Maura McHugh wrote about Women in Horror month at Bad Reputation and posted some recommended reads.  Lots of fine writers to check out, including Sarah Langan, who is on the Board of Directors for The Shirley Jackson Awards, Inc., and Gemma Files, who is serving a juror.  Sarah Pinborough is a former nominee.  A number of the other writers listed ( Read more... )

Need another reason to visit Boston in the fall?  The Boston Book Festival will take place on October 15, 2011.

meme from leethomas

Grab the book nearest you. Right now. Turn to page 56. Find the fifth sentence. Post that sentence along with these instructions in your LiveJournal. Don't dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST.

I would do this except I am reading "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay" by Michael Chabon, and ( Read more... )

No, it's not a plea to the politicians, but a title of a new anthology co-edited by Owen King about superheroes.

I attended the reading last night at Newtonville Books.  Owen King, Kelly Braffet, and David Yoo, all read from their stories in the anthology, and signed copies afterwards.  There's also a story in there by Graham Joyce, so I was ( Read more... )

 
I am really looking forward to Readercon-as I do every year since there are so many informative discussions, interesting people, great readings, and books to buy.  Many graduates of the Odyssey writing workshop will be there for me to chat with, including one of my classmates, ( Read more... )