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It's May 27th, and there is, believe it or not, a new Dear Reader. If you've been wondering what deep dark rabbit hole I fell into, now's your chance to find out.

Scott Andrews' e-antho of the best (so far) of his e-zine Beneath Ceaseless Skies is now available for an insanely reasonable price, formatted for your Kindle or iPad (among other devices). I do believe you can find it here or here.

There's a scintillating interview with yours truly on SF Signal, courtesy of Charles Tan. Me on optimism. Now you've got to be curious.

Lovecraft Unbound, which features a story by yours truly, has been nominated for a Bram Stoker Award, a Shirley Jackson Award, and a Locus Award. Whew! Check out Ellen Datlow's site for this and other good news about the antho, and also about Ellen, who goes on racking up the nominations for her most excellent editorial and critical work.

The Full Moon City werewolf anthology is in bookstores, including my original story "Country Mothers' Sons." Another, slightly more famous Holly has a story in it too: Holly Black. Check. It. Out.

Jetse Devries's Shine anthology of optimistic futures is now out in print, including my story "Summer Ice". Check out the site, order a book, what the hell.

The Year's Best Fantasy and Science Fiction put out by Rich Horton and Prime Books is, well, out, and includes my story "The Long, Cold Goodbye".

I got a couple of mentions on the Locus 2010 recommended reading list. "The Long, Cold Goodbye" is on there, and so is "Thieves of Silence", both under the Novelette heading.

I'm keeping my favorite blurb up because it's my favorite: "I read this one during a flight through a bad storm, and at one point the plane shook so violently that everyone screamed and some passengers started praying. My thought was: Now I'll never find out how this book ends." -- Fantasy Book Critic


cover art by David Ho

The Engine's Child is still in stores!

For the uninitiated: you can find out more about the book here.

The first chapter of The Engine's Child is still available for your perusal here. Or you can log on to Amazon and get the actual book mailed right to your door.

"If you enjoy your fantasy with richly unusual settings, powerful female characters, and/or the hybridization of magic and technology, The Engine's Child definitely deserves your attention."

"This is not your traditional fantasy, but an excursion to an island of diverting strangeness and curious possibilities. I like this a lot and hope you give it a try too."

"The Engine's Child is an absolute page-turner featuring a wonderful writing style, imaginative setting and strong characters. Just don't expect a by the numbers epic fantasy. Highly, highly recommended, The Engine's Child has made me a new fan of Holly Phillips..."

"Phillips style is never less than spellbinding. [She] is a writer of vision and grace."

"'The Engine's Child' suggests that we've stepped past the boundaries of genre and into literature that knows no boundaries."

"Richly complex."

"Richly imaginative."

"A rush of images and emotions ... a well-realized fantasy world...delightful prose."

NOTICE: For anyone who is looking for promotional material, marketing information, or wants to get ahold of me for an interview or other public engagement, please contact Ballentine publicist Lisa Barnes (lbarnes AT randomhouse DOT com).

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