The New York social whirl

Last week was very busy, with several friends from out of town and much socializing. Tuesday afternoon Jeremy, Amelia, and Joe Monti came over for vodka shots until we went to meet several other NY publishing folk at Hill Country barbecue. I tried desperately not to over-order, having been there once when they first opened. But despite sharing meats and sides with Stefan D, I ended up taking home some bourbon mashed sweet potatoes (too thin), baked beans with port butts (not sweet enough for my taste), and string bean casserole with mushroom soup and fried onions (still a favorite from my childhood). The corn pudding --which we gobbled up--was delicious. They sell the meats by the pound but you can ask for a slice of this or a couple of pork ribs, etc, which is the best way to order. ( Read more... )

Tails of Wonder and Imagination Reviews

Tails of Wonder and Imagination has been reviewed in
Publishers Weekly: "This is that rarity of rarities: an anthology of cat stories worth reading."

Booklist: "Datlow brings horror, sf, and fantasy all into the volume on equal footing, making it likely that even genre readers who aren’t cat people will find something very much worth their while in it."— Regina Schroeder

Library Journal: "This broad sampling of cat tales from authors including Tanith Lee, Joyce Carol Oates, Stephen King, and Michael Bishop is a good overall anthology that should appeal to short story fans and cat lovers."