That’s right. The anthology of online reviews, media and fan criticism that I edited with Renee Williams has officially been released by The Book Smugglers. You can read all about it here.
Abigail Nussbaum, Adam Roberts, Aidan Moher, Aja Romano, Alex Dally MacFarlane, Amal El-Mohtar, Ana Grilo, Andrew Lapin, Annalee Newitz, Anne C. Perry, Bertha Chin, Betty, Charles Tan, Chinelo Onwualu, Clare McBride, Corinne Duyvis, Daniel José Older, Deborah Pless, Ebony Elizabeth Thomas, Erika Jelinek, Foz Meadows, Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, Joe Sherry, Jonathan McCalmont, Juliet Kahn, Justin Landon, Kameron Hurley, Kari Sperring, Ken Neth, Mahvesh Murad, Martin Petto, Matthew Cheney, Memory Scarlett, Mieneke van der Salm, N.K. Jemisin, Natalie Luhrs, Ng Suat Tong, Nina Allan, Olivia Waite, Paul Weimer, Rachael Acks, Rebecca Pahle, Renay, Rose Lemberg, Saathi Press, Sara L. Sumpter, Shaun Duke, Tade Thompson, Tasha Robinson, The G, thingswithwings, and Vandana Singh.
The Book Smugs are also running a giveaway for 5 copies of the book; the giveaway closes on May 9th.
A big thanks goes to my co-editor, Renee Williams, for being so organized and putting in so much work on this anthology. I feel like we did an amazing job together, and I am truly proud and honored to have worked with you.
Also: a huge thanks to The Book Smugglers (Ana and Thea) for their hard work, their prompt responses to our questions and concerns, and for keeping us (mostly) on track.
Lastly, a huge thanks must go to the contributors, who brought so much to the community in 2014, to the fine folks on the Internet for suggesting essays and reviews for us to consider, many of which we might have otherwise missed, and to anyone else who helped me or Renee throughout this process.
Now it’s official. I’m an editor person thing. Cool.
Speculative Fiction 2014: It’s Here!
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That’s right. The anthology of online reviews, media and fan criticism that I edited with Renee Williams has officially been released by The Book Smugglers. You can read all about it here.
The collection includes works by a whole lot of amazing people,:
The book is currently available in print via Amazon US and Amazon UK. An ebook version can be purchased on the The Book Smugglers announcement page (scroll down a bit); ebooks should become available on other sites soon.
The Book Smugs are also running a giveaway for 5 copies of the book; the giveaway closes on May 9th.
A big thanks goes to my co-editor, Renee Williams, for being so organized and putting in so much work on this anthology. I feel like we did an amazing job together, and I am truly proud and honored to have worked with you.
Also: a huge thanks to The Book Smugglers (Ana and Thea) for their hard work, their prompt responses to our questions and concerns, and for keeping us (mostly) on track.
Lastly, a huge thanks must go to the contributors, who brought so much to the community in 2014, to the fine folks on the Internet for suggesting essays and reviews for us to consider, many of which we might have otherwise missed, and to anyone else who helped me or Renee throughout this process.
Now it’s official. I’m an editor person thing. Cool.
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