Jeremy Lassen Interview

Jeremy Lassen is half of the team of Night Shade Books. He was recently interviewed by Rick Kleffel at The Agony Column. You can listen to the interview (yep, it’s an audio pod cast) here…scroll down the page to find it. Also, take the time to check out all The Agony Column has to offer, reviews, news about the publishing industry and interviews with well-known SF and Fantasy authors. And yes, there is a review of my book, here.


Three cool guys. Starting on the left is Jason Williams, the other half of the Night Shade books' team, author Alex Bledsoe and Jeremy Lassen.

CBC Radio Interview

Monday morning, November 19, at about 8:15am, Lynda Williams and I will be interviewed by Allana Stuart on 91.5 FM for Daybreak North. So tune in if you are in the area!

Grasping for the Wind Interview

I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by John Ottinger for his blog, Grasping for the Wind. Read it here.

World Fantasy Convention

This year the World fantasy convention was held in Saratoga Spring, NY, a stunning city with streets bordered by majestic Victorian houses. Horseracing is Saratoga’s main attraction, so there are statures of horses everywhere, either the solid bronze type or the whimsical fiberglass ones.






This was my favorite horse.






















WFC was an opportunity for me to meet my publisher: me and Jeremy Lassen from Night Shade Books.


I enjoyed Dave Duncan's reading.

I met a lot of new people at the con. Here are some of them: Gary Frank, Charles Coleman Finlay, Jude-Marie Green, editor at Abyss & Apex, James Alan Gardner, Joel Champetier and his wife Valerie, Peter Halasz, administrator at the Sunburst Award, L.E. Modesitt, Derryl Murphy, Linda L. Donahue, Yves Meynard and Benoit Girard of the fanzine “The Frozen Frog”.

I was delighted to meet James Alan Gardner. I love all his books.

I was happy to see many friendly faces at the con, like: Christian Sauvé, Jean-Louis Trudel, Cliff Samuels and Eileen Capes, Robert j. Sawyer, Matthew Hughes, Randy McCharles and Val King, John Joseph Adams and Jenny Rappaport.

Me and Christian Sauvé of Fractale Franboise.



The autograph reception was a success. The room was buzzing with activity.

A group of Canadian authors dining together.

My loot: all the books I brought back from the con. Ouch! My back hurts.

Reviews

I’m back from WFC—loved it—and will soon post a detail account of the convention with photos, I promise. But first, here are the reviews that came in while I was gone.


“Night Shade Books has a reputation for producing fine works of speculative fiction, including reprints of genre masters, and they don’t let their readers down with The Princes of the Golden Cage.”—Apex Science Fiction and Horror Digest
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“Nathalie Mallet’s debut novel, The Princes of the Golden Cage, hits the ground with both feet and takes off running. From the very first page the action is heart-pounding, the intrigue mysterious, and the story creative.”—Grasping for the Wind
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“Like Scheherazade, Mallet gives us a world of sand, roses and tulips, flowing silks in the richest colors, jewels and riches in a treasury worthy of Ali Baba’s cave, and sumptuous captivity for scores of young men all yearning for a single throne.”—Reading the Leaves
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“I started reading it this morning, for a break after breakfast and writing, and I couldn't put it down until I was finished. It was fun, fresh, and fast-paced. An impressive book, not just a great debut.”—Charles Coleman Finlay, author of The Prodigal Troll and Wild Things
For more details read The prodigal blog.

Busy packing

I’m leaving for the World Fantasy Convention later today. I’ve never been in Saratoga before, so I’m really looking forward to seeing the city. Now if only I can manage to stuff all I need for this trip into one suitcase, I’ll be happy. Wish me luck.

Promo

Sci-fi author Alison Sinclair sent me this great article on the subject of internet promotion. It is really interesting. Check it out!