Just a quick note to say that you took us by surprise with the level of response. We ran out of bookplates! Chase is on it, and put the order in at the printers already. So as soon as more bookplates arrive, we will be sending them on their way. In the meantime, I’m not… Continue Reading
Category Archives: News
Plain Speaking
This will probably antagonize some people. But I feel obliged to say it. Advocating violence against people who disagree with you is WRONG. I don’t care how ‘wrong’ the other person is, taking it to violence will not change that other person’s mind, nor make those who agree with that person reconsider their own viewpoints.… Continue Reading
Subscribe to your local Newspaper
Why? Why bother? Don’t you get plenty of news on your phone and laptop and tablet? I’m sure it’s easy to share what should be the private agony of public people getting divorces or fighting for child custody. Easy to see pseudo-news about new ways to color your graying hair, You find the heart warming… Continue Reading
What I Did Over My Weekend
So. This is what my coffee table looks like now. Lots of people requested bookplates, from all over the world. Far more than I had expected. But Chase has been very organized. These envelopes are all stamped and addressed, with bookplates inside and notes on names for signing them. So all I have to do… Continue Reading
Not My Sherlock
Or, why Spin-offs, remakes and reimagining most often don’t work for me. I’m rather late to the party on the BBC Sherlock, so this post may be less than timely. I spend a great deal of time at my little farm where we have internet, but not cable television. My TV viewing here is limited… Continue Reading
Autographed Book Plates again
Especially around the holidays, I receive requests for signed books. I always feel a bit sad to tell readers that I am not able to either sell and ship to them an autographed book, nor can I allow them to mail be a book to me for me to sign and return to them. We have… Continue Reading
Pensacon 2017
Hello there! This is Chase, an assistant here at the Hobb offices, I come with news of an upcoming con! We will be arriving in Pensacola, Florida for Pensacon on February 17-19th. We will be hanging out around the WordFire press booth with Kevin J. Anderson and others, as well as wandering around and fulfilling our curiosities.… Continue Reading
Watching My Language in 2017
In my opinion. Some. Sometimes. Often. It seems to me. Those are just a few words and phrases that I intend to deploy more often in social media posts in 2017. I am doing this in the interest of world peace. It seems to me that recently I’ve been reading more and more absolute statements on… Continue Reading
Rambling thoughts on Boxing Day
Boxing Day. In the UK and Australia, the day after Christmas is often called Boxing Day. I’ve known this since I was a kid, but never really wondered what the origin of the name Boxing Day was. The most common explanation seems to be that it comes from a British tradition among wealthy families. On… Continue Reading
L'ASSASSINO LA VENDETTA
I am very pleased to announce that Fool’s Quest, entitled in Italian L’assassino, La Vendetta is now available from Sperling and Kupfer. And because the two covers look so stunning together, I have to share this one for Fool’s Assassin, with its Italian title L’Assassino. Il ritorno Sperling and Kupfer have planned a Blog… Continue Reading