Joanna Bourne

I just enjoyed a short story by Carrie Vaughn, The Book of Daniel , in Kitty's Greatest Hits .  A nice historical shapeshifter short sto...

 A casual, wandering, interesting interview with Gaiman that touches on his writing methods. Find it here in a small review of American God...

  Some good books I read in the last little while. I got them as kindle books, borrowed from my library. Hunter , Elite , Apex (Hunter Nove...

Both these movies have multi-racial casts and pass the Bechdel test. For me, that's icing on the cake rather than a requirement. But — ...

These books are full of good storytelling, fine characterization, lyrical language, and intelligent world building. Eminently readable. Some...

  Sometimes there's lovely cursing: “Who the fuck are they?” I asked.  “That’s the gentry and their servants,” said blond Bev. “All the ...

I recently reread Peter S. Beagle's The Folk of the Air ,  contemporary fantasy, one of my favorite books. It's also set in Berkele...

Since I took time off from all extraneous pursuits a month or so ago I've not only been getting my head together, I've found time to...

Listening to Clifford Brown in this collection   because it is so mellow. I put this in the background of re-reading. Aaronovitch's Moon...

I'm thinking tonight about how characters deal with the acquisition and use of immense magical power. How do you write this? Ilona Andre...

I read Middlegame by Seanan McGuire over these last few days and enjoyed it. An intricate book with good and interesting worldbuilding. Fan...

Here's the publication order of the six books of the Spymaster Fictive Universe. It's a perfectly fine order to read them ...

Interview with Jeannie Lin Joanna here.  I’m interviewing Jeannie Lin, writer of most excellent Historical Ro mances set in Tang D...

Elsewhere, somebody asked -- (I'm paraphrasing here): "Why enter the RITA?  Readers don't care about the RITA.  It's n...

This Saturday I'm signing at the Virginia Festival of the Book. I would love to see folks there. Also -- get a look at this lineup: ...

I'm HERE , at WMRA radio, talking about writing books and my life and my philosophy of storytelling and probably a few other things th...

May I take a moment to toot my own horn say how proud and happy I am to have made the shortlist for the American Library Association, Ref...

Carrying home booty This week is your chance to win a SIGNED copy of Yasmine Galenorn's Shaded Vision. This i...

Carrying home booty This week is your chance to win a SIGNED copy of The Orchid Affair by Lauren Willig. (Signed with her...

Carrying home booty As you know, I returned from the RWA National Conference last August with Booty! But this is not a book from RWA...