urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:seanan_mcguire The Journal of Seanan McGuire Seanan McGuire 2010-02-02T22:11:06Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:seanan_mcguire:197590 2010-02-02T22:11:06Z 2010-02-02T22:11:06Z We're About 9, "Move Like Light." "Hey, why didn't you mention that <i>Rosemary and Rue</i> made the Locus Recommended Reading List for 2009?"<br />"I didn't think of it."<br />"Well, you should."<br />"Really?"<br />"Yes."<br />"It's not braggy?"<br />"MENTION IT."<br /><br />So here, by order of one of my many secret masters, is the official mention: <i>Rosemary and Rue</i> [<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0756405718?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=seanacom-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0756405718">Amazon</a>]|[<a href="http://mysteriousgalaxy.booksense.com/NASApp/store/Product?s=showproduct&amp;affiliateId=SMG&amp;isbn=978-0756405717">Mysterious Galaxy</a>] made the Locus Recommended Reading List for 2009, under the "Debut Novel" category. I am...honestly stunned and bewildered and amazed and delighted, and a whole lot of other things. Like, emotionally, I'm scrambled eggs right now.<br /><br />In case you don't know what Locus Magazine is, it's essentially the trade magazine for the science fiction/fantasy/horror literary community. They publish announcements, interviews, reviews, and basically anything else that readers (and writers) are likely to really care about. It's pretty awesome. The first time my name was in the magazine, I screamed and bought three copies. Now? Now I'm just looking stunned (and buying three copies).<br /><br />This time last year, I was paralyzed with fear over the upcoming release of my first book. Now, I'm paralyzed with fear over the upcoming release of my <i>second</i> book, and still utterly over-the-moon and waiting to wake up. Also, if you haven't read <i>Rosemary and Rue</i> yet, you should get a copy.<br /><br />Locus says so.