all the unavoidable migraine factors. I had four aces. The universe had a straight flush.  I also…

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Calling All Vampires!

Sherrilyn Kenyon Dark-Hunter Fans, UNITE! Dragon*Con Parade InfoWhere: Marriott Hotel water fountainWhen: Saturday, 9amWhat do I wear?: Goth Gear, sunglasses, comfortable shoes! (Wings and horns optional) Come one, come all, come kick some Daimon ass! (okay, and if you’re just friends of mine you better be walking with us too. All warm bodies accepted.) Tweet

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Dragon*Con Schedule

Barring any other unforseen changes, here is my schedule for Dragon*Con: Saturday 10:00 am — Parade (walking with Sherrilyn Kenyon’s Vampire Brigade) 2:30 pm — Autographing 4:00pm — Panel: Sherrilyn Kenyon: Year of Acheron…and Beyond Description: An hour with best-selling author Sherrilyn Kenyon, author of the “Dark-Hunter” series.Length: 1 Hour Moderator / MC for panel Sunday 5:30pm — Reading…

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Beauty & Dynamite for $10 — One Week Only!!

For ONE WEEK ONLY, select Apex Publications books are only $10, including Beauty & Dynamite! If you’ve been holding off, now’s the time to buy your very own copy! Other Apex books on sale: Unwelcome Bodies The Next Fix HebrewPunk Aegri Somnia Gratia Placenti Orgy of Souls Mama’s Boy and Other Dark TalesMake Alexander Hamilton proud. Spend ten bucks…

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Whirrled-Con 2008

It’s an amazing feeling. You know, that feeling you get when you discover a new author. You put down the brilliant novel you’ve just finished, completely enraptured, and you hope this person has a ton of backlist that you can go straight to the nearest B&N and fill your shopping cart with. You can’t get enough of them. You’re…

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Beauty & Dynamite Book Trailer

Yes, folks, here it is — the official Beauty & Dynamite Book Trailer. It’s not much, but it’s mine, and I love it. Kudos to Stephanie Rinehart for piecing this together before and after her finals this year, and to my beautiful friend Fontaine, whose voice still gives me goosebumps after all these years. Tweet

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Beauty & Dynamite Book Trailer

Yes, folks, here it is — the official Beauty & Dynamite Book Trailer. It’s not much, but it’s mine, and I love it. Kudos to Stephanie Rinehart for piecing this together before and after her finals this year, and to my beautiful friend Fontaine, whose voice still gives me goosebumps after all these years. Tweet

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Genre Chick Interview: Edmund Schubert

In October of 2005, Orson Scott Card launched Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show—an online magazine featuring spectacular science fiction and fantasy tales, gorgeous professional artwork, and an original story from Card’s Ender universe in every issue. Less than a year later, he named SF bad man Edmund Schubert editor of the now-quarterly ‘zine. A new anthology compiles a…

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At Last: The High School Reunion Story (Part 4)

Casey and I stepped down from the stage, blushing like mad. Erik was nowhere to be seen. What the heck? “Maybe nobody heard that,” I wishfully thought aloud. “Oh, yes they did,” said Matt. Damn. Turns out, Erik wasn’t even in the room when Casey made our scandalous announcement. Maybe he was in the bathroom or in the main…

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