{"id":1816,"date":"2020-06-03T17:44:59","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T00:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/?p=1816"},"modified":"2020-06-03T17:45:03","modified_gmt":"2020-06-04T00:45:03","slug":"in-which-locus-brings-me-news-of-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/2020\/06\/03\/in-which-locus-brings-me-news-of-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"In Which LOCUS Brings Me News of the World"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>(The publishing world, that is.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/locusmag.com\/2020\/06\/issue-713-table-of-contents-june-2020\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/subscribers.locusmag.com\/sites\/default\/files\/713coverx650_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"380\" height=\"488\"\/><\/a><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/locusmag.com\/2020\/06\/issue-713-table-of-contents-june-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">June 2020 (Issue 713)<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Because I am a bad friend, it wasn&#8217;t until I got <a href=\"https:\/\/locusmag.com\/2020\/06\/issue-713-table-of-contents-june-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this month&#8217;s issue of LOCUS Magazine<\/a> that I learned of two recent book deals involving awesome writers. But now I&#8217;m so excited I have to blog about it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"447\" height=\"173\" src=\"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ac-wise-deal.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ac-wise-deal.png 447w, https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ac-wise-deal-300x116.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#39;m so thrilled to end the week with some good news and welcome <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ac_wise?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ac_wise<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TitanBooks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TitanBooks<\/a>! Her debut novel WENDY, DARLING is a gorgeous, feminist reimagining of what happened to Wendy after Neverland. It&#39;s dark, rich with emotion and Wendy is the feminist icon we need right now! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/obyxgYfxlx\">pic.twitter.com\/obyxgYfxlx<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Sophie Robinson (@SophieRbnsn89) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SophieRbnsn89\/status\/1253708775959269376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 24, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A.C. Wise<\/strong> was up for multiple Nebula Awards this year, and I&#8217;ve been eagerly anticipating this book ever since I read <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/dailysciencefiction.com\/fantasy\/fairy-tales\/a-c-wise\/wendy-darling\" target=\"_blank\">her original <em>Daily Science Fiction<\/em> piece<\/a> and then learned that she was expanding it into a novel. Check out more of her work at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acwise.net\/?page_id=5\" target=\"_blank\">acwise.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"443\" height=\"177\" src=\"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/john-appel-deal.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/john-appel-deal.png 443w, https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/john-appel-deal-300x120.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We\u2019re delighted to share the news that we will be publishing Assassin\u2019s Orbit by John Appel (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/oldscout?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@oldscout<\/a>) in summer 2021! <br>Described as Battlestar Galactica meets Golden Girls, we can\u2019t wait to share more of Assassin\u2019s Orbit in the next year. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E5rEW8qcx6\">https:\/\/t.co\/E5rEW8qcx6<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Solaris Books (@Solarisbooks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Solarisbooks\/status\/1255106996954697729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>John Appel<\/strong> is an all-around great fellow (he was one of the tireless volunteers at last weekend&#8217;s SFWA Nebula Conference) and I am SOLD on his book based on that fantastic pitch alone. Read the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.solarisbooks.com\/post\/3377\" target=\"_blank\">official announcement from Rebellion Publishing<\/a> and find more of John&#8217;s work at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aetherwatch.com\/publications\/\" target=\"_blank\">aetherwatch.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both <em>Wendy, Darling<\/em> and <em>Assassin&#8217;s Orbit<\/em> are scheduled for release next summer (2021) and I CANNOT WAIT. I mean, not that I need more books to read, but I NEED to read these two in particular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(The publishing world, that is.) Because I am a bad friend, it wasn&#8217;t until I got this month&#8217;s issue of LOCUS Magazine that I learned of two recent book deals involving awesome writers. 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