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Some spells against despair
lightly footnoted
Jan 30 • 
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Some spells against despair
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Special Jan. 20th Edition: Read for your life!
including 2 books I like that are new, and a series of awkward footnotes
Jan 20 • 
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Special Jan. 20th Edition: Read for your life!
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Introductions: Biography of a Novel
with an Welcome to new readers . . . and the inevitable footnotes
May 4, 2024 • 
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Introductions: Biography of a Novel
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Whither I am bound
Australia & New Zealand (with guest appearances by Singapore & HK), plus footnotes
Mar 1 • 
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Whither I am bound
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Paris to Italy, and back again. With poetry for comfort, and a very great loss . . .
. . . and the usual footnotes
Nov 9, 2024 • 
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Paris to Italy, and back again. With poetry for comfort, and a very great loss . . .
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Progress and Resolutions
YES AND far too many footnotes
Jan 17 • 
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Progress and Resolutions
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Well, I'm back. NYC, theater, Readercon... & a sneak peek
plus the inevitable footnotes
Jul 10 • 
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Well, I'm back. NYC, theater, Readercon... & a sneak peek
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...And Away We Go!
But first, a video interview about writing. (With the inevitable footnotes)
Jun 11, 2024 • 
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...And Away We Go!
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UPDATE: Back in NYC . . . sort of
I need a Writing Retreat in the worst way so off I go (with the inevitable footnotes).
Dec 2, 2024 • 
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UPDATE: Back in NYC . . . sort of
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August again? So soon?
Almost a year ago this day, I sent out a Substack letter I’d begun in Paris at the start of the most exciting summer I think I’ve ever had: certainly…
Aug 14, 2023 • 
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August again? So soon?
Riverside in Italy at last!
And a Great Oak Table in Devon (with the inevitable footnotes).
Oct 29, 2024 • 
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Riverside in Italy at last!
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British Library Fantasy Exhibit opens . . . with me in it! A welcome to new subscribers. And the inevitable footnotes.
"Fantasy: Realms of Imagination" runs 27 October - 25 February. Catch me onstage in London on 9 November.
Sep 17, 2023 • 
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British Library Fantasy Exhibit opens . . . with me in it! A welcome to new subscribers. And the inevitable footnotes.
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