Author: kat_richardson
I’m going to be chatting live with Cherie Priest about her new book, The Drowning House, in August at two Seattle venues: Third Place Books in Ravenna, and Elliot Bay Books in Capitol Hill. There will be travel tales, silliness, authorial intrusions, and a lot of bookish chat, so if you’re in the area, come and see us. Event details are given on my events page and on the pages for each venue, linked thereon. Hope to see some of you there!
So, we now have more pre-sale links for all your format/vendor/region needs. If you want to pre-order Storm Waters in, say… Germany, we have that link! Go to the Storm Waters Books2Read page.
I’m so excited! If I were a dog I’d be wagging myself silly. Preorders are now open at Fairwood Press for my new novel (and start of a new series) Storm Waters! Order soon, and make my publisher (and me) very happy. And save yourself $3.00!
Yes, this is the book I’ve been talking about for a while now: Marty F-ing Storm will be on the loose in November. (And yes, the image on the cover is inspired by an actual action scene in the book, so it’s not just pretty, and thanks to Artemis for the lovely cover art!)
From the back cover:
A modern noir thriller with a paranormal twist set in the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Prohibition has just ended, and the US is still struggling in the depths of the Great Depression. But for notorious playboy and ex-bootlegger Marty Storm, life couldn’t be better. Only his best friend knows about his knack for water magic—and for making “problems” disappear—though no one knows his family’s shipping business was built on sorcery and murder. When he’s accused of a gruesome killing, he knows he’s been framed, but corrupt cops and his conscience aren’t his only problem. Vengeful spirits, a little girl with a strange connection to the Los Angeles River, a crate full of trouble, and broken memories force him to unwind the horrifying secrets of his own past and return to the dark heart of his family in the bayous outside New Orleans. With some unlikely allies both new and old, Marty must confront the ugly source of his family’s fortune and power.
Murder, magic, love, death, and family: Marty Storm has come to the tipping point of his life, whether he knows it or not, and to control his destiny, he’ll take a desperate plunge into dark magic he swore he’d never use.
Richie/Jim will be discharged from the hospital Monday! I’m packing like mad for our temporary move to transitional housing for a while. So much to do! I can’t wait for him to be up and about, even if he has to be very careful of his health and stamina for a few months. He’s itching to get back into the kitchen! I’m just excited to have him “home” even if home is a temporary apartment. Still a lot of work to do, but we’re both so grateful to everyone who’s helped us make it this far along the path.
Here is the lovely Pachira Aquatica gifted to Jim in commemoration of his donor.
On Tuesday, we got the news of a potential transplant organ. Tuesday evening the Transplant staff confirmed that Richie was the right match and surgery was scheduled for first thing on Wednesday. Everything went very well and as of 10PM Wednesday, he was in ICU for his first phase of recovery! We are totally amazed at the speed with which this journey reached such a long-hoped-for milestone. There’s still more to come with recovery, adjustment to his new liver, and the major changes in both our lives, but we have wonderful friends and family supporting us, even though there’s still a lot of road to cover.
We’re so grateful to the family of the donor whose selflessness has given Richie a chance for a longer, healthier life as the custodian of this precious gift. We extend our condolences for the loss of their loved one along with heartfelt thanks.
My husband is on the Liver Transplant list at UW Medical Center in Seattle and though we are getting great care and support, organ transplants are very expensive and some of the costs of meds, transportation, post-op relocation, and so on are not covered by our insurance.
Since Mr. Kat is on disability and my work has been suspended to care for him, we have a very limited income. So I’ve set up a funding campaign with a non-profit foundation—Help Hope Live. All donations are Tax Deductible and the money is managed by the fund, so it only goes towards his bills and verified expenses, and can’t effect his disability benefits.
If you can help, that’s great, if not, please pass the word along. Or just say Hi. It’s all appreciated.
I have had to withdraw from Norwescon this year for personal and family reasons. This is no reflection on the convention or the organizers. It’s just a thing. Sorry I won’t be able to see all of y’all and talk about books and related insanity.
So, there’s been another update to my Norwescon schedule: My reading has been moved again (it’s just a timing issue) to the more-pleasant Friday at 7pm slot. So no longer on Thursday, but still the same time. The Event Page for Norwescon has been updated.
And now, I’m off to Squatchcon!
New information for Squatchcon, and Left Coast Crime has been posted to the Events Page.
Pretty exciting stuff for me: teaching a Magic Systems Workshop at SquatchCon, as well as hosting a Writers Meetup there and speaking on some cool panels. Some small changes to a reading at Norwescon, and updates on the Left Coast Crime panels I’ll be on in April. Check it out!
So, due to some personal stuff, I had to ask for a change to my reading schedule at Norwescon. I am still going to read an excerpt from Storm Waters, but it’ll be Thursday night instead of Friday afternoon.
Change info: Reading (Storm Waters novel excerpt) Thursday March 28, 7:00PM-7:30PM in Cascade 3. Because this is later, the reading will be R-rated so, now you know.
See the Event Page for additional information.
If you miss it and really really wanted to hear me read, drop a comment and I’ll see if I can work something out to create little “extra time with Kat” thing during the Con.
