Steampunkr

Two juicy bits of book related information.

First, Ann & Jeff VanderMeer’s The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities comes out very soon.

The antho includes some great stuff from established writers like Holly Black, Naomi Novik, China Mieville, Alan Moore, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Garth Nix, Jeffrey Ford, Michael Moorcock, Carrie Vaughn, Lev Grossman, Cherie Priest, and more. But I also wanted to point out that we showcase the work of many amazing new writers, including Kelly Barnhill, Amal El-Mohtar, N.K. Jemisin, Reza Negarestani, and Charles Yu—not to mention the micro-fictions section in the back, which includes several first sales. My own contribution includes the introduction, developed with Ann, which weaves Lambshead into the history of the twentieth century.

More info, including many tantalizing photos, here.

Second, Jess Nevin’s enormous Encyclopedia of Fantastic Victoriana will be published as an e-book by Cheeky Frawg in November/December of this year.