A few LJ’ers with incredible talents have been recently published! Here they are, in no particular order.

oletheros has written what looks like an incredible erotic thriller: “Stephanie Doesn’t Answer the Phone Anymore”. His new site is here, and the book can be purchased through Amazon and Barnes and Noble. An excerpt (pdf) is available, too.

shadesong’s great “Shayara” story is part of the new Shooting Star Comics Anthology #6 and contains art by </a></b></a>m0usegrrl. It can ordered online through Westfield Comics or purchased from any Shooting Star Comics retailer. There is a shayara community and </a></b></a>tyka_cafe and </a></b></a>kirayth are Shayara roleplaying communities. Also, </a></b></a>speaksinsong is a fan community for one of Shayara’s characters: Lyric.

ozarque, also known as Suzette Haden Elgin, is the brilliant author of a number of wonderfully well-worn books on my shelf, including “The Gentle Art of Self Defense at Work” and the Native Tongue Trilogy. Her newest effort, The Science Fiction Poetry Handbook, is being launched this month and can be pre-ordered here. (Just scroll down to the S’s.) A special treat: her short story “We Have Always Spoken Panglish” is up at Sci-Fi.com

deep_bluze (David Niall Wilson of http://www.macabreink.com/) has two books in the horror genre coming out within the next year or so: a novella entitled "My Eyes Are Nailed, But Still I See" and a full novel, “Sins of the Flash” coming out late next year. Both can be preordered now through the above links. (The cover art looks incredible, too.)

cmpriest’s Four and Twenty Blackbirds will be re-released in a revised, expanded edition in September by Tor Books. Two sequels will follow, starting with Wings to the Kingdom in 2006. When links to pre-order are up, I’ll link to ‘em! :)

rm’s new story, The Phone Company is in The Cthulhu Sex Magazine anthology, Horror Between the Sheets. It can also be pre-ordered at Shocklines.com and ProjectPulp.com.

The Great sclerotic_rings has two books that will be coming out later this year: Greasing the Pan: The "Best" of Paul T. Riddell and The Savage Pen of Onan: The "Best" of the "Hell's Half-Acre Herald. I'll post another entry as they near publication date with purchasing info. From Prime Books.

Edit (7/04/05): milestogo13's book New York Minutes sounds fascinating: it's written as the journal of someone who has been transplanted from the South to New York City. "...[with] rants, introspections, sketches, and anecdotes, this book provides a humorous and touching look into the question that has plagued nearly every transplant into the city: can a place like New York ever really feel like home." Some of us who have lived here all our lives ask the same thing. ;-)

Edit (7/19/05): Wonderfully talented author Catherynne M. Valente (yuki_onna) now has three books out, all at the same time. Her post, explaining them all and offering lj-related goodies is here. There’s also cmvalente, a discussion board devoted to her work. The books: Yume No Hon: The Book of Dreams, Apocrypha and Oracles. Her second novel, The Labyrinth is also available. :)

Edit (7/19/05): copperwise has put together a limited edition chapbook: "Wicked Fairy Apologist" with 22 beautiful original poems. She has quite a gift -- the sample on that page is excellent! One of the cool advantages of purchasing a chapbook: every cover has different artwork and colors.

Edit (7/20/05): Mistress Lorelei (mslorelei,)is the author of two fun guides to feminine dominance: The Mistress Manual: The Good Girl's Guide to Female Dominance. and A Charm School For Sissy Maids. :)




If I missed anyone (or if you just want a free plug,) feel free to comment and I’ll add you in. :)

Congratulations, everyone!