Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
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  • Mood: ecstatic
  • Music: The Flash Girls, "Banshee."

Rosemary reviews, news, and interviews.

First up, some exciting Rosemary and Rue-related news: namely, it's going to be October's book of the month at Genreville. Genreville is an exciting genre-focused blog hosted by Publishers Weekly, moderated by some really awesome folks. I couldn't be happier.

If you've been waiting for an interview with me that dared to ask the really bizarre questions, you should take a look at this fun, flippant interview conducted by Jonathan Fesmire. Jon's a dear friend of mine, and I was his "maiden voyage" into the world of interviewing authors. Let's see if future interviews stay this surreal.

The nice folks over at BSC (a blog with the endearing subtitle of "Because We Said It") posted this charmingly detailed and lengthy review. Quoth the reviewer, "Rosemary and Rue combines mystery and fantasy to very good effect, making this book fast-paced and full of action. It's very nice to see an urban fantasy book that doesn’t include the modern trend towards paranormal romance." Also: "I would definitely recommend this book for fans of urban fantasy, as well as readers who don’t mind well-mixed genres." Yay!

Also in today's review roundup, the Suburban Banshee posted this awesome review, including such delicious quotes as "This is real urban fantasy, in short, and not the McDonald’s equivalent that’s been crowding the shelves for the last few years. Buy it, buy it, buy it, before the last few copies disappear from your bookstore." (If you could make those last few copies disappear, I'd be ever so grateful...)

Finally, I give you the review that made me squeal like I'd just been named Prom Queen at the Geek Prom, where the pig's-blood shower is a perk, not a problem: Rosemary and Rue has been reviewed on IO9. It's a long, detailed, and best of all, fair and balanced review which neither paints me perfect nor positions me for pillory. Charlie Jane is awesome that way, and says—among other things, you should really read it—"After exploring McGuire's fairy city for one dark murder mystery, I'm on board for more, and looking forward to seeing how October's tangled web of allegiances and obligations plays out over the course of the next few books."

I win at geek.
Tags: dino dance party, good things, interviews, reviews, rosemary and rue, so the marilyn, toby daye
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valdary

September 29 2009, 10:22:44 UTC 7 years ago

That's a lovely interview.

Seanan, I know you don't usually have time to read people's journals on account of the writing and so many friends but I would particularly like you to see this entry http://valdary.livejournal.com/128529.html

I have friends in the Philippines that I am worried about and if you mentioned the aid link on your blog it would reach a lot of people. Thankyou.

valdary

September 29 2009, 10:24:22 UTC 7 years ago

Plus you did want to know about big storms.

seanan_mcguire

September 29 2009, 22:39:47 UTC 7 years ago

Oh, that's terrible. I hadn't realized there was flooding going on until today.