"Mindband"

My new novella, "Mindband," is now out in Asimov's SF Magazine.

A Note to Readers

For a few days now, readers have been unable to buy my two Tor novels, Earthseed and Farseed, directly from Amazon. Why? For a beautifully written answer to that question, in case you have been out of touch with the news, John Scalzi provides an eloquent explanation here. In the meantime, I urge my readers to purchase my books from Powell's, Barnes & Noble, or your local independent bookstore, which you can locate using Indiebound's handy online tool here. (H/T to John Scalzi for the suggestions.)

UPDATE: WaPo's Steven Pearlstein weighs in.

UPDATE TWO: You can also buy a number of my books, in electronic and print editions, from E-Reads, here.

UPDATE THREE: The Buy button at Amazon for my Tor books has been restored.

Wigilia

I'm not Polish or a Christian, but learned about the Polish custom of Wigilia through my life partner, writer George Zebrowski. That most excellent progressive blogger, Susie Madrak, charmingly describes Wigilia here. Happy holidays, everyone.

Polyphony and Wheatland Press

It was my good fortune to have a story of mine published in Polyphony 6, the sixth volume of Wheatland Press's acclaimed anthology series, which can still be purchased here. Polyphony 7 is ready for publication, but needs subscribers. Publisher Deborah Layne writes:

"In 2002, the Polyphony anthology series debuted. Conceived as a short fiction venue for stories that would skate gracefully across the boundaries of science fiction, fantasy, magic realism, and literary fiction, it was quickly recognized as the standard bearer for cross genre work. Since then, the series' six volumes have become a vital, unique collection of voices in literature of the fantastic.