Now it can be told! My reverse selkie story, “Watercolors” will be published in the upcoming Changeling: the Dreaming 20th Anniversary Anthology, edited by Matthew McFarland. I can’t wait for you all to check it out; I’ll let you know as soon as I know the release date.

Things that I wrote:

“A Pinning Guide to Cat Safe Thanksgiving Centerpieces” ( Read more... )

Hello, y'all!

As Granny Weatherwax would tell you with a bit of cardboard held to her chest: I ATEN'T DEAD.

I've just been incredibly busy generating content. I'm working on a number of reviews - ranging from yuki_onna's The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making to Felicia Day's The Guild (Season 2) to Alastair Reynold's Troika ( Read more... )

Today, The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente is born as a beautiful print book with enchanting illustrations by Ana Juan. I have so much to say about this book that began as a crowdfunded novel, won the Andre Norton Award, and then wended its way to today. You'll have to wait for my proper ( Read more... )

Today is the day that Deathless shows up on bookshelves en masse, waving its stark and terrible banners while dressed in enough opulent finery to make a miser weep. Deathless is the latest novel from Catherynne M. Valente, and it is a marvel to behold: at its most basic, it is a retelling of Koschei the Deathless and Marya Morevna set in Stalinist ( Read more... )

Catherynne M. Valente has a new book coming out in March called Deathless that is, at its most basic, a retelling of Koschei the Deathless and Marya Morevna set in Stalinist Russia. It is so, so much more than that. It is a thing of heartbreaking beauty.

To whet our appetites, Cat and Amy Houser put together an excellent graphic adaptation of one ( Read more... )

2011 is off to a rough start for many people. There have been more than a few medical emergencies, severe weather situations, and even tragedy ( Read more... )

The Habitation of the Blessed by Catherynne M. Valente was officially released into the wild today, though it's been available by Kindle for some time now ( Read more... )

I wasn't at StrowlerCon this weekend: it sounds fabulous, but I don't regret having to miss it. You see, I was in Las Vegas, standing as the Matron of Honor in my best friend's wedding. She had the most gorgeous ceremony I've yet had the privilege of attending, and I wouldn't have missed it for the world ( Read more... )

Today's free fiction recommendation is available in the print anthology Dark Faith, recently published by Apex Book Company. This particular story, Catherynne M. Valente's "The Days of Flaming Motorcycles" was recently featured on io9, thus fulfilling the "free" qualification in "free fiction recommendation ( Read more... )

Right now, I should be working on my paper regarding the use of folklore in Charlotte Mew's poetry. In fine academic fashion, I am instead procrastinating by doing other neglected tasks, making lists, organizing my deadlines, and randomly posting to Livejournal ( Read more... )