Bookdeath Scheduled for March 2010

(Bookdeath cover by John Coulthart.)Good news--I've sold the sequel to Booklife, Bookdeath, to Tachyon Publications. Jacob Weisman at Tachyon wanted to make sure we had pretty much every group covered, so this volume will focus on advice that's more or less the opposite of what's covered in Booklife. Also, instead of having an optimistic outlook, Bookdeath will have a pessimistic outlook more in keeping with the reality of our current situation."I just felt like for every person out there who wants to buy a book about life-related things, there's got to be another person who wants to buy a book about death-related things. And the book industry. Besides, if you hate Booklife, you just go out and buy Bookdeath. That's just a win-lose-win situation, really." That's the way Weisman put it to me in a phone call. (Booklife is pictured below.)Jill Roberts at Tachy is also excited, telling me, "*&$@#@!!"Chapters will include:- How to Disconnect from the Internet Forever Leaving a Huge Hole in the Lives of Everyone Who Never Really Cared About You- Why Envy is a Great Thing if You Turn It Into Hatred- The Best Way to Use Your Self-Pity as a Blanket- How to Disembowel a Reviewer in Ten Seconds- Five Easy Steps to a Prolonged Flame War that Destroys Your Galaxy- The Benefits of Audience Baiting with Hair Spray and a Match- How to Use Personal Information About Your Enemies in Your Fiction- Why Death is Sometimes the Best Way to Avoid Being RemainderedIn related news, Jacob's also bought two new anthologies, to be edited by Ann and me: New Weird II: Bring the Pain and Steamy Cyberpunk: Feeling Slightly Naughty.