As of this writing, my novel Snipers has been out a little over a month, and it’s received stellar reviews. Booklist gave it a starred review, and others have given it all kinds of kudos. Here’s a sampling: “Told in roughly alternating chapters set in 1913 and 2005, [Snipers] is a deft mixture of SF and mystery […]
Continue ReadingI’m honored to report that my short story, “Local Knowledge,” has just been reprinted in The Best American Mystery Stories 2012 edited by Robert Crais. The story first appeared in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. I’m very pleased by this. If you’d like a copy, you can get it at your local bookseller or find a copy here.
Continue ReadingI finished writing a particularly troublesome novel in September. That novel only let me read very dark fiction, nonfiction, or YA novels. (Yes, what I write often dictates what I read.) So I was limited on the first half of the month. As for the second half, I started a lot of books I thought […]
Continue ReadingI have a new short story in a beautiful anthology out of Ireland, Box of Delights, edited by John Kenny. Here’s the cover. The anthology has stories by some marvelous authors, including Mike Resnick and Steve Rasnic Tem. I can’t wait to read it. You can find ordering information here.
Continue ReadingI have a new short story out in the wonderfully eclectic literary magazine, Rosebud. The story, “Roger, At Sunset,” was one of those amazing stories that arrived fully formed while I was researching something else. Wish that happened to me all the time. You can find Rosebud here. I’d also suggest reading editor Rod Clark’s marvelous […]
Continue ReadingA few months ago, Norm Sherman at the Drabblecast podcast asked me to participate in his Lovecraft tribute month. He wanted a brand new story that referenced Lovecraft, although it didn’t have to be about Lovecraft or Lovecraftian things. So I wrote him “Dread Unlocks,” which just appeared. The cover art is by Bo Kaier, […]
Continue ReadingOnce per month, I’ll publish an excerpt of one of my novels, and I hope you’ll be intrigued enough to buy the rest of the book. I began this practice in February. Unlike the free fiction I put up every Monday, the novel excerpts will remain on the site. If you want to read the […]
Continue ReadingOnce per month, I’ll publish an excerpt of one of my novels, and I hope you’ll be intrigued enough to buy the rest of the book. I began this practice in February. Unlike the free fiction I put up every Monday, the novel excerpts will remain on the site. If you want to read the […]
Continue ReadingAs many of you already know, I write romance under the name Kristine Grayson. What I write used to be called paranormal romance, but that’s no longer accurate, since paranormal implies vampires and ghoulies and things, and I write books about Greek gods and fairy tale creatures come to life, mixing them with comic book […]
Continue ReadingAsimov’s editor Sheila Williams has put together a spectacular digital anthology with tales from the magazine. She’s included my award-winning novella, “Recovering Apollo 8.” I’ve read every single story in the anthology when those stories originally appeared in Asimov’s, and I can tell you this is one amazing collection. It includes one of my all-time […]
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