I am pleased to announce that my first non-fiction book, consisting of essays taken from my various blogs and poetry from my two self-published chapbooks (Leaves From the Babylon Wood and Pathways Through the Babylon Wood, both of which are loooooooooong out of print) is available now from NESFA Press.
Click here for information on Letters to the Pumpkin King.
With introductions by Catherynne Valente and Elizabeth Bear, and an absolutely gorgeous cover by David Palumbo (I covet this artwork), I could not be more pleased. It's a hardcover, so the price point is high for what is essentially my blog in paper form, but you can use that paper form to kill spiders, which is pretty damn cool.
Here is what some people say. All of them are biased toward liking me, so:
"This book is bursting with Seanan-brain. You should read it." -Jim C. Hines, author of Libriomancer.
"Seanan McGuire knows how to beguile with the very best. She can whisper spells and secrets by the ballad and the bushel. But here she simply tells it as she has seen and lived it, with bravery and a loud voice, and that is magic, too." -Catherynne M. Valente, author of The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon In Two.
"Seanan is rough and potent magic. Her work may not change you, but it is likely to change your experience of the world." -Elizabeth Bear, author of Stiles of the Sky.
"I've read Seanan’s fiction and nonfiction for years. Because she's smart. Because she's funny. Because she's insightful. Because she uses the word 'f***' in original and interesting ways." -Jim C. Hines, author of Libriomancer.
Letters to the Pumpkin King! Get your copy today! (And yes, Borderlands is planning to stock them, if you're coming to the release party.)