I absolutely do not need one more t-shirt in my life. Which is of course why I have developed a fondness for two : Science is a Verb Now and You're a Good Man, Charlie Darwin . There was a ghost cat in the kitchen this morning, audibly eating crunchies. Hexapuma sat on the bench above the cat plates, ears pricked forward; Mozart politely chickened down on the rug in front of the plates, and...

Yule Chapbook 2009 -- You've been asking about this Adventures in the Liaden Universe® #16 is coming in November. This year's Yule chapbook will contain two new stories by Lee and Miller, "Moon on the Hills," and "Hidden Resources." The book itself will be titled Halfling Moon , and yes, both stories deal with Clan Korval, after Liad. Halfling Moon will be $11 (don't forget postage if you send...

Yesterday was a day of parts. There was the almost-getting-smashed-up part, of which the less said the better. There was the delivery of 1543.96 lbs worth of Fledgling to SRM Publisher's Galactic Headquarters in the bustling metropolis of Waterville, Maine. Steve single-mandedly got the cartons under roof. We're still waiting for delivery of certain mailing supplies, and of course, the books...

The auction for the papers associated with Lee and Miller's Carpe Diem has ended. Congratulations to the fortunate winner! While the weather outside is cooling down, the weather in the attic office is...not. Today after work, I came home and napped, hoping to settle a headache (of which more in a moment) so nasty it was starting to upset my stomach. With Mozart's help, I fell asleep, waking in time...

Pre-supporters of Fledgling Take Note! Those who donated $25 or more toward the Fledgling online project and are therefore eligible to receive a thank-you book from the authors should have received an email from Scott Raun, long-time list-master for the Liaden Universe® News and the Friends of Liad mailing lists. Scott is verifying the addresses in the subscriber database, so that we can be...as...

Steve and I went to the ocean yesterday. The weather was sunny and hot, which was Just Perfect for the beach, though it intends to remain that way for the foreseeable future, which is not so Perfect, as I am no longer at the beach. But! Yesterday, I walked miles along the ocean's edge, intending to pay my respects to Googin's Rock. Alas, the tide was in sufficiently to thwart my plan, and curtail...

I'm doing mailing address verifications for rolanni & kinzel - their novel Fledgling is coming out from Baen in September, and they promised dead-tree editions to anyone who made sufficiently large contributions when they were doing the first draft on-line. This post in theo_waitley is my current Lost Souls list. If you're feeling bored, ambitious, helpful, or just plain...

NEW PUBLISHER FOR FIRST 10 LIADEN NOVELS That's right, the first 10 Liaden Universe® novels will be returning to print, repackaged with new covers by Baen Books into 4 trade paper omnibus editions, thanks to yeoman efforts by our agent Jennifer Jackson. The ink is still drying on this, so publication dates, volume titles, and cover artists are still up in the air. The likely order of appearance...

Happy Birthday kinzel !!!

Happy Birthday kate_nepveu , kinzel , mmagidow