They say don't worry...

I wrote a little something about Curtis Mayfield and the apocalypse for The A.V. Club. Pretty happy with how it came out. I only wish I'd had the chance to interview Mayfield before he died... Thankfully, he said it all in his music. And then some.

Tonight: Tattered Cover event

Okay, kinda last-minute, but... tonight I'll be participating in a literary event at the Colfax Avenue location of Tattered Cover in Denver. It's a pre-party for next week's World Book Night festivities. Along with my fellow Denver writers Brenna Yovanoff and Kona Morris, I'll be reading from and discussing a book that has inspired me. My pick: Christopher Priest's 1974 mind-blowing science-fiction masterpiece The Inverted World. The whole thing kicks off at 5 p.m. I think some live music is planned. I may also dance or barf or something.

More Taft 2012 Press

And since I'm on the subject of Taft 2012 coverage, here are a few cool things that have popped recently:

A review by Wes Vernon for The Washington Times.

An interview by Scott Butki for Blogcritics.

An audio review by Kristin Dreyer Kramer for PRX's Shelf Discovery.

A lengthy and insightful audio interview with the great Dave Ashton at Denver's own KGNU Community Radio.

Thanks, everyone! The kind attention and honest opinions, positive or otherwise, are all sincerely appreciated.

Interview for Rivera Runs Through It

The book blogger Nicole Rivera graciously interviewed me for her fantastic blog, Rivera Runs Through It. Unlike most of my recent interviews, it focuses more on the books that have influenced me since I was a kid. Some of them may surprise you... Others, well, you probably saw them coming! Many thanks to Ms. Rivera for reading Taft 2012 and letting me ramble on and on...

SFWA interview

Is there anything Cat Rambo can't do? Besides being a fantastic author, editor, educator, and catalyst for cool stuff, she's a rock-solid journalist. And I'm not just saying that because she conducted this interview with me for SFWA--the most incisive online chat about Taft 2012 I've done so far. Thanks, Cat.

Plugged on Politico

Taft 2012 got plugged today by Politico's Patrick Gavin in a roundup of 5 unconventional political books. Big Bill is on a roll!

Happy Presidents Day! (now buy)

I figured Presidents Day might be a good day to remind everyone that I wrote a book about a president. And also to say that you can get a signed copy -- and help support a great, cooperative, community-supporting, independent business -- from Broadway Book Mall. They will gladly ship! Ron and Nina Else of BBM, in conjunction with the Denver Area Science Fiction Association, hosted a panel discussion this last Saturday between myself, Jesse Bullington, and Stephen Graham Jones (moderated with scathing wit by the esteemed Mario Acevedo). It was a blast, despite the fact that I was dead tired and blathered on about my usual socialist nonsense. Seriously, though, it was a great time, and BBM rocks.

Interview with Sometimes Laura Reads

So one Denver-area writer and musician (Laura Morocco) interviewed another Denver-area writer and musician (me) for her blog, Sometimes Laura Reads. 'Cause that's how we roll. 'Twas a fun exchange too. Thanks, Laura!

Podcast of "The Architect"

Wanna hear a short story of mine? Over at Toasted Cake, the awesome Tina Connolly just posted her podcast of "The Occupation of the Architect," previously published by Brain Harvest: An Almanac of Bad-Ass Speculative Fiction. Thanks, Tina!

Cons and events: 2012

I'll be doing some readings, blabbing on some panels, and attending some conventions this year. Here's what I have lined up so far. Holy crap, it's more than I thought! (If the stars align, I may also try to make one of the following this year: World Horror Convention, Dragon*Con, or Readercon. Fingers crossed...)



February 18: A reading with Jesse Bullington and Stephen Graham Jones at Broadway Book Mall/Who Else Books. (Denver)

March 23-25: Anomaly Con. Among the guests: Ekaterina Sedia and Genevieve Valentine. (Denver)

April 16: A reading during a World Book Night pre-party at Tattered Cover Book Store on Colfax. (Denver)

April 20-22: A reading at Wax Trax Records' 33 1/3 Party. Not sure exactly what day I'll be reading, and it'll probably be next door to Wax Trax at Kilgore Books. (Denver)

June 5: Lighthouse Lit Fest: Writing With a Gun to Your Head, a salon discussion with Julie Kazimer and Mario Acevedo at Lighthouse Writers Workshop. (Denver)

June 15-17: Denver Comic Con and Literary Conference. (Denver)

August 30-September 3: Worldcon 70. (Chicago)

October 19-21: MileHiCon 44. (Denver)