Month: May 2012

Guess who’s GoHing to Westercon?

Nicola and I will be Author Guests of Honor at Westercon 66 in Sacramento, CA in July 2013. It’s our first joint gig as GoHs — we’re excited! And we are honored to be honored by one of the oldest conventions in science fiction and fantasy.

For four days, we’ll be talking on panels, doing readings and Q&A, having conversations, and hanging out with SF/F fans. We will do programming as a couple and as individuals, so folks will have the chance to experience us in a variety of ways. There will probably be drinking involved . And dancing! And also some As Yet To Be Determined Cool Things. We’re planning to work hard, have fun, and connect with as many con-goers as we can.

It will be a blast. Go find out more about membership, and come con with us in 2013!

Nicola’s Hild has a publishing deal!

Those who read Nicola‘s blog know that she has worked fiercely and with deep commitment for years on her current novel Hild. Finally, we can share the news that pre-eminent US publisher Farrar Strauss & Giroux will publish Hild in fall 2013.

We’ve been doing the happy dance in our house these past weeks. Nicola has a great publisher in FSG and a terrific editor in Sean McDonald, and they have a singular, splendid writer in her. It is a good match.

I’ve read Hild. It is magnificent. It is supernova brilliant. It is the best book Nicola has written so far, and that’s saying a lot. It is powerful, lyrical and brutal, with fascinating characters in an unexpected, compelling story that will take you so many places. Oh my friends, you are in for such a treat.

I am so proud of Nicola I am about to explode. Do me a favor: go read her post about it and leave a well-wishing comment over there. It’s a big day for her. A joyful day. After all Nicola’s hard work, after all her faith and hope, after all her guts and grit, Hild has found a home.