urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:seanan_mcguire The Journal of Seanan McGuire Seanan McGuire 2013-02-19T16:07:15Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:seanan_mcguire:495846 2013-02-19T16:07:15Z 2013-02-19T16:07:15Z Oingo Boingo, "Weird Science." WEIRD SCIENCE!<br /><br />(Duh dum bum bum da dum.)<br /><br />Or, really, MAD SCIENCE, because that is where my heart of hearts makes its forever home. The new anthology, <i>The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination</i>, is hitting shelves now, and includes my short story, "Laughter at the Academy: A Study in the Development of Schizotypal Creative Genius Personality Disorder (SCGPD)." Fans of my music will recognize the basic plot of the story as matching that of my Pegasus Award-winning song, "What A Woman's For." Yes. It is a story based on a song about using womanly wiles to cause perfectly reasonable researchers to embrace grave-robbing and storm-chasing as a means of advancing their careers. My mother is so proud.<br /><br />Anyway, it's a fantastic book that I'm going to talk about a bit more in a little while, and I'm happy as hell to be a part of it. And if you're in the Bay Area, this weekend will bring you the opportunity to see the editor, John Joseph Adams, appearing with yours truly at San Francisco's own <a href="http://borderlands-books.com/">Borderlands Books</a>. The event begins at 3:00 pm, and will undoubtedly be a rocking good time. It's always a rocking good time when John and I get together.<br /><br /><i>The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination</i> is available now at a bookstore or internet retailer near you. Published by Tor Books, you can get it in either hardcover ($25.99) or trade paperback ($14.99), and honestly, it's worth it at either price point.<br /><br />Hope to see you Saturday!