Hadn’t been to this city for a good while, and never when it wasn’t just frozen-cold. Only needed my light Carhartt this time, though, and my going-to-town boots worked just fine. Thank you, Birchbark Books: https://bsky.app/profile/jameknight.bsky.social/post/3lkxyqz3ay42p And . . . here’s how I spent the afternoon after:
Biggest headcount of the tour so far: 325! Biggest space, too, which probably had something to do with that. But? Someone who was interviewing me earlier in that day, they assured me that St. Louis comes out for book events. I believe it. And, yeah, end up being one of those signing lines where Word
from Amazon. Got a story in there, along with Catriona Ward, Grady Hendrix, Owen King, and Joe Hill
“Vampire Horror” “Historical Fantasy” “U.S. Horror” And, not just there. B&N as well:
How about we’ll go in order of appearance, here (never mind the dedication—though that dedication is very important to me / it’s why I moved this book ahead in line): And, I guess, of all the audiobook previews, Google Play’s might go the longest? And, how’s this for wild: BHH audio has already won an
So cool, to wake up and have BHH splashed across the home page of Simon & Schuster: Then, before getting to The Strand, there was hanging at the Saga offices at Simon & Schuster over at Rockefeller Center, and BHH getting that cool display case in the lobby: And, signed some of those cool McSweeney’s
Including Gabino’s amazing pic and words in/with this event because I caught this from him, walking in: Then it was off to the (book) races: And, wow, it’s recorded and posted!
The New York Times and Randy Boyagoda (rvw) and Miroslav Weissmüller (art):
(one shy of “10” here, but I suspect this week’s about to get away from me, meaning that the next time I look at this, it’s gonna be “45” or something. and, WOW: first one of these I’m posting that doesn’t have some Neanderthal/Paleolithic read. who even am I) https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/technology/microsoft-quantum-computing-topological-qubit.html The Department of Veterans Affairs
https://substack.com/inbox/post/157864285?utm_campaign=post&showWelcomeOnShare=true Review: The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones | FanFiAddict https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/new-titles/adult-announcements/article/96687-spring-2025-fiction-nonfiction-preview-sf-fantasy-horror.html https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/the-best-books-of-march-2025 The 25 Most Anticipated and Best Horror Books of 2025 10 Most Anticipated Horror Books of 2025 – MetaStellar https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/2890-readers-most-anticipated-books-for-march?ref=Soapbox_2025_Mar_Blog_2890
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DG3zCkCPuNg/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
In NYC: Victor LaValle / Tattered Cover: Lorin Elise / Glendale: Tod Goldberg / Boulder: Arsen & Maeve.
Wish I had a link or any details. Maybe they’re out there somewhere?
Despise spreading this, but, man: how much longer is it feasible to even stay in the United States? Trying to hold on for 2028—the hope of 2028, which may very well break my heart again—but, man, I don’t know: may not be anything left to hold onto?
Alas. I know the problem/issue, but not sure I can say. But, it’s not the printer’s fault, not the publisher’s fault. I kind of want to blame Khan, really: But, MAN: check those edges, yeah?
Haven’t got to hang with him since Spain, year or three ago. Should be a good time:
Live as of today, right now. Well, maybe they went live a few hour ago? Either way, clickable/gettable/readable now: https://openroadmedia.com/contributor/stephen-graham-jones Speaking of, there’s a nifty little widget on the Open Road site, to “Follow This Author”: (not a direct-link to the target/subscription, but this button’s up-top on this page)
Same way I’ve got a place to archive reader tats, figure I should do the same for magazine covers. These are the ones I can remember. Will try to keep them in order, so you can my hair go from not-grey to quite silvery, like, you know, a yak (think there’s another “not-old hair” shot
