Yes, I have a book out in March! Yes, I am touring to support it!

I will be visiting:
Columbus OH (with Mary Robinette Kowal);
Louisville KY;
Knoxville TN;
St. Louis MO;
Saratoga Springs NY;
Decatur GA;
Concord NH;
Austin TX;
Brookline MA;
and
Harrisburg, PA.

(And possibly there will be another event added soon! I will update if it happens!)

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Where I am in town for Capricon, where I will be doing a reading and signing and DJing a dance on Saturday night, because that’s my side gig, making nerds move rhythmically. If you’re at the convention, I hope to see you at one or all of these things. If you’re in town but not at the convention, well, you could be at the convention, couldn’t you? ( Read more... )

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Friendship is magic! This, on several levels, is the lesson for this Big Idea for Why On Earth, an anthology of unusual alien invasion stories. Rosiee Thor and Vania Stoyanova, the editors, are laying out what it all means, start with their own first encounter.

ROSIEE THOR and VANIA STOYANOVA:

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As any translator will tell you, translating a piece of fiction isn’t about simply transcribing words one-to-one from one language to another. It’s about capturing a vibe - making sure the tone and intent of the piece come through in words when a mere transliteration would fail. Common phrases in one language don’t exist in another; cultural ( Read more... )

First, here’s the cover to the Korean edition of Starter Villain, and I have to say, I like it a lot. I’ve been impressed at how many of my overseas publishers have done their own take on the US version’s now-iconic cover, and how good most of them have been. It’s fun to see them play the changes on the idea.

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(Update: Down because I want to work on the vocals more)

Because I was curious how I would cover a Tori Amos song, and today was the first time in a long time I had a day to just fart about with music. I’m not unhappy with it! Enjoy.

- JS

https://whatever.scalzi.com/2025/02/01/new-cover-song-bliss/

https://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=54344

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