Tor.com has a helpful NYCC schedule, telling you where all their authors will be, when, and what they’ll be doing. I’m signing ARCs on Friday, then on a panel (with D.J. OLDER!??!?!?!?!?!) on Sunday, then signing more ARCs after that. Come say hi! Check Out All the Tor Books Events at New York Comic-Con 2016!
My short story “The Dirty American” is now available for your debauched delectation. Enjoy responsibly. There’s also an Author Spotlight where I talk about the why and how of the story. Peter Süskind, the filthy New York subway, gas chromatography…all sorts of interesting things. The Dirty American – Nightmare Magazine
Today I braved the belligerent heat (95 and HUMID AS A SAUNA that is why I am so rumpled and shiny) to swing by the Tor offices and pick up the best present an author can get: a physical copy of my very first book. AND THEN A HOT GUY EYED IT ON THE SUBWAY. … More
My story “The Dirty American,” which originally appeared in the Awkward Robots Orange Volume anthology, is being reprinted in Nightmare this month. It features the fine arts of scent making, kinky sex, and sociopathy. My individual story won’t be available for free on the website until 8/24, but if you drop $3, you’ll get a copy … More Aug. 2016 (Issue 47) – Nightmare Magazine
My Clarion Class (2012, the Awkward Robots) is doing our annual fundraiser thing, where we write original short fiction during the Clarion Write-A-Thon and then put together a color-themed anthology. If you donate to any of us during the Write-A-Thon, you’ll receive an eBook of the Yellow Volume! After the Write-A-Thon, the Yellow Volume will … More black hearts sated
They’re getting ready to print up ARCs, over at Tor. Soon, a select few people (including me!) will get to hold this beauty in their hands. I CANNOT WAIT!
I knew they were going to print whatever I sent them, when they asked me about my reaction to the cover. That didn’t stop me from committing complete idiocy. My honest reaction was “HOLY —-,” repeated loudly, several times over, to an empty apartment. And I AM so glad to see Aristide on the cover. I’m … More Cabaret with a Touch of Fantasy: Revealing the Cover for Amberlough
I have an essay up at Tor.com, for their And Related Subjects series. It’s about perfume and also fiction and also contains fun stories about my dad. Perfume: A Little Piece of Fiction to Wear Against Your Skin
Attended my first World Fantasy this year. Highlights included dinner with my outrageous and amazing agent Connor Goldsmith and fellow client Claire Humphrey (pictured), arm wrestling Robert Jackson Bennett in an Irish pub, and getting my hands on an ARC of his upcoming novel, CITY OF BLADES. Also, in Lessons Learned at WFC: if anyone … More
Diana Pho, editor extraordinaire, had a perfumer friend whip up a magical custom scent straight from the pages of Amberlough. Spoiler alert: it’s perfect and delicious.
Lara Elena Donnelly 