Have been very busy (all good things!) and no time to post! But, here are some of the latest awesome things ( Read more... )

Today, the Mellon Workshop on Medieval Cultures & Postmodern Legacies held a talk by Seth Lerer (if you are interested in academic studies of medievalism, children's literature, storytelling, or magic, you should read his books), and then we got to have dinner with him. He's a great speaker, very energetic and fluid, and makes connections between ( Read more... )

...that have made me happy recently ( Read more... )

The fanfic discussion is making the rounds among some of my favorite authors (see George R.R. Martin's livejournal for some commentary, or Tanya Huff's, but probably not Diana Gabaldon's, because that one's gotten out of hand). Where do I stand? Let's see ( Read more... )

Good news from McFarland about the Welsh myth book. Soon, soon ( Read more... )

Wishlist-y update: http://www.wishlistr.com/kristin/Read more... )

I've just signed and mailed off my contract that says I'll have an essay in the SmartPop anthology on Joss Whedon's Dollhouse...it's being edited by...Jane Espenson! Total geek win ( Read more... )

The Wizard of Oz essay collection, The Universe of Oz, is out now! It has my essay on Tin Man, as well as many other essays by awesome people. I think it's worth a read. :-)

New issue of the Journal of Transformative Works & Cultures (the special issue on Supernatural) is available, with my essay in it: http://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/issue/view/5

Now back to work.

One of my older essays, which I sent to S.T. Joshi for his new academic journal The Weird Fiction Review more or less on a whim, will be published in the fall issue--he sent me a very nice acceptance email saying the only edits he had involved formatting ( Read more... )