Hi all! I’ll start with a reminder that I’m now doing events for Seasparrow, which releases on Tuesday, November 1. I’ll be at An Unlikely Story on Tuesday 11/1, I have an online event with Once Upon A Time on Wednesday 11/2, and I’ll be at Harvard Book Store on November 15. Please see my… Read more »
Arctic Circle
Announcing SEASPARROW, Graceling Realm Book #5, out November 1, 2022!
I’m so very happy to announce that my next Graceling Realm book, Seasparrow, will release on November 1, 2022. Scroll down for my beautiful covers in the US and the UK! I’ll also include links for pre-ordering at the bottom of this post. Seasparrow is told from the point of view of Hava, Queen Bitterblue’s… Read more »
The Arctic Circle: Arctic Critters
Nemo was the most important critter on our Arctic journey aboard the Antigua, of course. Here, he’s closely tracking our progress through the Arctic seas. Svalbard reindeer. In this picture, our guide, Kristin, is keeping very quiet and still, being careful not to spook them. In case anyone is getting the wrong idea, the rifle… Read more »
Novel-Writing in the Arctic
My title is disingenuous, because I didn’t do any novel-writing in the Arctic. However, I thought and plotted and observed and learned with intensity, such that in the two months since my return, I’ve written an entire third of the new novel that was my primary Arctic project. This writing pace is unheard of for… Read more »
The Arctic Circle: A hike from Lloyds Hotel to Lilliehöökbreen
Here is our trip log from Sunday, October 7: Sunday 07.10 – Day 7 Lloyds Hotel – Lilliehöökbreen – North -3/4°C Celsius, almost no wind in the morning, clear sky, beautiful sunrise. More wind in the evening going from WNW 2, to N 2-3 and later NW 4. 09:30 – Morning landing Lloyds hotel –… Read more »
The Arctic Circle: Inside the Antigua
You might be wondering what it was like to live inside a ship for two weeks as we explored western Spitsbergen. For a sense of our day-to-day inside lives, here are some pictures from inside the Antigua. Please keep in mind that it was HARD to take these particular shots, because all the spaces are… Read more »
The Arctic Circle: A few landscapes to set the mood!
In the coming weeks, I want to blog about a typical day on board; tell little stories of routines and big stories of adventures, in pictures; introduce you to some of the characters from my journey; familiarize you with the beautiful Antigua; and talk a little about my writing work on board. I want to… Read more »
The Arctic Circle: The Journey Begins!
On a cold morning on the last day of September, we flew into Spitsbergen, the western-most island of the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard. We were having rare sunny weather, so the pilot changed course a bit to give those of us on the right side of the plane a beautiful Svalbardian view. We landed in… Read more »
Just Checking in from Oslo
Dear Readers, Just wanted to report that I’m back in Oslo, after 2+ spectacular weeks of sailing around the western and northwestern coast of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, in the tall ship Antigua, with a group of wonderful artists, guides, and crew. I have many, many pictures to post and stories to tell, but I’m not home… Read more »
Announcement of a Grand Adventure
The other day, I wrote a blog post with the heading, “These times make me inarticulate.” I wonder if any of you noticed my misspelling? I changed it as soon as I noticed it, but for a little while, it said, “These times make me inarcticulate”… I’m afraid I have the Arctic on the brain… Read more »
