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Keep an Eye on That Tregillis Fellow (Before He Steals Your Silverware)

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The publication date for my debut novel is six weeks out, but I’ve been very pleasantly surprised, and honored, by some of the buzz generated around Bitter Seeds.

Over at Stomping on Yeti, the venerable stomper of yetis has included me in his list of 25 Authors Worth Watching in 2010 and Beyond.  I’m simply blown away, and more than a little humbled, to see my name listed alongside such incredible writers as Greg van Eekhout, Rachel Swirsky, Leah Bobet, Jack Skillingstead, Theodora Goss, Mary Robinette Kowal, Aliette de Bodard, and Beth Bernobich, just to name a few.  I can only hope that I earn a spot alongside them someday.  But who am I to argue?  He stomps on yetis, people!  And that’s not something I want to mess with.

Stomping on Yeti has been following up the original list with in-depth looks at each of the 25 authors.  I was included in the second spotlight, number 2 of 5.

Bitter Seeds also made it into Simply the Best’s weekly roundup for February 27, under a book recommendation from Daniel Abraham.  Hooray!

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Boskone

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The weekend of February 12-14 marked the 47th Boskone, but only my second trip to this terrific convention in Boston. I’m glad that it’s firmly on my radar now—just as with last year’s trip, this was well worth the time and effort.

Read below the cut for a long and somewhat discursive report.

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Where To Pre-Order Bitter Seeds

Posted on by eidolon

Okay.  So, it appears, for the moment, that Amazon has replaced the pre-order button for Bitter Seeds.

But, you know… I’m not feeling super great about this.  “This” being the whole thing where Amazon decided a viable “negotiation” tactic in its disagreement with Macmillan was to hold hostage the sales of hundreds and hundreds of authors.  In fact, when you get right down to it, I’m feeling just the tiniest bit pissed off about it.  (My Milkweed novels—Bitter Seeds, The Coldest War, and Necessary Evil—are to be published by Tor, which is part of Macmillan.)

Because that’s exactly what any debut author wants to see—a spectacular corporate hissy-fit that removes his or her book from the largest online bookseller in the world.

So.  Below the cut, I’ve posted a long list of booksellers, from chains to small independents, both in the USA and overseas, where Bitter Seeds can be pre-ordered (now) or purchased (when April 13 rolls around). 

And hey, if you don’t feel like buying my novel, that’s cool.  But please consider buying something from a Macmillan author whose work does strike your fancy.  Many, many people lost sales during Amazon’s public display of ass-hattery.  Sales they need to make a living.   John Scalzi said it best here.

Update, 8 February 2010: Here’s a cool service from the Author’s Guild: Who Moved My Buy Button?

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