Interview with Teresa Frohock, author of Miserere

Teresa Frohock is both a friend and the author of Miserere: an Autumn Tale, a book I enjoyed so much that I gave her the following blurb: “Miserere is about redemption, and the triumph of our best impulses over our worst. It’s also about swords, monsters, chases, ghosts, magic, court intrigues and battles to the death. It’s also (and this … Read More

Three questions with Alaya Johnson, author of Moonshine

I reviewed Alaya Johnson’s new novel Moonshine here. Alaya was also kind enough to answer some questions about the book. When you and I first discussed Moonshine back in 2009, I got the sense that it would be a much darker book than it turned out to be. Did the tone change, or did I just project my own atmosphere … Read More

Interview with Liane Merciel, author of The River Kings’ Road

The River Kings’ Road, the first novel by Liane Merciel, introduces her world of Ithelas. It’s the tale of a knight caught between conflicting desires, a poor woman struggling to save a child, and the fate of kingdoms hanging in the balance. Liane was kind enough to answer some questions about the creation of her world and her writing process. … Read More

New interview posted

I’m interviewed about both The Sword-Edged Blonde and Blood Groove over at Graeme’s Fantasy Book Review. He asks some fun questions.

New interview, new review

Jeff Cunningham interviews me at his blog, and there’s a perceptive review of The Sword-Edged Blonde over at Perrynomasia. Check ’em out!

Interview: Mary Jo Pehl of MST3K and Cinematic Titanic

When The Sword-Edged Blonde was released in hardcover in 2007 (it’ll be out later this month in paperback; see sidebar for more info), its high-concept idea–sword-and-sorcery fantasy written as hard-boiled detective fiction–led a lot of people to think it was a parody of its two genres, using one (detective) to mock the other (fantasy). This was never my intent. Although … Read More