Boxing Day

Boxing events at the Lee-Miller Cat Farm and Confusion Factory today have been canceled.  We regret the inconvenience.

Today, on the outside of the house, the weather is sunny and blue, and warm, for Central Maine values of warm in December (41F/5C).  The wind, which, yesterday, was quite dreadful, has died down.  The snow has largely melted and it looks like the approach to mud season.

One hears that Carousel Seas is shipping from BN.  One assumes that pre-orders are also shipping from Amazon, though it's worth noting that this is an assumption.

Those who have written, wondering about the "next book" in the trilogy -- sorry, folks.  It is a trilogy; Carousel Seas is the third book; the story arc begun in Carousel Tides, and continued in Carousel Sun, is now completed*.

I will be doing a chewy, fact-filled post sometime after New Year's Day, but I did want to let those folks we normally look forward to seeing at Boskone that -- what with one thing and pneumonia -- we will not (not) be attending Boskone 52.

I hope everyone has a pleasant Friday.

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*If you disagree with that assertion or wish to argue about it, I pray you -- argue elsewhere.  Thank you.

Books read in 2014

52.  Elements of Mind, Walter H. Hunt
51.  In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex, Nathaniel Philbrick
50.  The Hum and the Shiver, Alex Bledsoe
49.  Prince of Shadows, Rachel Caine
48.  Why Mermaids Sing, C.S. Harris
47.  The Enchantment Emporium, Tanya Huff
46.  Mortal Heart, Robin LeFevers (e)
45.  Dark Triumph, Robin LeFevers (e)
44.  Grave Mercy, Robin LeFevers (e)
43.  Heavenly Pleasures, Kerry Greenwood (e)
42.  Branded by Fire, Nalini Singh (read aloud w/Steve)
41. Paragon Walk, Anne Perry
40.  Spellcast, Barbara Ashford
39.  A Night in the Lonesome October, Roger Zelazny, (re-re-re-&c-read aloud w/Steve)
38. The Third Circle, Amanda Quick
37.  Agatha Heterodyne and the Sleeping City, Phil and Kaja Foglio
36.  Good Omens, Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
35.   Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!, Richard P. Feynman (as told to Ralph Leighton)
34.   A Brother's Price, Wen Spencer (e)
33.   Spiral Path, Katharine Eliska Kimbriel (e)
32.   Earthly Delights, Kerry Greenwood (e)
31.   Night Broken, Patricia Briggs (e)
30.  Just My Type, Simon Garfield
29.  Bones of Faerie, Janni Lee Simner
28.  Dancer of the Sixth, Michelle Shirey Crean
27.  Tryst, Elswyth Thane (re-re-re-re-re-&c-read)
26.  The Night Circus, Erin Morgenstern
25.  The King of Attolia, Megan Whalen Turner
24.  The Queen of Attolia, Megan Whalen Turner
23.  The Thief, Megan Whalen Turner
22.  Cuckoo's Egg, C.J. Cherryh (re-re-re-&c-read)
21.  The Windflower, Laura London (Tom and Sharon Curtis) (re-read)
20.  Sparrow Hill Road, Seanan McGuire (e)
19.  Demon's Lexicon, Sarah Rees Brennan
18.  Refining Felicity, Marion Chesney
17.  Something Wicked This Way Comes, Ray Bradbury (re-read aloud w/Steve)
16. The Vanished Priestess, Meredith Blevins
15.  Nine Princes in Amber, Roger Zelazny (re-read aloud w/Steve)
14.  Code Name Verity, Elizabeth Wein
13.  Ghost Point, James A. Hetley, manuscript (read aloud w/Steve)
12.  Peacemaker, C.J. Cherryh (read aloud w/Steve)
11.  The Red Hot Empress, Meredith Blevins
10.  Hogfather, Terry Pratchett
9.  Black Widow: The Name of the Rose, Marjorie Liu, Daniel Acuna
8.  Agent of Change, Sharon Lee and Steve Miller (e)
7.  The Emperor's Agent, Jo Graham (e)
6.  Eternity and a Day, Aline Hunter (e)
5.  Kindred Rites, Katharine Eliska Kimbriel (e)
4.  Billy the Kid, the Endless Ride, Michael Wallis
3.  The Steerswoman, Rosemary Kirstein (e)
2.  Uncovered, Jordan Matter
1.  Dancers Among Us, Jordan Matter