The press just keeps on churnin’…

Yes, Pressing Matters is appearing on Saturday now – that’s because Editrix Sarah, everyone’s favourite Gal Friday, has staked a claim on the Friday blog post slot. Did you catch her post yesterday?

Pressing Matters: Week of June 3-7, 2013

Acquisitions

1. Responses and critiques are still going out on the current slush queue. We’re getting there, I swear!
2. Two possible acquisitions coming up…

Editing

1. Infinity Key is with Commanatrix Sarah for editing, then goes back to Chrysoula to update any issues.
2. Matt Adams just returned second-round revisions on II Crimsonstreak. Full steam ahead!
3. Edits progress apace on Grave.

Production

1. AT LAST! Pre-orders for Blue Diamond Delivery, the second Webrid Chronicles book by Anne E. Johnson, are now open! You can get all kinds of goodies for getting on board early…and there’s neat escalators to come if we make our goal!
2. We finally got the cover art for Infinity Key, and it’s pretty stunning. Soon we’ll do the reveal!
3. Brooke Stephenson is busy with the cover for II Crimsonstreak and has some great ideas for the back and wraparound. Silver Age Comics style, anyone?
4. Art Demigod Chris is still hard at work constructing an entire faux city for The Dominion, in the Brutalist style. Ambitious, much?

Reviews, Promotions, and Buzz

1. The Book Smugglers, as part of their SF/F in Conversation series, kindly hosted a roundtable of essays from contributors to The Other Half of the Sky. It’s smart, thoughtful, and thought-provoking. Go read! And when you’re done with that? Read part two!
2. Somehow, we never posted this Fanboy Scoop podcast with Justin Robinson – but hey, make up for our lack of appropriate timing by going to listen now!
3. Ever wonder what it’s like for the author of a popular series to branch out, and try writing a new world? Susan Jane Bigelow tells all over at Bastard Books!
4. And speaking of Susan, CONGRATULATIONS! She was one of the contributors to THE COLLECTION: short fiction from the transgender vanguard, which won a Lambda Literary Award.
5. Haven’t gotten enough of Susan just yet? Well hey, go listen to this Conversations at the Bar with her!

Sundries

1. Still in limbo on the relocation to Philadelphia. But at least we finally found the post office.
2. Looks like the Night Shade sale to Skyhorse has gone through…
3. The Seattle Public Library has attempted to set the new world record for a book domino chain. NEAT!
4. We have some cool changes to the blog coming soon – new contributors and new features. Stay tuned!