marissalingen(25)•in #books•2137 days agoThe Fortress, by S.A. JonesReview copy provided by Erewhon Books. This is the first book I've gotten to review from Erewhon, I believe the first book they're putting out at all. It's an i...3911$1.57marissalingen(25)•in books•2137 days agoThe Fortress, by S.A. JonesReview copy provided by Erewhon Books. This is the first book I've gotten to review from Erewhon, I believe the first book they're putting out at all. It's an i...3911$1.57
marissalingen(25)•in #books•2137 days agoDecameron ProjectI'm very excited about a new project I'm involved with: the Decameron Project! Maya Chhabra, Lauren Schiller, and Jo Walton put this together, and it's an effor...3361$0.58marissalingen(25)•in books•2137 days agoDecameron ProjectI'm very excited about a new project I'm involved with: the Decameron Project! Maya Chhabra, Lauren Schiller, and Jo Walton put this together, and it's an effor...3361$0.58
marissalingen(25)•in #books•2143 days agoRevision: what and whenThe other major question(s) my friend had about revision was: how do you know what needs to be done? And how do you know when you're done? Okay, so: what you're...3111$0.57marissalingen(25)•in books•2143 days agoRevision: what and whenThe other major question(s) my friend had about revision was: how do you know what needs to be done? And how do you know when you're done? Okay, so: what you're...3111$0.57
marissalingen(25)•in #books•2144 days agoRevision: some first thoughtsOne of my friends has heard me mentioning that I'm revising various things, over the last year, and asked me to talk about my process a little more here. So I'm...3940$0.86marissalingen(25)•in books•2144 days agoRevision: some first thoughtsOne of my friends has heard me mentioning that I'm revising various things, over the last year, and asked me to talk about my process a little more here. So I'm...3940$0.86
marissalingen(25)•in #books•2145 days agoBooks read, late FebruaryJohn W. Baldwin, Paris, 1200. This is a very convenient title that will help me to find this book for reference on the shelf. It does just what it says on the t...3742$0.86marissalingen(25)•in books•2145 days agoBooks read, late FebruaryJohn W. Baldwin, Paris, 1200. This is a very convenient title that will help me to find this book for reference on the shelf. It does just what it says on the t...3742$0.86
marissalingen(25)•in #books•2150 days agoThe Winter Duke, by Claire Eliza BartlettReview copy provided by the author, who is a personal friend and represented by the same agent as me. One of the things I often talk about most enthusiastically...440$0.72marissalingen(25)•in books•2150 days agoThe Winter Duke, by Claire Eliza BartlettReview copy provided by the author, who is a personal friend and represented by the same agent as me. One of the things I often talk about most enthusiastically...440$0.72
marissalingen(25) •in #books•2155 days agoImportant toolsOne of the things I often think about advice is that it usually reflects the advice-giver's needs rather than being some kind of universal law. "Don't smack you...2250$0.81marissalingen(25)•in books•2155 days agoImportant toolsOne of the things I often think about advice is that it usually reflects the advice-giver's needs rather than being some kind of universal law. "Don't smack you...2250$0.81
marissalingen(25)•in #books•2163 days agoThe exact right thingToday it's been over three weeks since the three-day flooring project began. It will not end today. I hope it ends this week but who knows. I have learned to ju...1880$0.39marissalingen(25)•in books•2163 days agoThe exact right thingToday it's been over three weeks since the three-day flooring project began. It will not end today. I hope it ends this week but who knows. I have learned to ju...1880$0.39
marissalingen(25)•in #books•2164 days agoBooks read, early FebruaryJames Baldwin, The Fire Next Time. I had not read this fairly famous set of essays, and now I have. It was horrifying and instructive, as of course you would ex...5491$4.42marissalingen(25)•in books•2164 days agoBooks read, early FebruaryJames Baldwin, The Fire Next Time. I had not read this fairly famous set of essays, and now I have. It was horrifying and instructive, as of course you would ex...5491$4.42
marissalingen(25)•in #books•2172 days agoThe Unspoken Name, by A.K. LarkwoodReview copy provided by the author, who is a personal friend since we're repped by the same agent and all. Which is not to say that you should discount my squee...111$0.01marissalingen(25)•in books•2172 days agoThe Unspoken Name, by A.K. LarkwoodReview copy provided by the author, who is a personal friend since we're repped by the same agent and all. Which is not to say that you should discount my squee...111$0.01
