The Cambias Digression

Notes and thoughts on everything from what I had for breakfast to the fate of the Universe.

  • 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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  • A Feather in My Cap

    In between stops on the Great Summer 2015 Tor Books Rental Car Rally and Literary Cavalcade of Stars I managed to work in a brief interview for the fan web site Nerds of a Feather Flock Together (thanks to the magic of the Internet). You can read said interview here.

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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…

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  • A Mystic Experience

    Tomorrow the Tor Books Summer 2015 Quad-Author Mobile Quilting Bee and Hog-Calling Rodeo arrives at Mystic, Connecticut for an appearance at Bank Square Books. Join me, Brian, Max, and Elizabeth at 53 West Main Street in mystic Mystic at 1:00 p.m. for readin', signin', and general hootin' and hollerin'. Apostrophes optional.

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  • The Simsbury Massacre!

    On Saturday, July 18, at 1:00 p.m. the Tor Books Summer 2015 Author Tour and Steel Cage Masked Wrestling Hoedown arrives at the Simsbury Public Library, 725 Hopmeadow Street, in Simsbury, Connecticut. Brian, Elizabeth, Max, and I will read from our works, sign books, answer questions, and take on all comers luchador style, with no…

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  • The Odyssey Continues . . .

    . . . at Odyssey Bookshop in South Hadley, Massachusetts, on July 17 at 7:00 p.m. Elizabeth Bear, myself, Max Gladstone, and Brian Staveley will be reading from our books, signing copies, and generally being literary and fantastickal. If I had sold Darkling Sea back in 2002 or so, this would be the easiest possible tour…

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