My January is off to a fast start. Here’s where I’ll be and what I’ll be doing. First, I’m headed to Chattanooga, TN for the premieres of Waters Rising, my new opera with composer Tim Hinck, commissioned by Arts Capacity. Created …
For the winter solstice, one of the greatest pieces of Arthurian poetry ever written: “Winter Solstice, Camelot Station,” by John M. Ford.
5/5, in no particular order Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H The Secrets of Hartwood Hall by Katie Lumsden The Strange by Nathan Ballingrud The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer The Essential Peter S. Beagle, Volume 1: Lila …
I’m teaching two Writespace Houston workshops in January. These are both on Zoom, so anyone anywhere with an internet connection can participate. Writespace also offers scholarships; apply here! All levels of writers, from beginners to long-time writers, are welcome at …
White Cat, Black Dog by Kelly Link. 4/5 I liked a lot of these tales, some of which I’ve encountered before, and was honestly kind of bored by others. I enjoyed The White Cat’s Divorce–which I also read as an …
A wonderful gothic novel and a gritty girl on Mars Read more »
Sense of Self, my opera with composer Lisa Neher, is now free to watch here on YouTube. This video premiere was created by Opera Elect, a wonderful small company that did a stellar job bringing this work to life during …
Protectress just got reviewed by Kirkus! Here’s what they had to say: In this ingenious novella-length prose poem by Leonard, Medusa finds herself at the epicenter of a modern-day feminist power struggle. “Medusa was raped. / Medusa was not raped. …
You can find me at @kendraleonard@hcommons.social!
The Essential Peter S. Beagle, Volume 1: Lila the Werewolf and Other Stories by Peter S. Beagle. 5/5 Jane Yolen’s utterly craven and insensitive Foreword is a disservice to Beagle’s works. Her use of the Uvalde, TX, massacre is despicable …
Book reviews: Peter S. Beagle, Indigenous fantasy, and horror Read more »
I gave a talk on creating the Julia Perry Working Group, called “Towards an Open Access Archive of Music by Julia Perry,” at the Texas Music Library Association meeting today. You can watch it here. The captions take a few …
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