by Christie Meierz | Feb 29, 2024 | Books Read
These are all novels. Half (9, 11, 12) are by Black authors in honor of Black History Month. 8 Defiance, by C.J. Cherryh & Jane S. Fancher 9 Of Cinder & Bone, by Kyoko M. 10 Heart of Stone, by Johannes T. Evans 11 Adulthood Rites, by Octavia Butler 12 Imago,...
by Christie Meierz | Feb 4, 2024 | Books Read
Off to a good start this year, but I will point out that only 3 of these titles are actual novels. Bad Actors, by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller (reread) (novella/shorts) Bread Alone, by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller (reread) (novella/shorts) From Every Storm, by...
by Christie Meierz | Oct 11, 2023 | Publishing News, Writer's Life
Tolari Space has a publisher! A chance comment on Sharon Lee’s Facebook page put me in touch with Walt Boyes, who has, unknown to me, been a fan of Tolari Space since The Marann, and who is now editor at Novus Mundi Books, an imprint of Top of the World...
by Christie Meierz | Apr 26, 2023 | Writer's Life
Back in the beginning, when The Marann was newly released and I was writing the prequel short stories contained in Into Tolari Space, I went to visit family in Rochester, a very picturesque small city on Lake Ontario. It is located in Monroe County, New York—and the...
by Christie Meierz | Nov 7, 2022 | SF Conventions
Listening to readings at a science fiction convention is a great way to find new-to-you authors and books. There are people who make a practice of hanging out in the reading rooms for that very reason. Because of this, and because I am (it must be admitted) not...