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Category Archives: Books and media
Vínculo de traición
Lovely news! The Spanish translation of my book Night of the Raven Dawn of the Dove has been released and it is is GORGEOUS. Vínculo de traición literally translates to “Bond of Betrayal” in English, and it is an apt … Continue reading
Winter Journey
Austrian composer Franz Peter Schubert lived for only 31 years, but left behind a vast body of work, including the song cycle Winterreise (Winter Journey), a setting of 24 poems by German poet Wilhelm Müller. The poet also died young, … Continue reading
Posted in Books and media
Tagged classical-music, franz-schubert, music, piano, Schubert, Southern Reach, Wilhelm Müller, Winter Journey, Winterreise
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Goodbye (and good riddance) 2023
Hello, hello. It’s been a while since I posted. Some quick writerly news first. Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove is getting both a Russian and a Spanish translation. I’m delighted, because I’m a firm believer in cross … Continue reading
Posted in Books and media, Life and all that stuff, Writing
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Flower and Thorn Book Launch and Reviews
It’s October, my book release month! I received the finished copies of FLOWER AND THORN and they’re just gorgeous. The book is out on 17th October, but I’ll be doing a launch in-person at my favorite local bookstore Bakka Phoenix … Continue reading
Posted in Books and media, Science fiction and fantasy, Writing
Tagged book launch, books, Flower and Thorn, Historical fantasy, YA Fantasy
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Character Sun Signs
Do you ever think about the sun signs of the characters in the books you read or the shows you watch? I do, and I always know my main characters’ sun signs when I write them. Not to be superstitious, … Continue reading
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Tagged astrology, star signs, sun signs, zodiac
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International giveaway for FLOWER AND THORN
Hello! Hope everyone is having a great summer. I just received my ARCs (advance reader copies) of Flower and Thorn. Isn’t it pretty? To celebrate, I’m doing an international giveaway for one signed copy! The giveaway ends on 31 July. … Continue reading
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Tagged Flower and Thorn, giveaway, medieval fantasy, YA Fantasy
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Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove: an Aurora Award finalist!
Delighted to share that Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove is a 2023 Aurora Award nominee for Best Young Adult Novel! You can view the entire ballot here. The Aurora Awards are Canada’s annual English-language Science Fiction and … Continue reading
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Tagged Aurora Award, books, Dawn of the Dove, Night of the Raven, YA Fantasy
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Story Day! Amma’s Kitchen in The Deadlands
Story days are happy days! I am delighted to share my latest publication, a short story about food, death, the afterlife, and one very special frog: Amma’s Kitchen in The Deadlands, Issue 22. I love the fiction and poetry published … Continue reading
Posted in Books and media, mythology, Science fiction and fantasy, Writing
Tagged Deadlands, fantasy, Folklore, Short story, The Deadlands, writing
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Flower and Thorn: A brief history of early 16th century India
Now that the cover for my next YA Fantasy book Flower and Thorn has been revealed, and we have a firm date for publication (17 October 2023), I wanted to talk a little bit about the historical background of the … Continue reading
Rati Mehrotra 