I found a pretty piece of public-domain nautical art that was better than the public-domain nautical art on the original cover, so The Macedonian now has a new, prettier cover. The text is still the same, though. If you want to buy a new copy just for the cool new cover, however, don’t let me stop […]

At a panel at Eastercon— or perhaps it was the interview, I’m not sure– I made a statement that seemed to catch everyone by surprise. “If we ever succeed in populating other worlds,” I said, “the first thing they’ll do is lose interest in Earth history, because none of it will be relevant.” Which seemed […]

I see that BBCA is showing The Spies of Warsaw, with David Tennant, this very evening, and I thought I’d do my best to warn you off it, since I saw it on a transatlantic flight just last week. The Spies of Warsaw is based on a novel by Alan Furst that I very much like, […]

I’ve been back in the States for a few days now, and am almost over the jet lag. I’ve always found East-to-West a lot harder to get over than West-to-East. One of the joys of returning to my home is that I can finally sit in a room with enough light to read.  Three weeks […]