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February 20, 2019

Happy birthday to the award-winning writer and editor Nick Mamatas

Alec Checkerfield Uncategorized birthday, i am providence, mixed up, Nick Mamatas, the people's republic of everything

Photo: Tristan Crane

The acclaimed author and editor Nick Matamas has, by his own count, written 6 and a half novels including Move Under Ground (2004), Under My Roof (2007), Sensation (2011), The Damned Highway: Fear and Loathing in Arkham (2011 with Brian Keene), Bullettime (2012), Love Is the Law (2013), The Last Weekend (2014), and I Am Providence (2016). His short fiction has appeared in genre publications such as Asimov’s Science Fiction and Tor.com, lit journals including New Haven Review and subTERRAIN, and anthologies such as Hint Fiction and Best American Mystery Stories 2013. Many of these have been collected in 3000 MPH in Every Direction at Once (2003), You Might Sleep… (2009), The Nickronomicon (2014), and THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF EVERYTHING (2018).

He gained a level of notoriety following the publication of his essay “The Term Paper,” which described how Mamatas funded his early writing career by producing term papers for college students. His numerous other non-fiction works have appeared in Razor Magazine, The Village Voice, BenBella Books’ Smart Pop Books anthologies, and others. Mamatas non-fiction books include Starve Better: Surviving the Endless Horror of the Writing Life(2011), Insults Every Man Should Know (2011), and Quotes Every Man Should Know (2013).

Mamatas has been nominated for the Bram Stoker award five times, the Hugo Award twice, the World Fantasy Award twice, and the Shirley Jackson, International Horror Guild, and Locus Award. He won the Bram Stoker Award for Haunted Legends (2010 with Ellen Datlow). His other anthologies include The Urban Bizarre (2004), Realms: The First Year of Clarkesworld Magazine (2007 with Sean Wallace), Spicy Slipstream Stories (2008 with Jay Lake), Realms 2: The Second Year of Clarkesworld Magazine (2010 with Sean Wallace), Phantasm Japan: Fantasies Light and Dark, From and About Japan (2014 with Masumi Washington), The Battle Royale Slam Book (2014 with Masumi Washington), Hanzai Japan: Fantastical, Futuristic Stories of Crime From and About Japan (2015 with Masumi Washington) and Mixed Up: Cocktail Recipes (and Flash Fiction) for the Discerning Drinker (and Reader) (2017 with Molly Tanzer).

All of us at Tachyon wish the multi-talented Nick a happy birthday! Hope you enjoy your drinks with the Old Ones. But please be careful.

For more info on THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF EVERYTHING, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Elizabeth Story

February 20, 2018

Happy birthday to the award-winning writer and editor Nick Mamatas

Alec Checkerfield Uncategorized birthday, i am providence, mixed up, Nick Mamatas

The
acclaimed author and
editor
Nick Matamas has,
by his own
count,
written 6 and a half novels including Move
Under Ground
(2004), Under My
Roof
(2007), Sensation
(2011), The Damned
Highway: Fear and Loathing in Arkham
(2011 with Brian Keene), Bullettime
(2012), Love Is
the Law
(2013), The Last
Weekend
(2014), and I Am
Providence
(2016). His
short
fiction has appeared in genre publications such as Asimov’s
Science Fiction
and Tor.com,
lit journals including New
Haven Review
and subTERRAIN,
and anthologies such as Hint
Fiction
and Best American
Mystery Stories 2013.
Many
of these have been collected in 3000
MPH in Every Direction at Once
(2003), You Might
Sleep…
(2009), The
Nickronomicon
(2014), and a forthcoming Tachyon book.

He
gained a level of notoriety following the publication of his essay
“The Term Paper,” which described how
Mamatas funded
his early writing career by producing term papers for college
students. His
numerous other non-fiction works have appeared
in Razor Magazine,
The Village Voice,
BenBella Books’ Smart Pop Books anthologies, and others. Mamatas
non-fiction books include Starve
Better: Surviving the Endless Horror of the Writing Life
(2011), Insults
Every Man Should Know (2011), and
Quotes Every Man Should Know (2013).

