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I'll be on an incredible panel with V.E. Schwab and Veronica Roth at the LA Times Festival of Books in April! Come if you're in the area, I think it'll be pretty amazing.

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I have spent a year trying to pants this novel and I just cannot do it. I just can't. I am plotting the bejeezus out of the rest of it.

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Sometimes novel-writing feels like walking a tightrope without a net. Or a tightrope. Which is fine as long as you don't look down, except that I keep looking down. (I realize that this ranks very, very low on the list of the world's ills today.)

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I've never been a finalist for a Hugo, Nebula or World Fantasy Award. Which is 100% fine, I get plenty of stuff! But if you're nominating for the Hugos, and you liked Bright Sword, don't hold back.

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Vote with your heart on your favorite reads from last year, in the Locus Awards! 🌙 Locus Magazine is a nonprofit promoting both big names & small press & indie authors. Voting ends April 15. ✨ Cast your vote: poll.voting.locusmag... #LocusAwards #SFF #books #booksky

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More Bright Sword diary entries: a Celtic problem, Hamilton, and a descent into the underworld levgrossman.substack.com/p/a-season-i...

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I read The Bright Sword by @levgrossman.bsky.social and Service Model by @aptshadow.bsky.social back to back, both of which center around characters navigating a world that has fallen apart, and I highly recommend the pairing. Anyone want to recommend a favorite book “double feature”?

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Very chuffed to find THE BRIGHT SWORD up for an LA Times Book Prize! I will be in LA for this ... events.latimes.com/festi…

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I've been writing BLOOD IN THE MACHINE for months, but I was on the fence about going all-in. Recent events have made the call easier. Elon Musk, the Silicon Valley oligarchs and their AI are taking over. I want to do all I can to push back. I hope you'll join me, and I'm asking for your support.

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What I'm working on and how it's going levgrossman.substack.com/p/the-state-...

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Last Stop Corbenic is up to 1000 subscribers! Probably mostly because it's free and I only post once every two weeks. I invite everybody to join who's interested in King Arthur and my writerly insecurities levgrossman.substack.com

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🧝📚 One does not simply skip this episode. Tolkien and @theresthistory.bsky.social fans, the wait is over! Our special The Lord of the Rings episode with Dominic Sandbrook is out now, ready for you wherever you get your podcasts 🎧 #TheRestIsHistory #tolkienfan #lotr #bookpodcast

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Boy, was @levgrossman.bsky.social's "Bright Sword" a timely book.

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A super-special episode on The Lord of the Rings with Dominic Sandbrook from @theresthistory.bsky.social to launch the Secret Life of Books in the UK. Big, big feelings and deep, deep voices coming your way with Gandalf, Aragorn, Frodo and many more. https://buff.ly/4aNjkth #lotr #booksky

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In the rough draft of The Magician's Land, Janet killed somebody with her twin ice axes Sorrow & Sorrow and then said "I guess you could say he was axing for it." I understand why the beta readers made me cut that line but there are times when I feel regret.

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You can now buy ebooks from Bookshop.org. Which means that indie and local bookstores can now sell ebooks and retain the full profit therefrom. Go forth! bookshop.org/ebooks

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Thanks to @andrewliptak.com for pointing me to this supercool Grolier collection of imaginary magical books, including THE WORLD IN THE WALLS by Christopher Plover grolierclub.omeka.net/exhibits/sho... #themagicians

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Love to see the amazing Nicholas Guy Smith up for an Audie Award for his reading of The Bright Sword www.audiopub.org/audies-final...

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How did teenage Jane Austen turn a playful story about emotional excess into Sense and Sensibility, a searing satire? This week, Sophie and Jonty unpack how Austen’s redrafts cranked up the emotional stakes, exposing the injustice of the world her characters couldn’t escape.

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I'm a massive fan of @slobpodcast.bsky.social -- and yes I'm married to one of the co-hosts, but I maintain that it is _objectively_ one of the funniest, smartest podcasts around. Some great recent episodes include ...

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A new post on the enchantress Nimue, who is both the best and worst character in the King Arthur legendarium open.substack.com/pub/levgross...

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The only thing still holding my phone together is the promotional sticker that came with THE BOOK OF LOVE by kellylink.bsky.social

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Look at that! Tip of hat to @alamedapeg.bsky.social who pointed me to it

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The Best Fantasy Books of 2024 www.pastemagazine.com/books/fantas... @tkingfisher.com @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social @tashasuri.bsky.social @sung-il-kim.com @levgrossman.bsky.social @vajra.me

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I can't see the US Apple Books Store from Australia (where I currently am) BUT I believe The Bright Sword is on sale there for $2.99 as part of the 'best of' sale www.apple.com/apple-books/

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Winter makes me want to snuggle up with a book. (Well, so do the other three seasons.) Best book I’ve read so far this year: @levgrossman.bsky.social’s The Bright Sword. Other recommendations?

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“…..we are made for a bright world, but live in a dark one.” The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman The Bright Sword is a magnificent, miracle of a book by @levgrossman.bsky.social

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