Audrey Niffenegger gave a terrific talk. She was a lot quirkier than I had been imagining. (In a good way.) She listed among her interests comic books and taxidermy, and when asked to recommend authors, the first one she named was Kelly Link. I was impressed enough that I ended up shelling out for a print version of The Time Traveler’s Wife so I could have her sign it, even though I’d already paid for and listened to the audiobook version. (I listened to it while bicycling around the Netherlands, which as far as I’m concerned is just about the perfect way to experience an audiobook.)
Yesterday I went over to the Hammer museum to see readings by some of the authors listed by Granta as the best young (under 35) fiction writers. Oddly, my name doesn’t seem to appear on the list anywhere. Must be a typo. Anyway, the readings were fun. Tonight I think I’m going to head over to Vroman’s to try to see Chuck Palanhuik, though I have a feeling the place is going to be mobbed.
I got my contract from Realms of Fantasy for “Transformations.” The story is (tentatively) scheduled for the December 2007 issue.
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