Recent interviews, etc
(aside from that panel, couple of posts previous)
Best Reads from Lately
Excerpts from AI-Written Rom-Coms That Prove Human Writers Are Obsolete – McSweeney’s Internet Tendency https://www.science.org/content/article/modern-humans-and-neanderthals-may-have-overlapped-shared-culture-western-europe https://rapozacomics.carbonmade.com/projects/5313679 https://willchristopherbaer.substack.com/p/move-37 300,000-year-old snapshot: Oldest human footprints from Germany found Network of ancient Maya cities reveals well-organized civilization – The Washington Post Image Comics ditches Diamond for Lunar to get its comics into comic shops after a 25+ year relationship
Hollwood Squares
Here we are in an image: Here we are in a clip: Full recording viewable for free here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/authors-on-with-83541405
San Antonio Book Festival
(I somehow never posted a recap of this. had it ready, just never made it live . . .) Started out telling stories on stage: Believe the events shows up as a podcast in a couple weeks. And, next day, POV from the stage: Then the room filled up some more: Aftershots: Then it was
Best Reads from Lately
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/sunday/word-processing-exclamation-mark-1.6795166 The Matawan Man-eater: The real-life inspiration for Jaws Blackfeet/NiimÃipuu actress Lily Gladstone on the verge of stardom Here’s How One Angry Parent Got All Graphic Novels Pulled From a School District https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the-little-engine-that-could-but-chose-not-to https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2023/04/06/orangutan-breastfeeding-101-moos-cprog-orig-bdk.cnn Goujian: The Ancient Chinese Sword that Defied Time | Ancient Origins https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/texas-woman-lake-jeep-17890787.php Why is Bluetooth Called Bluetooth? (Hint: Vikings!) | Smart
Andy the Mammoth Hunter, etc
Which is to say: that urban fantasy series I made up for The Only Good Indians. Or, thought I was making up:
Mannequins, Elk, Chainsaws, & Muskrats:
https://litreactor.com/columns/march-madness-8-books-that-will-mess-with-your-head https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/2552-our-speculative-fiction-mood-ring-find-your-next-read https://jamesdavisnicoll.com//review/shiver-in-my-bones https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/final-girls-and-fantasies-on-stephen-graham-joness-my-heart-is-a-chainsaw/ https://boywithletters.blogspot.com/2022/06/el-unico-indio-bueno.html In Review: Earthdivers #3 https://www.scifipulse.net/in-review-earthdivers-6/
Reaper fun
https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-dont-fear-the-reaper-by-stephen-graham-jones/ https://www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2023/3/9/dont-fear-the-reaper-by-stephen-graham-jones https://robsaucedo.substack.com/p/that-reminds-me-of-a-movie Don’t Fear the Reaper ⋆ Curiosity Killed the Bookworm http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/226976/dont-fear-the-reaper-by-stephen-graham-jones-read-by-isabella-star-lablanc-jane-levy/ https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-final-girl-returns-home-on-stephen-graham-joness-dont-fear-the-reaper/ https://michaelpatrickhicks.substack.com/p/review-dont-fear-the-reaper-by-stephen https://www.nypl.org/blog/2023/03/14/new-horror-thrillers-scarier-scream? https://www.scarymommy.com/entertainment/best-thriller-books-2023
Tulsa
Guess I’m a little late to get this on the site—happened a month ago, at least?—better now than never:
LA Times Book Festival 2023
Couldn’t have been a better time: Snapped a shot of the crowd from my angle, too (this is after the Q&A, after a few folks had stepped out): And here we are after it was over: And then it was one hour-long signing line followed immediately by another hour-long signing at the Mysterious Galaxy booth.