Archive - Ellen Kushner's Bad Advice

Some spells against despair

lightly footnoted

Jan 30 •

Special Jan. 20th Edition: Read for your life!

including 2 books I like that are new, and a series of awkward footnotes

Jan 20 •

Introductions: Biography of a Novel

with an Welcome to new readers . . . and the inevitable footnotes

May 4, 2024 •

Whither I am bound

Australia & New Zealand (with guest appearances by Singapore & HK), plus footnotes

Mar 1 •

Paris to Italy, and back again. With poetry for comfort, and a very great loss . . .

. . . and the usual footnotes

Nov 9, 2024 •

Progress and Resolutions

YES AND far too many footnotes

Jan 17 •

Well, I'm back. NYC, theater, Readercon... & a sneak peek

plus the inevitable footnotes

Jul 10 •

...And Away We Go!

But first, a video interview about writing. (With the inevitable footnotes)

Jun 11, 2024 •

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 •

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 •

Riverside in Italy at last!

And a Great Oak Table in Devon (with the inevitable footnotes).

Oct 29, 2024 •

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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