The Reinvented Heart Cover Reveal!

[lydamorehouse]

 Today is the big cover reveal day for The Reinvented Heart Anthology, coming February, 2022, edited by Jennifer Brozek and Cat Rambo.  Check it out!!



This is an anthology I'm REALLY excited to be part of for a lot of reasons. First of all, the cover reveal is the first time I've seen some of the names of my fellow contributors and Adam Stemple's mom! (aka Jane Yolen)!! Seanan McGuire!! Naomi Kritzer!  Lisa Morton!  Mercedes M. Yardley!  I AM IN GOOD COMPANY.

But, also? I really, really love the story I submitted to them. It's a very personal story in that it is partly based on a couple of my Real Life (tm) relationships smooshed together, in the way that writers have. First, is my longtime friendship with Josey in Wales. We forged an amazing relationship that at this point has survived YEARS having never, ever met each other in person and entirely based on a shared fandom.  She is someone I learned a lot about extreme introversion from and that is very much a part of the story here. Secondly, I am so incredibly honored to be sharing this anthology with Naomi, because this story is also based on the fact that our friendship is surviving in the pandemic based on picking up and returning to the long form email missive, like we used to send each other in the 1990s.  So, long distance friendships built on archaic technology is also centered in this story.
 

It's a very personal story about women's friendships, in particular, but also the care and feeding of introverts and those among us who are socially anxious. Anyway, I am thrilled!

Comments

[sabotabby]

That is a list of authors I love and I will buy it as soon as it drops. Suggestions for where to get it that are not Amazon appreciated. :)

[lydamorehouse]

I suspect that when it comes out it will be available directly from the small press publisher which is Arc Manor Books, but I will absolutely keep you posted.

[sabotabby]

Excellent. I will buy books off Amazon if I must, but I'd rather get them directly from the publisher.

[bcholmes]

I AM EXCITE!