2.16.26 The No-Judgment List of Books I Read in 2025
Delayed in posting this one this year — just not enough time or spoons or whatever a person is supposed to have in their utensil drawer to get everything done! But at last, I can now present the list of books I read in 2025, so get ready to take notes. As ever, I like…
Read More9.01.25 Mariska Hargitay’s 2008 throwback interview for ‘The Law & Order: SVU Unofficial Companion’
Twenty-six years ago, Law & Order: SVU came to life on NBC. It’s still running, about to kick off its 27th season on September 25. It’s now the longest-running live-action primetime series in U.S. TV history. None of which Susan Green and I could have anticipated when we heard that Dick Wolf was going to give…
Read More7.07.25 Why most SFF cons need fixing, and how CONvergence can show the way
My summer is full of conventions. Book conventions, sci-fi/fantasy conventions, you name it, I’m there if I get a chance to sell my latest books — of which there are three out in 2025 alone. But while this year may be the most conventions I’ve ever attended (see: three books out this year), it’s far…
Read More3.10.25 Things get hairy when NYT bestseller Caitlin Rozakis enrolls us in ‘The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association’
Writing funny fiction isn’t easy; writing it with style, wit and great storytelling is even harder. Yet here is Caitlin Rozakis, who in 2024 not only published the New York Times bestseller Dreadful — about an evil wizard who accidentally gives himself amnesia and then rethinks the whole “evil” part of the job description —…
Read More12.24.24 The No Judgment 2024 List of Books
It’s the end of the year, which means it’s time for everyone’s “best of” list, or “favorites of” lists — and it’s hard not to check them out for recommendations to put on your own reading lists for the next year! But I have a mixed reaction to reviews. Long ago I decided I didn’t…
Read More12.1.24 Veteran Italian gem Bottino hits all the right notes, and all the right flavors
Note: My friend and I were given free dinners at Bottino in exchange for (me) writing a post about the experience, but my opinions are my own and not influenced by anyone else. My husband likes to say that growing up for him, Italian food was just “food.” (Neither of us are of Italian extraction.)…
Read More11.16.24 What’s a TikTok pop star to do in NYC? Flowerovlove has the answer, and boy am I old
When I was younger, I went to so many concerts. I was music-obsessed. It was in my dreams, it fueled my storytelling, the lyrics gave me ideas to chew on and beliefs to consider. I felt untethered if I was going someplace and didn’t have my music with me on whatever the portable music device…
Read More11.12.24 ‘Tune in Tomorrow’ book cover evolution — Part 2!
Tune in Tomorrow, my debut novel about a reality TV show run by mythical creatures, for mythical creatures — but starring humans — has been out for the world to enjoy since August 2022. And back in May of 2022, I was able to reveal the book’s incredible, eye-popping original cover (thanks to a special…
Read More10.30.24 Russ Colchamiro investigates the world of Angela Hardwicke for the 12th time with new novel ‘Trigger Point’
I’m not sure where or when I originally met Russ Colchamiro — but I do know that I heard about his amazing interview show the Russ’s Rockin’ Rollercoaster long before we ended up connecting in person. Russ is one of those energetic forces of nature you occasionally come across in this business, a guy who…
Read More10.12.24 When it rains, it pours: On having three books coming out next year
Well, now I’ve gone and done it. I’ve signed two separate contracts for four books (and a reprint) that’ll start coming out in November (the reissue/reprint), April 2025, August 2025 and then (likely) October 2025 and sometime in 2026. This feels surreal. It also feels like the result of a lot of hard work (hard…
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