catherynne m valente - Amal El-Mohtar

Mar

11

A white swan floats on a park pond, while in the background Canada geese paddle and mallards sleep on the shore.

Of Roads and Rivers and Roots

Friends, readers, fellow travellers, I'm writing from a dear friend's dining room table in St Louis,

Mar 11, 2025

8 min read

Feb

22

First OTHERWORLDLY column at the NYT Book Review

My first column for the NYTBR is here [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/21/books/review/new-science-fiction-fantasy.html] ! The

Feb 22, 2018

1 min read

Sep

12

Lightspeed Column: THE STRANGE CASE OF THE ALCHEMIST'S DAUGHTER and THE REFRIGERATOR MONOLOGUES

The September issue ofLightspeed magazine [http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/issues/sept-2017-issue-88/] contains, among many other fine things, a column in

Sep 12, 2017

2 min read

Dec

15

Lightspeed Column: RADIANCE, THE BURIED GIANT, BONE SWANS

My Lightspeed column for the December issue [http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/book-reviews-december-2015/] is now online! I take a look

Dec 15, 2015

1 min read