Each year I try to look back and figure out what I actually got done that year, since my default thinking is, "I didn't get shit done this year!" which is not always true. Plus it helps to set specific goals for the next year, so I don't just wallow. Anyway, here's 2015:

Shit I wanted to get done this year / Shit I actually got done this year

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This pretty much made my day:

http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-451-46745-4

"...develops an intriguing premise into an outstanding urban fantasy/horror series." I'm not sure I could have asked for anything better. Except for maybe the whole rest of the review, which is incredibly kind and, well, just plain awesome. 

If'n you're in the Dallas area and got nothing to do, I'll be signing books on Friday, July 24th, from 7-9 PM at the Barnes & Noble on 15th Street in Plano.

Barnes & Noble Creekwalk
801 W. 15th Street
Plano, TX 75075

Observed in an actual grocery store in France:


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So I've committed several gratuitous acts of short fiction lately, which is not a thing I normally do, but A) I've had inspiration, probably from reading a lot of the stuff lately, B) it's a welcome change from the novel-length stuff in that it gives me a chance to explore one idea that can be neatly encapsulated in a confined space, and C) it's ( Read more... )

SPLINTERED comes out tomorrow, which is super exciting! (I would, in fact, be posting this tomorrow, if not for the fact that I'm visiting the in-laws under circumstances of questionable internet access ( Read more... )

This book has won all the awards. Every last fucking one of them, it seems like, so I thought I'd give it a whirl. It purports to be a novel, but is really a collection of short stories featuring interlocking cast members and a constant theme. Pretty much all the stories revolve around ordinary-ish middle-to-upper class-ish Americans fucking up ( Read more... )

I recently saw the movie The Drop, which was freaking amazing. This slow, intense burn until it explodes at the end--just an amazing job of maintaining tension and atmosphere. Turns out it was based on a short story by Dennis Lehane, and I'd heard the name elsewhere, so I thought I'd snag one of his books and see what that was all about. I picked ( Read more... )

This is a re-read, but it was lying on top of the stack and I remembered it being very good from when I read it six or seven years ago ( Read more... )

Trying to get back in the habit of making a few notes on books I read. If it's worth finishing, it ought to be worth taking a few minutes to think about it when I'm done, or so I tell myself ( Read more... )