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The man in black: a sneak peek of THE LOTUS AND THE BARLEY
It’s time for today’s sneak peek of THE LOTUS AND THE BARLEY! THE LOTUS AND THE BARLEY comes out June 16. Preorder today from: The book will also be available in trade paperback. Through June 11, you...
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The sisters, the bartender & the beer: a sneak peek of THE LOTUS AND THE BARLEY
Only a few more sneak peeks to go! THE LOTUS AND THE BARLEY comes out June 16. Preorder today from: The book will also be available in trade paperback. Through June 11, you can enter for a chance to...
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Irish voice with a Tibetan face: a sneak peek of THE LOTUS AND THE BARLEY
We’re almost to the end of our sneak peek adventures with THE LOTUS AND THE BARLEY. Here’s today’s. THE LOTUS AND THE BARLEY comes out June 16. Preorder today from: The book will also be available in...
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The taste-off: the next-to-last sneak peek of THE LOTUS AND THE BARLEY
It’s the next-to-last sneak peek of THE LOTUS AND THE BARLEY! I hope you’ve enjoyed these wee tastes of the fourth Rucksack Universe adventure. THE LOTUS AND THE BARLEY comes out June 16. Preorder...
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The old man: the final sneak peek of THE LOTUS AND THE BARLEY
Today is the final sneak peek of THE LOTUS AND THE BARLEY! I hope you’ve enjoyed the ride—and remember, we’re only a few days away from the release of the fourth Rucksack Universe adventure… THE LOTUS...
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It’s here! THE LOTUS AND THE BARLEY, out now
It’s been an amazing journey, and I’m so, so thrilled to tell you that, at long last, The Lotus and the Barley, the fourth Rucksack Universe adventure, is out now in e-book and paperback! Readers are...
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New Guidebook Shows the Real Independent Scotland
A FREE Rucksack Universe Short Story Rucksack Universe Short Stories are available for free at anthonystclair.com. They may or may not be canonical, and may or may not be as polished as other stories....
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Free Rucksack Universe Fiction: Brewing School Launches in London
From The Lost & Found Travels of BS Trotter Originally published in London Rising BrewSchool has opened in London, England. Focused on “brewing brewers,” the teaching operation will train...
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Free Rucksack Universe Fiction: Stars in your beer
From The Lost & Found Travels of BS Trotter Originally published in London Rising Okay, we all know that after a couple of pints you can, well, see things. But for Londoners they were not...
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Revisions finished on next Rucksack Universe book
So this morning I finished revising ROADSONG, the next Rucksack Universe adventure. How’s your day going? “You found me because you needed to pass on the best of yourself, and what you passed on was...
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Sneak peek of Wander, the next Rucksack Universe book
“How did you know it was my birthday?” asked Wander. Sitting behind his desk at the front of the hostel, the elderly proprietor looked up from his computer and smiled. “Your passport,” he replied....
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Rucksack Universe update: Wander nearly ready, new manuscript underway
Last week I did something I’m so excited to tell you about. I signed off on the copy-edited manuscript of Wander. Yup. That’s right. My copy editor and I had some final discussion about a few points,...
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Announcing the release date for WANDER, the next Rucksack Universe novel
The new can’t-miss Rucksack Universe prequel novel Oct. 16, 1834 The explosion that comes to be known as The Blast burns across Ireland and England. The fires alter the course of history. A new era...
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Rucksack Universe update: The Roving Fiddler
While at fiddle camp, I wasn’t working overall, but I continued to write every day. I also wanted to try out a slightly different project. I wanted to figure out a short story that might go with the...
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Rucksack Universe update: Novel leads to short story
When your main character is ten thousand years old, sometimes one story can point you to another that you have to do up too. While underway on drafting Wet, the seventh Rucksack Universe book, I had...
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In further exciting news, my cover designer had sent me mock-ups of what the Wander cover might look like. Chief Reader and I extensively reviewed and discussed the designs… and then I sent my designer...
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It’s here! The cover of Wander + pre-orders now available +
Yall’ve been so patient with me. It’s been two years since The Lotus and the Barley came out—the last book, it turns out, that I would write with a small child in a carrier on my back. And… I’m...
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The time and place of Wander
“Do you have a phone on you that I can use?” asked Wander. “Or maybe wifi?” “Phones have cords and wires and are in buildings,” said Awen, “and I’m nobody’s wife.” “Not wife. Wifi. Wireless. It’s for...
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The key to Wander
You would not believe some of the conversations that happen between editors and authors. For a 264-page book, during the copy editing and proofing of Wander my editor and I went back and forth multiple...
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Get WANDER, the next Rucksack Universe adventure
Things are trucking along well for Wander. Over the past few weeks, I’ve set up ISBNs, done some other behind-the-scenes things, and am about to set up and start getting print copies (squee!). Are you...
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