I tweeted quite a bit last night about who I'd love to interview in the coming weeks/months.

Before I tweeted, I had confirmed (but not completed) emails set up with young singer Anthony Gargiula (FINALLY DONE), author Bryan Thomas Schmidt (THE NORTHSTAR SERIAL, the upcoming THE WORKER PRINCE, and moderator of Twitter's #SFWRTRCHT), graphic novelist ( Read more... )

Had another great weekend in Palmdale visiting with Michelle and BJ. We watched Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part One together, took BJ to get his picture with EB (the Easter Bunny) taken. He also had gift certificates to Build-A-Bear so we took him there. Hit another used bookstore along the way and just enjoyed our time together.  Around ( Read more... )

I've been meaning to signal boost this, and just keep getting sidetracked.

Steve Berman is in the process of editing SPEAKING OUT, a YA anthology featuring stories of GLBTQ youth and thier allies standing up to bullying, etc.  He's accepting submissions through February 28th.

The full details can be found on Steve's LJ right here.

I'm hoping to submit ( Read more... )

Book 63: Trysts: A Triskadecollection of Queer and Weird Stories by Steve Berman,  isbn 9781590210000, 148 pages, Lethe Press, $13.00

I first came across Steve Berman's work when I ordered his short novel VINTAGE from the InsightOut Book Club (an arm of the Book of the Month Club aimed at gay and lesbian readers).  I enjoyed the book, as you can ( Read more... )

So does anyone remember the time I brought 14 ... errr, 17... books with me on my October West Coast swing?

Yeah, I do too.

And guess what? I've managed to do it again this year.  So far as I can tell, at least this year I didn't over-pack on books while underpacking on things like underwear. (Of course, I may figure out I'm missing other stuff over ( Read more... )

Book 29: Paper Cities: An Anthology of Urban Fantasy edited by Ekaterina Sedia,  isbn 9780979624605, Senses Five,  $14.95

Honestly, I picked this book up over a year ago in a bookstore in Newark Airport because I was browsing, and what I think of as the genre of "urban fantasy" (fantasy in modern city settings, like The Dresden Files or the  ( Read more... )

Book 25: The Beastly Bride: Tales of the Animal People edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling, illustrated by Charles Vess, isbn 9780670011452, 500 pages, Viking,  $19.99

At least as far as genre fiction goes, Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling may just be the best editors/anthologists currently working. Together or individually, their ( Read more... )

Vintage: A Ghost Story by Steve Berman, isbn #9780739483978, 149 pages, Haworth Positronic Press,  $9.99

I'm not sure really what to call this short novel.  It's a ghost story, yes, and it's a romance, yes.  But it's not a horror novel, nor is it the kind of supernatural romance that seems so popular right now (at least, as far as I can tell).  Here ( Read more... )