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Affiliation:: California State University, Fresno
Location:: Department of English, 5245 North Backer Ave M/S PB98
Fresno, CA, 93704
Birthday:: March 23, 1969

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David Anthony Durham

About to Readercon!

Yep, it's that time of the year again. Readercon starts for me this Friday...

2 hours ago

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Interview bretonne de David Anthony Durham

Elbakin.net just put up an interview I did with them while in France.It was good fun, done at a patio table at a creperie in Rennes, with a small group of people I now think of as friends.The Elbakin.net folks also alerted me to another French Acacia development, but in the interests of creating...

Yesterday at 8:35am

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The Geek Curmudgeon

Proof that arc copies of The Other Lands (Acacia, Book 2) exist and are out there in the world! Rick Klaw (The Geek Curmudgeon don't ya know) mentions having received a review copy. Nice. Little milestones in the process...

Mon at 4:24pm

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Blog Love - Adventures on the Road to Success

It's easy to be negative. People do it all the time, often without much thought. Bloggers sometimes seem to thrive on it. I guess it's like feeding from the energy of the dark side. Strong, the pull is. Cheap it is. Easy it is. At least, that's how I often feel about.....

July 5 at 7:50am

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Our Declaration

Yesterday on NPR they read aloud the Declaration of Independence. I quite enjoyed listening to it, and it reminded me of how grave America's grievances with Britain were, how long they'd tried to come to terms, and how visionary the language and objectives were...

July 4 at 2:55pm

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My Declaration

I can announce with some relief that I've just come to terms with Doubleday for another novel!It will, of course, be the third in the Acacia series. I don't have a title for it yet and it largely needs to be written, but I do have it mapped out in detail...

July 3 at 10:03am

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Maya and Persy

Excuse me for a moment, but I have another family thing to mention.For those who are interested in birthdays and kittens and happy kids... please take a look at The Shetland Trader.For those of you NOT interested in such things, feel free to ignore this post.

July 3 at 10:03am

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Lamentation

Time for a book recommendation!First a note, though... When I recommend a book I don't do so in the form of an in depth review that weighs up everything. Other folks do that. When I recommend something it just means it captured my interest and attention in a strong way, stood out a bit...

June 30 at 12:34pm

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Over At The Shetland Trader...

...Gudrun (my wife - pictured headless) has a new knitwear design up on her blog. It's called the Aestlight Shawl and it's supremely cool.It's sort of a lacy shawl, but it's not frilly. It's got a slightly more durable quality to it. I'm glad to say sales have been brisk. People like it...

June 28 at 11:34am

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An Update

Housing Situation:Floors sanded. Check.One coat of varnish down. Check.Varnished dried? Er... Not so check.We did it yesterday. It's supposed to take 4 hours to dry. 24 hours later it's glistening and moist, not a sign of dryness to be seen. I reckon it's the humidity here in MA at the moment...

June 26 at 2:31pm

Lori at 2:56pm June 26

ohhhh....the suspense is going to drive me crazy! Can't wait to hear the announcement. Wish I could say, "Send those cats & kids to my house" while you slosh in/out of the pod.

Maybe I can can some of our hot air and send it your way to help those floors dry?

David Anthony Durham at 9:59am June 28

There's some perspective! Yes, some Fresno air would dry the varnish just like that. Alas... Instead it's about 68 degrees today, overcast, still humid. But I'm still smiling. :)

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The Signed Page Features... Me!

Hi. I've got a mask on at the moment as I'm sanding the much abused floors of our house. Trying to get it done before our furniture arrives. Kinda lightheaded. Also, I'm sitting on a stone in my lawn picking up my nearest neighbor's satellite signal, so it's thanks to them that I can blog at all...

June 24 at 12:41am

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I'm Home

That's it. We're home. Drove 16 hours on the last day, but we're home. Now, a million things to do...

June 23 at 7:17am

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Derek at 1:55pm June 23

I am still in Baltimore. Send me an email vis this here facebook contraption. I would love to get together with you. By the way, I am also reading The War at The End of the World. It's terrific.

David Anthony Durham at 3:35pm June 23

I'm only half way tuned into the facebook contraption, so I'm not quite sure how to email you via it. But I can just give you my email. It's acacia.trilogy@yahoo.com. Drop me a line, sir.

David Anthony Durham

Which Science Fiction Writer Are You?

So, a random thing I've had in my blog queue for a while. Might as well roll it out now since I'm driving across this great nation of ours. (That's the US I'm talking about.)I am:Ursula K. LeGuinPerhaps the most admired writing talent in the science fiction field.Yes, I'll admit it. I am Ursula...

June 23 at 7:17am

David Anthony Durham at 10:01am June 28

Hi Brian,

Yessir. Good book, that.