Mamatas
has been nominated for the Bram Stoker award five times, the Hugo
Award twice, the World Fantasy Award twice, and the Shirley Jackson,
International Horror Guild, and Locus Award. He won the Bram Stoker
Award for Haunted
Legends (2010
with Ellen Datlow). His other anthologies include The
Urban Bizarre
(2004), Realms:
The First Year of Clarkesworld Magazine
(2007 with Sean Wallace),
Spicy Slipstream
Stories (2008
with Jay Lake), Realms
2: The Second Year of Clarkesworld Magazine (2010 with Sean Wallace),
Phantasm Japan: Fantasies
Light and Dark, From and About Japan (2014
with Masumi Washington), The
Battle Royale Slam Book
(2014 with Masumi Washington), Hanzai
Japan: Fantastical, Futuristic Stories of Crime From and About Japan
(2015
with Masumi Washington) and Mixed
Up: Cocktail Recipes (and Flash Fiction) for the Discerning Drinker
(and Reader) (2017
with Molly Tanzer).

All of us at Tachyon wish the multi-talented Nick a happy birthday! Hope you enjoy your drinks with the Old Ones. But please be careful.

December 16, 2016

Tachyon tidbits featuring Rick Wilber, Joe R. Lansdale, Nalo Hopkinson, and Pat Murphy

Alec Checkerfield Uncategorized alien morning, bones of the earth, book riot, brandi bailey, clifford simak, college magazine, deanna janes, early bird books, falling in love with hominids, fantasy, i am providence, Joe R. Lansdale, kyler alvord, lauren beukes, michael swanwick, nalo hopkinson, Nick Mamatas, pat murphy, peter s beagle, Rick Wilber, SF in SF, soma fm, the best of joe r lansdale, the last unicorn, the shadow hunter, the shining girls, time and again

The latest reviews and mentions of Tachyon titles and authors from around the web.

Rick Wilber, Joe R. Lansdale (photo: Karen Lansdale), Nalo Hopkinson (David Findlay), and Pat Murphy (Lawrence Person)

SOMA FM delivers the podcast of November’s SF in SF with Rick Wilber and Nick Mamatas.

Nick Mamatas and Rick Wilber signing books at SF in SF. (Jill Roberts)

Kyler Alvord at COLLEGE MAGAZINE includes Joe R. Lansdale among 10 Authors That’ll Scare The Most Fearless Readers.

While Joe R. Lansdale’s stories cover every scenario from vampire cults to prostitution rings, elements from his personal life always creep onto the pages of his books. Lansdale is a Texas native with a passion for martial arts; his most famous characters, Hap and Leonard, are notorious for using martial arts while solving mysterious crimes in Texas. Coincidence? I think not. These characters, featured in nine novels and two novellas, are also the inspiration for SundanceTV’s television series Hap and Leonard.

For BOOK RIOT, Brandi Bailey’s list of 100 Must-Read Books
Featuring Fantastical Creatures mentions both Nalo Hopkinson’s FALLING IN LOVE WITH HOMINIDS and Peter S. Beagle’s THE LAST UNICORN.

DeAnna Janes at EARLY BIRD BOOKS includes titles from Clifford Simak (TIME AND AGAIN), Pat Murphy (THE SHADOW HUNTER), Michael Swanwick (BONES OF THE EARTH), and Lauren Beukes (THE SHINING GIRLS) in The 15 Best Time Travel Books You Haven’t Read Yet.

For more info about THE BEST OF JOE R. LANSDALE, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by John Picacio

For more information on FALLING IN LOVE WITH HOMINIDS, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover art by Chuma Hill

Design by Elizabeth Story

For more info about THE SHADOW HUNTER, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Rob Alexander

November 11, 2016

Meet Rick Wilber and Nick Mamatas at the November SF IN SF

Alec Checkerfield Uncategorized alien morning, horror, i am providence, Nick Mamatas, Rick Wilber, san francisco, science ficton, SF in SF, signing, Terry Bisson, the american bookbinders museum

SF IN SF, in partnership with the American Bookbinders Museum, welcomes Rick Wilber, acclaimed author and editor of many books including ALIEN MORNING and FUTURE MEDIA, and Nick Mamatas, an award-winning author and editor of many titles including I AM PROVIDENCE and HAUNTED LEGENDS.

Rick Wilber and Nick Mamatas

Both authors will read from their work, followed by Q&A moderated by Terry Bisson. Schmoozing with the authors and book signing follows the end of the discussion.

Sunday November 13
Doors and cash bar open 5:30PM
Event begins at 6:30 PM
The American Bookbinders Museum
355 Clementina
San Francisco, CA

$10 donation at the door (no one is turned away for lack of funds).

All donations benefit the American Bookbinders Museum

There will be an opportunity to have books signed at the end of the event. Books will be for sale courtesy of Borderlands Books, and attendees are welcome to bring books from home for signatures. There is no charge for autographs.