Here’s a shoutout to all the people who showed up to the signing/reading/book launch party for The Devil’s Alphabet this past Friday. Thank so much, friends. And thanks to Danielle and everyone at the State College Barnes & Noble, who were so gracious and helpful. I very much appreciate y’all supporting a local writer of […]

So this wonderful news arrived the other night: The Devil’s Alphabet is on the list of finalists for the Philip K Dick Award, the award for books published as paperback originals. The winner will be announced in Seattle at Norwescon on April 2, 2010. When PKD died, Tom Disch founded the award in honor of […]

Okay, so I finished a chapter of the new book yesterday, and Kath and Ian both read it.  (Kath’s the wife, Ian’s the son. Emma the daughter is too busy these days to read her dad’s stuff, though she wants to.) The thing I appreciate about Kath as a reader is that she has zero […]