David Anthony Durham

Suicide Kings Excerpt

Hey, so GRRM just put up a sample from the forthcoming Wild Cards novel. This one is called Suicide Kings, and it's out in December, I believe. It's not the one I'm involved in...

June 13 at 5:53pm

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Dan at 8:14pm June 13

sigh...December is such a long long way away

David Anthony Durham at 8:51pm June 17

Nah. It'll be here before you know it!

At least, that's how it feels to me. When I think of all the things I will have had to have written by Dec... Well, I'm very happy to HAVE to write anything as fun as Acacia and Wild Cards and another thing that I'm working on. So, it's all good, but let's not rush the months passed...

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Audio Update

Hi. Just wanted to mention that I heard from Dick Hill. He will be narrating The Other Lands! If everything goes smoothly they should be able to have it complete in time for a September publication.

June 12 at 10:34am

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Paul at 10:52am June 12

woot!

David Anthony Durham at 8:47pm June 17

Woot back at ya!

Paul at 9:36pm June 17

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Hugo Artshow

So here's a category of Hugo nominees that I don't know much about, but that I'm quite interested in: Best Artist. I was checking them all out myself, and realized that I might as well put up some quick links up for your viewing pleasure...

June 10 at 8:43pm

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The Other Lands Galleys!

What more can I say?Think I should give one of these away or something?

June 8 at 9:49am

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David Anthony Durham at 9:59pm June 8

Raffle it off? Now there's an idea, but...

I'd be far too invested in how much I could get for it. And then, sure, I'd mean to give the proceeds to a good cause, but then I'd start getting sketchy thoughts about a fancy sushi dinner or something. And then I'd feel bad in the morning... (Not physically. But morally, like.)

So... No, I'll not raffle it off. But I will give one away. Personally signed, and prior to publication.... Read More

But it'll have to wait a couple weeks, since we're half packed for our move from Cali to Mass. Once settled, I'd love to offer up some free stuff!

More soon...

Chloe at 11:44pm June 8

Can't wait, good luck with the move.

David Anthony Durham

American Writers in Paris...

As promised in an earlier post, here's that photo of Patrick Rothfuss and me in France. Having a beer. Just hanging out in Paris. You know, your everyday get together of two American fantasists on European soil. Must happen everyday, right?Man, that was a good trip...

June 6 at 10:53am

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Jocelyn at 6:01pm June 9

Paris? How do you do it? Meanwhile I'm here with my nose in the books........ Just kiddiing! Of course I can always make time to read one of yours.

You're doing it! I'm very proud of you.
-Joc

David Anthony Durham at 9:04am June 11

Hi Jocie!

Hey, remember, I spent a good bit of time with my nose in books too. I have to admit, though, that it's nice to lift the head and look about a bit - as often as possible.

We'll be back on the East Coast in a little over a week. Yeah! We've got a pretty full schedule with completing the move, going to a few events and my teaching in Maine, but I look forward to getting our family's together sometime soon!... Read More

-David.

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How'd That Happen?

By mid-afternoon yesterday the plan for the day was:Do a bit more packing.Make fondue for dinner.Head to the $3 cinema and watch Escape to Witch Mountain with the kids.Done.By the evening what really happened was:I bought two Macbook computers.I bought two iPod Touch thingies.I bought a Nintendo...

June 5 at 10:53am

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The Other Lands in Audio

I'm very pleased to announce that we've come to terms with Tantor Media for The Other Lands (Acacia, Book 2). (At least, I think we have. These things are dealt with by other folks entirely...

June 4 at 10:56am

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Fresno Author Quits Day Job

I've never received so much attention here in Fresno as I have in the weeks since my departure has become public!First the local newspaper, the Fresno Bee, did a grand feature article in their Sunday insert section. Rather a nice article, really, and more accurate than most...

June 2 at 11:59am

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Air France

I feel like saying how sorry I am to hear about the Air France plane crash.I just flew Air France to and from Charles de Gaulle Airport, and you all know how much I've had France of the brain the last few weeks...

June 2 at 11:59am

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The Boy's Best Day Ever (Imagined)

When I was in France doing French fantasy things I had this bit of paper with me that I kept looking at. It was mixed in with my travel details and conference information and various telephone numbers and stuff. It was a short essay written in my son's unsteady handwriting, called "My Perfect Day"...

May 31 at 1:25pm

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Video Interviews!

I guess I'm not entirely finished with talking about Imaginales. Thanks to Cheryl Morgan, I'll be doing so for a while on YouTube! Here's me talking...And here's Hal Duncan...And here's Patricia Briggs...And here's Bruce Holland Rogers...

May 29 at 8:30am

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Legacy Award Nominees 2009

The Hurston/Wright Foundation has announced the finalists for this year's Legacy Awards.The fiction category includes works by Uwem Akpan, Jeffery Renard Allen, Breena Clarke, Tananarive Due, James McBride and Jesmyn Ward...

May 27 at 10:18am

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