Category: Travel
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Vacation in France, Day 1
Diane and I set out on the morning of June 28 on a trip to France to celebrate 25 years of marriage. Our first stop was the town of Byfield, Massachusetts, in the coastal marshes near Newburyport and Rowley, north of Boston. That's right: we dropped our son off at summer camp in Innsmouth. Actually…
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Thirty-Six Hours Over Albacon!
Tomorrow I set out for Albacon* in romantic Albany, NY. I'll be at the convention for thirty-six hours, but those hours are packed! Friday, March 4, 11:00 a.m.: POV Waltz — Panel discussion about the use of point-of-view in fiction; part of the Albacon writing workshop series. Saturday, March 5, 11:00 a.m.: Autographing — As always, bring…
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Boskone 2016, Featuring ME!
Join me at Boskone (February 19-21, 2016) at the Westin hotel in Boston, MA for New England's longest running science fiction and fantasy convention. It's going to be a fun weekend filled with books, film, art, music, gaming, and more. For more information about Boskone, check out The Boskone Blog, Twitter, and Facebook. Visit the Boskone…
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Empire of the Dragon Khan
That's actually a pretty good fantasy novel title . . . This weekend I will be an "attending professional" (kind of like a guest, only not as cool) at Dragon-Con in Atlanta. You can find me (if you can find anything in the massive crowd of Star Wars stormtroopers, anime catgirls, superheroes, and Klingons) at…
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Scenes From a Book Tour
Two of the events from the late Tor Books Big Summer Author Tour and Giant Spider Jamboree are now available on video. Everyone who missed our live appearances can experience the wonder and glory of Elizabeth Bear, Me, Max Gladstone, and Brian Staveley. The first video is our appearance at Google NYC: The second…
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Showdown at Phoenix
SUNDAY! SUNDAY! SUNDAY! At the BIIIG Phoenix Books in Burlington Vermont! THE ULTIMATE DRAMA SHOWDOWN! The Tor Books Summer 2015 Author Tour ends with a four-way Literary Duel! THIS IS THE BIG ONE! Brian "Madman" Staveley, Max "Maximum Stone" Gladstone, Elizabeth "The Grizzly" Bear, and James "L." Cambias compete to out-drama each other in readings…
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Everybody’s Invited
To the penultimate stop on the Tor Books Big Summer 2015 Hot Air Balloon Steel Cage Deathmatch and Author Showdown! On July 25 we'll be appearing in Brattleboro, Vermont at 6:00 p.m. Important note: although the event is hosted by Everybody's Books, the actual event will not take place at the store. Instead, you can…
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Scouring the Shire
This evening at 6 p.m., the Tor Books Big Summer 2015 Writin' Regatta and Author Swimsuit Beauty Contest arrives at Northshire Bookstore in horse-obsessed Saratoga Springs, New York. This is our only stop in New York State, so be sure to come out for an evening of readings, book signing, and discussion about how we…
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Tors Tour To Towne
Tomorrow, July 22, the Rootin' Tootin' Tor Books Four-Author All-Singing, All-Dancing Book Tour and Menagerie of Savage Carnivores arrives at Towne Book Center in Collegeville Pennsylvania for an evening of readings, signing, and discussion. The show starts at 7:00 p.m. at 220 Plaza Drive in Collegeville, moderated by Chris Urie of the Geekadelphia 'blog. We…
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The Stamford Incident
On July 20, the four authors of the Tor Books Summer 2015 Literary Stampede will arrive in the dusty town of Stamford, in the far western reaches of Connecticut. There, at 7:00 p.m. we will appear at the Ferguson Library (One Public Library Plaza) for readings, signings, and farewells. That's right: this is our LAST…
The Cambias Digression 