George R.R. Martin's Blog, page 14

The NFL is back,  and I don’t know whether I should cheer or weep.

Hope springs eternal, especially for fans of the Giants and Jets.   Especially this year.   Both teams had terrific drafts, picked up a lot of great young stars… or players who are supposed to be stars, at least.    Will this be the year we finally turn the corner?

Then the regular season begins.   As it did yesterday.

The Jets opened up the season with the Ravens.   What can I say?   Sigh.    Same Old Jets.

Then came the Giants ...

Tonight’s the night.

It has been three years since GAME OF THRONES wound up its run on HBO… and way way longer since we began the development of the successor series that eventually became HOUSE OF THE DRAGON.

You have been reading all about it for days… or weeks… or months… depending on how closely you follow the news out of Westeros.    Me, I’ve done more interviews that I can count.  We had a huge panel in Hall H at San Diego Comicon, and red carpet premieres in Los Angeles, Amsterdam, London...

Let me be clear.  I do not know Salman Rushdie.   Oh, I know OF him, of course.   He has been one of the world’s most celebrated authors for decades now.   I have seen him on television, read about him in newspapers and magazines, listened to his interviews.   We have some mutual friends and acquaintances, I believe, for the world of publishing is a small one, but we’ve never been in the same place at the same time that I recall.   I doubt that he has ever read any of my work, and I am abashed t...

Check out this amazing 3D billboard in Time square promoting HoTD!

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Hey there.   It’s me again.   I am back in Santa Fe, and once more again seated at my computer(s).   My thanks to my mighty minions for holding down the fort in my absence, and especially to the Sensational Sid, who shared my quarantine in Los Angeles and taped those video segments for me… and unfortunately came down with covid herself.   Not fun, and sadly it meant she too had to miss the Hot D red carpet premiere and the world premiere of NIGHT OF THE COOTERS a day later at the LA Shorts Film ...

Beastly Books and the Jean Cocteau Cinema are hosting a special screening event of HOUSE OF THE DRAGON:

We’re SUPER excited to be hosting this event in conjunction with HBO on Thursday August 18th and our schedule is

4pm Wristbands available outside Beastly Books, this is a FREE event and wrist bands are first come first serve so come early to line up!

5pm Spanish screening

7pm English screening

READ ALL ABOUT IT ON THE BEASTLY BOOKS WEBSITE:

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 Aces Assemble!  You jokers can come too.   We have a new book coming for you TODAY. 

 Our friends at Tor will be releasing FULL HOUSE in hardcover.  

 FULL HOUSE is the thirty-first volume in the overall Wild Cards series, which began all the way back in 1987, before some of you were born.   (Seems like last week to me, though)  This one is a little different.  It is not our usual mosaic, but rather a collection of stand-alone stories:

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An Update from LA

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Beastly Books and the Jean Cocteau Cinema are hosting a special screening event of the new TV series, The Sandman. Based upon Neil Gaiman’s award-winning DC comics, our exclusive event showcases Episodes 1 & 2. Enjoy cocktails, music by DJ Dmonic and photo ops before the screening! This FREE event is open to the public—whether you’re attending the screening or not. Note that this is a first come-first seated event, so be sure to lineup early for your screening wristband as seating is limited. We...

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