Come aboard, the starship's lovely!

For the last few months, I been working on a secret project with my lovely friend and fellow author Adrian Tchaikovsky. It’s a podcast called Starship Alexandria and is, at its heart, all about loving a book/film/graphic novel so much that we want to not only tell everyone about it, but also discuss why we loved it. You can either listen to the episode directly from the embedded player below (if that isn’t appearing in your emailed newsletter, simply go to www.enewman.co.uk to read this in your browser) or just go straight to https://starshipalexandria.com/episode-1-the-kraken-wakes . It should be available in the places you already listen to podcasts too.

In the show, set several centuries in the future when all of Earth’s problems have been solved, we take turns to recommend something we love to the other, who then reads/watches it for the first time and then decides whether to recommend it. It’s relentlessly nerdy and positive, and I really hope it brings you as much joy to listen to as it brought us to make it. 

Season 1 has ten monthly episodes all in the can, and there will be a bonus episode every month for patrons too. If you like the show and want to listen to discussions of things both of us had already consumed and just absolutely love, recommend works that YOU love for the special patrons only episodes, and maybe even become the captain of your own vessel in the fleet, head on over to https://www.patreon.com/StarshipAlexandria .

Eastercon approaches!

I will be at Eastercon in Belfast over the Easter weekend and am really looking forward to it. I will be exhibiting in the art show with lots of painted planets among other abstract art, and also unique planet pendants will be available at the art show's 'print shop' too, just like they were at Worldcon in Glasgow last year. Here is where you can find me through the weekend:

Table Talk
ICC Boardroom 2  Fri 15:30–16:30
Join me for an hour of cosy & casual conversation!

Autographing
ICC - Hall C&D Sat 11:00–12:00  There may be early copies of THE VENGEANCE available if we are lucky!

Reading from THE VENGEANCE
ICC Boardroom 1 Sat 12:30–12:50

In Conversation - Guest of Honour Jeannette Ng
ICC - Hall 1 A  Sun 12:30–13:30
I will be interviewing Jeannette, who is an absolutely stellar person!

Writing Workshop: Overcoming procrastination so you can write
ICC Boardroom 3 Sun 14:00–15:00

Panel: Approaches to Worldbuilding
ICC - Hall 1 A Sun 17:00–18:00

If you’re going to Eastercon, come and say hello!

How to be a bless-poppet

Speaking of The Vengeance, there might be early copies at Eastercon if we are really lucky, and of course, it’s available for pre-order: geni.us/thevengeance and here's a link for pre-ordering from local independent bookshops in the UK: https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-vengeance-emma-newman/7713374

Pre-ordering a book is super helpful for me as an author as it shows my publisher that people are eager to read new things from me. It’s also the easiest way to become an absolute bless-poppet.

That’s about it for news. To be honest, it’s been a really rough few months, thanks to the broken ankle (which is recovering and I’m off the crutches, thank goodness) and a couple of major hits of bad news in my family, so I’ll leave it there for now. I hope you enjoy Starship Alexandria and that it helps to get you through these horribly interesting times we live in.

Em xx