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Happy Holidays 2007

Track listing for the Happy Holidays 2007 CD: Just for Now — Imogen Heap I Won’t Be Home for Christmas — Blink 182 O Christmas Tree — Miles Davis Santa Claus is Coming to Town – Diana Krall My Grown-Up Christmas List — Kelly Clarkson When I Get Home for Christmas — Snow Patrol O Heavenly Day — Patty…

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Pop Quiz, Hotshot

? How well do you know your Hunter 101?Whatever your skill level, have a little fun taking this Dark-Hunter Quiz: CLICK HERE. Don’t forget, The Dark-Hunter Companion goes on sale today!! Also, a huge congrats to Sherri for hitting Number 1 on the New York Times list for Upon The Midnight Clear. Woohoo!!

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You’ve Had This Boss Before

The November issue of Apex Online is now live, featuring an interview between Yours Truly and The Best Boss in the World. Learn my take on Oprah, heroes, and garden gnomes, among other things. Ironically, my featured story is an evil little tale based on a boss that…well…rubbed me the wrong way. Read “Happy Thoughts” for free HERE. Enjoy!

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Official Alethea Kontis Newsletter — October 2007

Hi, everybody! It has been SUCH a busy and crazy summer. I’ve traveled the USA from coast to coast and back again: LA, North Carolina, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Indiana, Vermont, Florida…this weekend is K-Con in New Orleans and next is World Fantasy Convention in Saratoga Springs, NY. Whew! But I’ve had so much fun reconnecting with old friends…

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Genre Chick Interview: Jeff Carlson

If you like to sleep at night, stay away from this book!  Jeff Carlson’s pulse-pounding debut novel, Plague Year, has turned the world of science-fiction thrillers completely upside down. The undaunted and unafraid Genre Chick Alethea Kontis dons her hazmat gear and gets extreme with the Bionic Man. *********************** Alethea Kontis:  Plague Year has one of the most terrifying…

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The Future and Me

Right — so I did my very first podcast while Edmund and I were waiting to get into the Green Room Sunday night at Dragon*Con. It was kind of fun, and I didn’t think much about it. (Stephen Cobb said I did a good job, and of course, I didn’t believe him.) The podcast is now live at: http://www.TheFutureAndYou.libsyn.com…

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Miss Nikki and L’il Mo

Don’t look nowI’m fading awayInto the gray of my morningsOr the blues of every night ~Nikki Giovanni (from Cotton Candy on a Rainy Day) I’ve been meaning to write this essay for a while, but things have just been…crazy. Time zones and new carpet and moving offices, Apex parties and family and library readings. Another book edited, another interview…

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Pay it Forward: Vote for Mel!

Get yourself some good karma points — please vote for my dear friend Mel on October 15th. And pass the word along! **************************************************** American Title IV Countdown Begins! I’m very excited to publicly announce that I am one of the ten finalists in the American Title IV contest for my contemporary fantasy novel, Voice of the Bard! American Title…

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P is for Pirate

Shiver me timbers!Today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day — arrrrrr you up to the task, mateys? Need some help swabbing the deck?Learn more about Pirates HEREFind your Pirate name HERE. Expand your vocabularyHERE. Check out Shimmer Magazine‘s special Pirate Issue HERE (along with superdoopercool trailer!) Have some fun today…or I’ll keelhaul ya’!

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Genre Chick Interview: Anne McCaffrey

The reigning Grand Dame of Science Fiction, Anne McCaffrey is known to many as “The Dragonlady.” To me, she is the permanent resident of at least two entire bookshelves crammed full of cherished (and often re-read) titles. I leapt at the chance to interview this fascinating woman who has done more in her 81 amazing years on this planet…

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