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Dec
03
Close-up on a thin scrim of ice on a river's edge, with thin reeds and grasses poking through it in chilly lacework.

Friday Open Thread (with December and Gifts)

Dear Friends, It's December, Sagittarius season, and my birthday month, bringing with it the end of the teaching
2 min read
Nov
13
Petra Mayer smiling against a light blue background, holding a paper with her name, job, hometown and twitter handles on it.

In Memoriam: Petra Mayer

Petra Mayer [https://www.npr.org/sections/npr-extra/2018/06/11/618848485/faces-of-npr-petra-mayer] – editor at NPR Books, pillar of my
3 min read
Aug
27
A curved in-ground pool surrounded by gold-brown stone in late afternoon light, edged with flowers and greenery.

Friday Open Thread (with Vacation)

Dear Friends, I've been housesitting for the past week at a place that feels to me like paradise.
3 min read
Aug
20
Deborah Lee illustration mixing fantasy elements in cloudy waves of reds, pinks & blues, including a witch & unicorn.

Friday Open Thread (with Book Lists)

Dear Friends, On Wednesday, a project I'd been working on with amazing people went live, and I'
3 min read
Jul
19

Letter of News: NPR, Book of Dragons, Blaseball Zine

I wrote some blaseball erotica and you can read it.
4 min read
Feb
07

NPR Reviews: Nnedi Okorafor's THE NIGHT MASQUERADE and Kim Purcell's THIS IS NOT A LOVE LETTER

A couple of reviews I wrote went up on NPR these last couple of weeks! Here are samplings of them:
1 min read
Nov
09

NPR Review: THIS MORTAL COIL by Emily Suvada

Nothing quite signals the approaching end of the year like the number of reviews I have left to write. This
1 min read
Oct
12

NPR Reviews: AN UNKINDNESS OF GHOSTS by Rivers Solomon and THE RULES OF MAGIC by Alice Hoffman

So many amazing books have come out these last two months, and it’s been my privilege to read and
2 min read
Sep
21

NPR Reviews: SHADOWHOUSE FALL by Daniel José Older + AUTONOMOUS by Annalee Newitz

More reviews! So many reviews! First, my review [http://www.npr.org/2017/09/16/548664359/in-shadowhouse-fall-magical-threats-map-real-world-peril] of Daniel José
2 min read
Sep
14

NPR Review: THE RIVER BANK by Kij Johnson

My review of Kij Johnson’sThe River Bank, delightfully illustrated by Kathleen Jennings, is up at NPR Books [http://www.
1 min read
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