This blog has moved. My blog now lives here: http://nicolagriffith.com/blog/ Visit  any blog post  there , and in the sidebar sign up to...

With any luck, this will one of the last* posts on Ask Nicola and the first new post of my brand new web site . The previous design went u...

If you're in Seattle or environs come to Seattle University tomorrow, Saturday, 28 February, where I'll be taking part in the day-lo...

Every now and again I listen to a fellow writer ranting about bad reviews, or telling a funny story about bad reviews, or just rolling her e...

In 1988 one of my teachers at Clarion was Samuel R Delany. One of the things he taught that week was the three kinds of actions performed b...

If you’re in the Seattle area on Thursday night, February 19, come to Third Place Books (Lake Forest Park), and join me as I admire Kelley ...

From: Jane In the NYT today, I read a piece by Roger Cohen, quoting an Israeli author named Amos Oz.  I thought you’d like it: TEL...

From: Robert Just wanted to email you and let you know that I just finished reading Hild and I absolutely loved it.  Just to give c...

Two things. The American Library Association has announced its official list of  Notable Books 2014 , selected by the Reading List Council...

In politics there are half a hundred phrases meant as rousing calls to action which only the faithful (of whatever stripe) can hear. It'...

* This post contains spoilers for Hild  and Hild II * From: Diane My book club just had a discussion about Hild . It was a lively ex...

As I said yesterday, I'm going to be Guest of Honour at this year's Readercon , July 9-12, Burlington MA.  If you donate $250 to t...

If you're wondering what to do July 9-12, wonder no more. Come to Readercon in Burlington, Massachusetts. I'll be the Guest of H...

If you're in or near Seattle at the end of next month you might want to hear me talk at Seattle University 's Search For Meaning ...

From: Wendy Forgive my ignorance on such matters, but with all these appearances and interviews, are they required by your publisher? I&...

Picture by Hay Kranen / PD.  The long tail is that of the demand curve of products versus sales. The best-sellers are all at one end, b...

Jonathan Strahan has released the table of contents for his upcoming The Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Vol 9 , to ...

So. The Supreme Court will hear four same-sex marriage appeal cases in (probably) April and issue their ruling in (most likely) late June*. ...

Nielsen  Bookscan   numbers are not always a good indicator of real-world sales. The other day my paperback publisher told me they'd...

We are only 13 days into 2015 and emails are pouring in asking me for things and the pace seems to be picking up. (Well over a dozen; three ...