marissalingen(25)•in #books•2175 days agoPresent Writers: Delia ShermanThis is the latest in a recurring series! For more about the series, please read the original post on Marta Randall, or subsequent posts on Dorothy Heydt, Barba...62$0.05marissalingen(25)•in books•2175 days agoPresent Writers: Delia ShermanThis is the latest in a recurring series! For more about the series, please read the original post on Marta Randall, or subsequent posts on Dorothy Heydt, Barba...62$0.05
marissalingen(25)•in #books•2179 days agoRevising griefThere's no particular reason why you have to make anything out of grief that's for anyone else's consumption. A lot of people don't; but then a lot of people do...1650$0.35marissalingen(25)•in books•2179 days agoRevising griefThere's no particular reason why you have to make anything out of grief that's for anyone else's consumption. A lot of people don't; but then a lot of people do...1650$0.35
marissalingen(25)•in #books•2181 days agoBooks read, late JanuaryRoland Barthes, Mourning Diary. This is the scraps of observation, literally scraps, that Barthes scribbled down about his feelings after his mother died. I had...2570$0.97marissalingen(25)•in books•2181 days agoBooks read, late JanuaryRoland Barthes, Mourning Diary. This is the scraps of observation, literally scraps, that Barthes scribbled down about his feelings after his mother died. I had...2570$0.97
marissalingen(25)•in #books•2186 days agoMoontangled, by Stephanie BurgisReview copy provided by the author, who is also a personal friend. This is the latest installment in the Harwood Spellbook series of romantic fantasies, shorter...2741$0.92marissalingen(25)•in books•2186 days agoMoontangled, by Stephanie BurgisReview copy provided by the author, who is also a personal friend. This is the latest installment in the Harwood Spellbook series of romantic fantasies, shorter...2741$0.92
marissalingen(25)•in #books•2186 days agoBooks read, early JanuaryLeigh Bardugo, Ninth House. This was a period of reading when I needed to spend a lot of time on the couch, so books I could dive into and not come up for air u...4101$1.37marissalingen(25)•in books•2186 days agoBooks read, early JanuaryLeigh Bardugo, Ninth House. This was a period of reading when I needed to spend a lot of time on the couch, so books I could dive into and not come up for air u...4101$1.37
marissalingen(25)•in #books•2191 days agoLetters from my absenceWhile I was out of town at ConFusion and surrounding fun, I had a story come out in Beneath Ceaseless Skies! Every Tiny Tooth and Claw (Or: Letters from the Fir...50$0.00marissalingen(25)•in books•2191 days agoLetters from my absenceWhile I was out of town at ConFusion and surrounding fun, I had a story come out in Beneath Ceaseless Skies! Every Tiny Tooth and Claw (Or: Letters from the Fir...50$0.00
marissalingen(25)•in #books•2191 days agoA Queen in Hiding, by Sarah KozloffReview copy provided by Tor Books. Okay, so here is what you need to know about whether this book will drive you up a tree: the princess is for no reason explai...3441$1.25marissalingen(25)•in books•2191 days agoA Queen in Hiding, by Sarah KozloffReview copy provided by Tor Books. Okay, so here is what you need to know about whether this book will drive you up a tree: the princess is for no reason explai...3441$1.25
marissalingen(25)•in #books•2201 days agoRace to the Sun, by Rebecca RoanhorseReview copy provided by the publisher. If you've been following the new releases from the Rick Riordan Presents imprint of kids' fantasies, I think you'll be pl...2570$1.00marissalingen(25)•in books•2201 days agoRace to the Sun, by Rebecca RoanhorseReview copy provided by the publisher. If you've been following the new releases from the Rick Riordan Presents imprint of kids' fantasies, I think you'll be pl...2570$1.00
marissalingen(25)•in #books•2204 days agoPresent Writers: Ellen KushnerThis is the latest in a recurring series! For more about the series, please read the original post on Marta Randall, or subsequent posts on Dorothy Heydt, Barba...2430$1.03marissalingen(25)•in books•2204 days agoPresent Writers: Ellen KushnerThis is the latest in a recurring series! For more about the series, please read the original post on Marta Randall, or subsequent posts on Dorothy Heydt, Barba...2430$1.03
marissalingen(25)•in #books•2206 days agoThis couch still open?This morning you can read my latest essay in Uncanny, Save Me a Seat on the Couch: Spoiler Culture, Inclusion, and Disability. It's about, among other things, n...3301$1.09marissalingen(25)•in books•2206 days agoThis couch still open?This morning you can read my latest essay in Uncanny, Save Me a Seat on the Couch: Spoiler Culture, Inclusion, and Disability. It's about, among other things, n...3301$1.09
