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The Jewish Manticore: Dissonant Self-Promotion
March 13, 2024
Well, that was longer than I meant to take before sending another one of these out. What can I say? Sicknesses and copy edits and a continuing genocide...
The Jewish Manticore: Bing Crosby Did WHAT
December 20, 2023
I Am Exhausted About a week ago, I turned in the final round of revisions on Kalyna the Cutthroat! Mostly!! There's still the copy edit and, knowing me, I'll...
The Jewish Manticore: No Space for Reflection
November 14, 2023
First of All... Well, I turned 40. Here's me on the big day. But I did not have space for reflection, because I was too busy on the round of revisions for...
The Jewish Manticore: Event Tonight, Plus Pre-Orders
October 16, 2023
A Quick Note This was originally intended to go out last week, but then, like many people in the Jewish and Palestinian diasporas, my energy was entirely...
The Jewish Manticore: Kalyna the Cutthroat Cover and Excerpt
September 1, 2023
My God, it's beautiful. I honestly couldn't be happier with what designer Samira Iravani, artist Bose Collins, and Erewhon books put together here. Over at...
The Jewish Manticore: Proof of Life
July 26, 2023
British Fantasy Awards 2023 Big News! Kalyna the Soothsayer is nominated for the Sydney J. Bounds Award for Best Newcomer at the British Fantasy Awards! Holy...
The Jewish Manticore: Alienation and a Promised Land
May 10, 2023
Seeking a Promised Land Last year, at Worldcon, I was lucky enough to meet Akiva Hoffman—the first person ever to pick me out of a crowd and compliment my...
The Jewish Manticore: Audiobook!
April 4, 2023
Kalyna the Soothsayer Audiobook So, the good news I mentioned last month? It's that the fine folks at Recorded Books will be putting out an audio version of...
The Jewish Manticore: A Superstitious Manicure
March 8, 2023
Superstition I mentioned last month that it had been a rough winter in my household. This wasn't the weather, but a wild string of bad luck. Just a few days...
The Jewish Manticore: Soothsayer Cocktail and More
February 8, 2023
Well, it's been a Rough Winter in the Spector Household, during which I was lucky enough to have no writing or editing that had to be done. It's a long...
The Jewish Manticore: Awards Eligibility, Spies, More
December 16, 2022
First of all, I did something silly and commissioned my very talented friend Mattie Lubchansky to draw me as the medieval Jewish Manticore that I love so...
The Jewish Manticore: Monstrousness and National Identity
November 18, 2022
Why "The Jewish Manticore"? If you've been wondering what the name of this newsletter is supposed to mean, here's your answer: On Becoming the Queer Jewish...
The Jewish Manticore: Kalyna the Soothsayer is Out!
October 17, 2022
Photo: Jack Cavicchi It really happened! Only a month short of ten years from when I started writing it, Kalyna the Soothsayer is actually, finally, out in...
The Jewish Manticore: Reddit AMA Tomorrow! (Also: Recordings of Past Events)
September 19, 2022
I'll be doing an AMA (Ask Me Anything) over at Reddit's r/Fantasy tomorrow! When the post goes up, the link will also be shared on my Instagram and Erewhon's...
Welcome to The Jewish Manticore
September 12, 2022
Welcome! Since supply chain issues have pushed back my debut many times by now, and since I'm just not built for Twitter (it's my own weakness), this...