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Adamant Spirits – A UF Charity Anthology for Ukraine
I'm pleased to participate in this amazing anthology featuring all these UF superstars: Maggie Alabaster, G. Bailey, Elle Beaumont, Katherine Bennet, Alexi Blake, Ella Blake, Claudia Blood, Jessica M. Butler, Demelza Carlton, Kel Carpenter, Alora Carter, Anna Carven,...
TOR Acquires Ebony Gate
So in the hellscape that was 2020, we wrote Ebony Gate. Ken and I are delighted that Tor bought the trilogy. Our girl Emiko will be coming to your bookstore in July of 2023! Tor.com's announcement here. Finding an editor who championed our work was a dream come true....
Ringing in 2022 with Avatar the Last Airbender
I love the beginning of the year. I also get to celebrate new year twice since I will celebrate again on Lunar New Year in February! There's a reason people start on the first day of the month, or the first day of the week or in this case, the new year--everyone likes...
Winter Solstice and the Last Huli Jing
Friends, I am delighted to be able to share a story about a hungry little Fox on this coldest night of the year. On brand for me, dumplings are involved—the tangyuan that my family makes for Winter Solstice. ...
Shang-Chi and Xialing – An Alternate Ending
I rented out a theater for the opening weekend of Shang-Chi. It was a special treat for my family and we had a blast. The film exceeded all of my expectations and I still can't get over that bus scene. There was so much to love about Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings but I...
What if Seattle Were the Center of the Magical World and Overrun by Vampires?
MEET ROXY AND THE SEATTLE SLAYERS When you write contemporary fantasy, your mind goes to strange places. I started picturing this post-apocalyptic Seattle where magic governed and vampires ran rampant terrorizing the local population. A lot of things began to flow...
Monkeys, Jaguars, and Kitsune – Oh My!
I stayed up late one night last week to finish Monkey Around by Jadie Jang. For a SF Bay Area native like me (who also happened to go to Cal) Monkey Around is an insider story filled with delightful local secrets. Add that to the fact that I also love contemporary...
Danger Zone – a Military Sci-Fi StoryBundle Curated by Kevin J. Anderson
Suit up, grab your blaster and your environment suit, and respond to a galactic call to arms—or at least a call to reading. Fire up your e-reader for this fast-paced StoryBundle of Military SF adventures, 19 titles (13 listed titles, two of which are boxed sets of 5...
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Urban Fantasy is Undead
I read a lot of Urban Fantasy. I read broadly but UF is probably my favorite. As a reader, I was totally unaware of publishing trends. But in the last few years I've had to learn a lot more about publishing and then I started to hear that "urban fantasy is dead" from...
A love letter to Yuzu and Japanese KitKats
I'm a big fan of citrus. Living in California, it is one of the few things that I can successfully grow with minimal effort. I have a satsuma mandarin tree, a bearss lime, a meyer lemon, a ponderosa lemon, and a kumquat tree in my front yard. I got so excited reading...
When the Monkey King Meets Avatar the Last Airbender
A friend recommended The Epic Crush of Genie Lo to me and though I don't read a lot of middle grade fiction, I'm delighted that I had purchased this debut novel by F.C. Yee. My cover actually looks like this one since I bought the hardback. I love the classic...