In celebration of Independent Bookstore Day and inspired by a recent debate on the interwebs, I’ve compiled some thoughts on the role of bookstores: how they are (and aren’t) changing, the conflicts between profit and discovery, physical versus online sales, and their future. STOCKING WHAT SELLS VS PROMOTING NEW VOICES
THE VALUE OF BOOKSTORES AND DISCOVERY PART 1: READER EDITION Read Post »
I was recently asked for recommendations for “entry books to fantasy.” Well, different people like different things of course, and there are many subgenres of fantasy so for this list to be of manageable size I will limit myself to the more classic second-world sword and magic type fantasy (and we will just assume
A Foundational Fantasy Reading List Read Post »
Over the past couple of weeks, Finn and I have held a couple of conversations together online in celebration of the release of Smells Like Finn Spirit: In the My Favorite Bit series hosted by Mary Robinette Kowal, Finn and I discuss, well, our favorite bit about book 3. In the Big Idea
Favorite Bits and Big Ideas: Smells Like Finn Spirit Read Post »
TODAY IS THE BOOK BIRTHDAY FOR BOOK 3: SMELLS LIKE FINN SPIRIT!!! Logan says RUN to your bookstore and buy the Finn Fancy series! First day sales are a big deal. Tor (US) Version Available for Purchase: Amazon University Bookstore (Seattle) Powell’s (Portland) Mysterious Galaxy (CA) Tattered Cover (CO) Barnes & Noble Indiebound And for
FINN 3 BOOK BIRTHDAY! Read Post »
Squee! (Er, manly squee!). I grew up reading trilogies. I grew up watching trilogies. I lived in trilogies, walked the lands of trilogies until I knew them better than my own neighborhood, lived many lives through trilogies, fought evil and triumphed in trilogies. I dreamed of writing a trilogy. It is surreal to have actually done
And Book Makes Three! Read Post »
Bigfootloose and Finn Fancy Free is now out in Trade Paperback! (links below) Now is the perfect time to jump into the series if you have not already, with book 3 coming out in March to complete the trilogy arc. In fact, Tor has re-posted the first three chapters to book 1 on the Fantastic
Bigfootloose Paperback Release Day, and Finn Fancy Giveaway! Read Post »
One of my big nerdjoy moments recently was when I found a virtual Choose your Own Adventure book while adventuring in Skyrim, titled Kolb and the Dragon. And that got me remembering all the big predictions and promises at the dawn of ebooks and tablet computing about living, interactive books. And that made me think
Where Are the Interactive Books We Were Promised? Read Post »
I am pretty terrible about updating folks on Finn Fancy world, so here’s two quick exciting updates: First, UK Cover for Smells Like Finn Spirit (from Titan UK), where they continue the fun 8-bit art theme! And here’s the US cover from TOR again just for fun:
Bigfootloose Paperback plus UK Cover for SLFS! Read Post »
Hey awesome peoples, I have a teensy favor to ask, and PRIZES to offer: if you have read Bigfootloose (or enough to have formed an opinion), pretty please leave a review. Just one click on a link below and another click on some stars, then write a sentence or two about how it transformed your
Big Funny, Big Prizes, I Like It!!! Read Post »
Bigfootloose and Finn Fancy Free comes out February 16th. This is a really critical and exciting time for the series! I hope you’ll join in the fun. “So, this is your apartment? Nice. Where can I slip into something more comfortable?” “Right over there, in the door past that copy of Finn Fancy Necromancy. Oh my
Finn Fancy Love Time: Ticking Clock Edition Read Post »