September was as good a reading month as I had hoped it would be. I read a number of wonderful things on my long flights and during my travels. Much of what I read was on Kindle and on my iPhone. I do have a rant below about format, simply because some major publishers don’t […]
Continue ReadingThe Business Rusch: Responsibility Kristine Kathryn Rusch Recently, a major agent in the science fiction and fantasy field died unexpectedly. Many of you know who I’m talking about, and many of you don’t. I’m not naming him here because his death—sad and surprising as it was—is not the topic of this column. In fact, I’m […]
Continue ReadingJune was the longest short month in existence. Each day felt like it was two days long. I have no idea why. We traveled in June. Dean taught. I did a lot of work. And I read. And read. And read. So it was a good month. In fact, it was a spectacular month, considering […]
Continue ReadingIn April, I deliberately read books that I thought wouldn’t suck me in (because the novel I was writing at the time wouldn’t let me get involved in other works, jealous novel that it was). As a result, my recommended reading list for April was unbelievably short. I more than made up for that in […]
Continue ReadingI spent most of April writing what I call a jealous novel. When I write some novels, they don’t want me to imagine much of anything else—particularly in the novel form. So I can’t read incredibly good books, those books that make you disappear into the world. I was left with mediocre to bad books […]
Continue ReadingI read a lot in December. Sadly, much of it wasn’t memorable. I checked my calendar (where I record what I read) to see if I had missed anything for the list—and was startled to see books that I barely remembered reading one week later. I’m also doing some very dishy research, so I’m reading […]
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