Katherine's Book Backyard

I was never much of a rock concert goer, but I saw David Bowie in concert when he was touring in support of his Let's Dance album. It...

When I moved to the Pacific Northwest last year and was paying my movers $20 a box, I culled my book collection ruthlessly. I have a Kindl...

I have a new story up at Nikki Finke's Hollywood Dementia . Illustration by the talented Thomas Warming.

I've been writing a series of novelette-sized modernized fairy tales, and grabbing covers from various sources. The fabulous Ravven was ...

Jane Gaskell wrote her first novel, Strange Evil , when she was 14.  Nobody had ever seen anything like it. (You can still find copies aro...

I first encountered George R. R. Martin as a fan of the original Beauty and the Beast, which he created. I found out he'd written a co...

I'm pretty sure this was the first book I read by Stephen King. I never read Carrie , but I picked up Salem's Lot at the Westove...