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Uncanny Magazine just published my short story “The Cinema of Babel,” about grief and friendship and a traveling movie theater that might contain every movie ever made. “Ten stories above the city, trespassing in an empty office tower. Converted, for who knows how long and probably entirely without the knowledge or consent of its owner, […]
Fully kvelling over here: the Locus Award ballot just dropped, and my short story “Courtney Lovecraft’s Book of the Dead” is a nominee!! I spent 17 years figuring out how to write this story, and I’m so gratified that folks connected with my angry supernatural drag queen!! People said it was an “absolute banger,” “full […]
This month, I’m starting a new long-form writing project – “Jupiter Ruins Everything.” It’s like a novel you can get for free, delivered to your inbox a chapter at a time. The base content will be free, but paid subscribers will get bonus material like cut scenes (including smutty ones), alternate POVs, playlists for particular […]
How cool is this??!? The National Building Museum is hosting “In Pursuit of Healthy & Equitable Cities” 2/12 – using my novel BLACKFISH CITY as a springboard! The event launches the Museum’s season of NEA Big Read programs, featuring my book as the Museum’s 2025 selection. (??!?!?!)Come through, DC! Click here to register. It’s free, […]
Welcome to the other side of the threshold, fellow time travelers. We’ve crossed over into 2026. A blank slate. Right? New beginnings, new chances, new resolutions. Never mind that the Death Cult steering this ship is trotting out the same old nightmare scenarios, that war and hate and hunger and genocide still loom large. We […]
Wow wow wow – RED STAR HUSTLE / APPREHENSION became an instant USA Today bestseller, making the list in its debut week!! The news came while Mary Robinette Kowal and I were neck-deep in an incredible tour to promote our Saga Double, which was an incredible and overwhelming whirlwind of events – nine cities, eight […]
Courtney Lovecraft will be the first one to tell you—she’s an old-school, old-ass drag queen, and she does old-school drag. Her makeup is caked-on, dramatic and impeccable—the evil queen from a Disney cartoon made flesh.
Less than a month until RED STAR HUSTLE / APPREHENSION drops, and I’m excited to announce that Mary Robinette Kowal and I will be hitting the road together! Full tour dates are below. I’ll keep this page updated with live links as we get them, but for now – check out where and when we’ll be, […]
I have a new short story entitled “WHAT DOES JOY LOOK LIKE,” included in WE WILL RISE AGAIN: Speculative Stories and Essays on Protest, Resistance and Hope. The anthology will be published by Saga Press on December 2nd, but you can preorder the collection now! From genre luminaries, esteemed organizers, and exciting new voices in […]
Lit Hub just dropped their list of the 33 most highly-anticipated science fiction fantasy / horror books of the rest of 2025, and I was super excited to see RED STAR HUSTLE / APPREHENSION on there! Here’s what they had to say: Mary Robinette Kowal / Sam J. Miller, Apprehension / Red Star Hustle S&S / […]
I know what you’re thinking! The world doesn’t need another author newsletter. Don’t get me wrong – I love them, and I subscribe to TONS of them, but I couldn’t find anything meaningful or special that *I* could contribute. And while I may not be able to write a newsletter, I CAN write an okay […]
I’m a winner, baby! The French translation of KID WOLF AND KRAKEN BOY took home the ActuSF Award for Alternate History! I wrote a book about how two men in 1929 daring to love each other could change the course of history, and I’m profoundly moved that it resonated with the award jury. And I […]
I was interviewed for episode thirteen of the awesome podcast Futureverse!! According to the episode summary: In this episode of Futureverse, Molly Wood and Ramanan Raghavendran sit down with acclaimed author Sam J. Miller. They explore themes of dystopia, activism, and the intersection of technology and nature while reflecting on the realities of marginalized communities, the impact of AI…
The finalists for the prestigious Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire have been announced, and my novella “Kid Wolf & Kraken Boy” is on the ballot in the “NOUVELLE ÉTRANGÈRE / FOREIGN SHORT FICTION” category! It’s the oldest and biggest French prize dedicated to the “literatures of the imaginary” – I am so moved and grateful to […]
HUGE MAGNIFICENT WOW MOMENT NEWS: My next novel RED STAR HUSTLE will be published in 2025 by Saga Press, an incredible imprint of Simon & Schuster. It’s about Aran, a far-future outer-space rent boy who gets framed for murder, who is on the run and trying to clear his name (pursued by a bad-ass bounty […]