Oh, I'm intrigued by Margery Kempe (giving Mariette in Ecstasy and Matrix vibes?). Finally getting to the big 2024 reads, including Percival Everett's James, which is outstanding. Happy New Year!
I doubt I'll ever be able to take one of your seminars, so I follow what you're reading. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on those books. And I'm thrilled that you'll be posting more craft content! Are you open to suggested topics?
What a superb end-of-year post, M! Thank you for this and wow those reviews! TBR pile is tottering already....
My fave read of the year was McCarthy's "Stella Maris". *genuflect* Read that early on after finishing 2023 with "Passenger". My mind is still reeling, and I think I drained my tear ducts with the set. If I was going to pen a review, my focus would be on the set being McCarthy's homage to Faulkner's "The Sound and the Fury".
Also discovered spec-fic master, Angela Slatter! Recommend starting with "Sourdough & Other Stories". Queen of interwoven plotting.
Thank you Matt for moderating our Changing Hands event! Hand to god I admire your literary citizenship and hope to model it someday.
And Twitter may be gone for me but the legacy of Lucy Sky lives on!
Haha, what a weird brain break typo! Fixed!
I laughed!
Added several of these to my TBR. Matt, I appreciate your genuine love of the word and generous support of fellow writers. This post shines with both.
Thanks for this, Matt! Your advice is always so actionable.
Oh, I'm intrigued by Margery Kempe (giving Mariette in Ecstasy and Matrix vibes?). Finally getting to the big 2024 reads, including Percival Everett's James, which is outstanding. Happy New Year!
I doubt I'll ever be able to take one of your seminars, so I follow what you're reading. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on those books. And I'm thrilled that you'll be posting more craft content! Are you open to suggested topics?
All the best to you and yours for the new year!
What a superb end-of-year post, M! Thank you for this and wow those reviews! TBR pile is tottering already....
My fave read of the year was McCarthy's "Stella Maris". *genuflect* Read that early on after finishing 2023 with "Passenger". My mind is still reeling, and I think I drained my tear ducts with the set. If I was going to pen a review, my focus would be on the set being McCarthy's homage to Faulkner's "The Sound and the Fury".
Also discovered spec-fic master, Angela Slatter! Recommend starting with "Sourdough & Other Stories". Queen of interwoven plotting.
Here's to 2025!
Lovely to find your update in my inbox! Happy 2025 to you!