Author of The Grace of Kings and The Paper Menagerie
Virtual Literary Festivals and Conventions In this time of social distancing, stories and books are more important than ever. We all, however, have to be a little creative in how we connect with others to celebrate storytelling. Since my book tour for The Hidden Girl and Other Stories had to be cancelled due to COVID-19, [ ]
So, I have some good news to share! AMC has ordered a primetime animated series, Pantheon, based on an interconnected series of short stories by me. Craig Silverstein and the writers have been so amazing to work with. The writers room may be one of the most fascinating storytelling innovations. AMC has given a two-season [ ]
Today is release day for my new collection, The Hidden Girl and Other Stories. You can read more about the book and see a selection of reviews and interviews at the above link as well.
I m part of an extraordinary Audible Original anthology: The Other Animals. All eight stories here are written from the perspective of a non-human animal and read by the authors themselves. The only requirement is that we all inform our stories by actual behavioral science about the animals. The stories are about both the animals and [ ]
You ready for this? Remember how for the last three-plus years I ve been working on the same book, and every time you asked me about it the answer has always been, I m still working on it ? Well, now we have a new answer. The Dandelion Dynasty is complete! Ahahahahahaha!!! Ohohoho, what is this? Dandelion Dynasty [ ]
If you go over here to Tor.com, you can see the cover for my new collection, slated to come out on February 25, 2020. Find out more about it here on my site.
My friend Chen Qiufan s debut novel, Waste Tide, is finally out in English. I did the translation, and Tor Books in the US and Head of Zeus in the UK are the publishers. The novel has been getting excellent reviews everywhere. You can see a sample of the reviews and find out more about the [ ]
“Good Hunting, which may be found in The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories, is now part of Netflix s Love, Death Robots. The series, executive produced by David Fincher, Joshua Donen, Jennifer Miller, and Tim Miller, consists of 18 awesome animated shorts centered around the titular themes. Other authors whose work was adapted include John [ ]
The second anthology of translated contemporary Chinese SF, Broken Stars, is out from Tor Books (US) and Head of Zeus (UK). I hope you enjoy the work of these amazing authors and translators.
Today is release day for The Legends of Luke Skywalker, a set of tall tales about the Jedi Knight that have been passing from cantina to freighter and from mouth to audio receptor ever since a certain farm boy left Tatooine for the wider galaxy far, far away I’ve been waiting forever to share this [ ]