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May
02
A small stone bridge over dark water, surrounded by spring greenery, partly obscured by bare branches under a grey sky.

The River Has Roots in Canada: Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto

Dear Friends, I got back to Ottawa from the UK last night, having spent a wonderful couple of weeks doing
3 min read
Apr
05
A panoramic view of Los Angeles and the Hollywood hills from the Griffith Observatory under a cloudy sunset.

Home for a Spell

Apologies if you're getting this newsletter twice – it seems to have had a lot of delivery issues, from
5 min read
Mar
19
A snowy, pine-covered mountain range in Colorado, beneath a blue sky half-covered in white clouds.

Tales and Two Mountains

From where I'm sitting – on a dear friend's couch in Colorado – I both can and can&
6 min read
Mar
11
A white swan floats on a park pond, while in the background Canada geese paddle and mallards sleep on the shore.

Of Roads and Rivers and Roots

Friends, readers, fellow travellers, I'm writing from a dear friend's dining room table in St Louis,
8 min read
Feb
07
A top-down view of a box full of finished hardcover copies of THE RIVER HAS ROOTS, my upcoming book.

Letter of News: THE RIVER HAS ROOTS Finished Copies, Pre-orders, and New Tour Stops

Dear Friends, First, welcome new readers! Since last I wrote, I turned 40, found this year's bird (of
5 min read
Dec
06
Publicity graphic reads "Join Amal El-Mohtar on Tour" above images of my headshot and forthcoming book The River Has Roots.

Letter of News: 2025 Tour Dates + NYTBR Year's Best SFF

Dear Friends, It's December 6! We're a week out from my birthday! I have scraps of
4 min read
Oct
15
Photo of a honeycomb-tiled floor sign that reads "Good Luck Out There" in white on black.

Ripped Bodice Event + New York City Comic-Con!

Friends! I'm in New York City! I haven't been since 2019! Getting here was smooth and
2 min read
Sep
09
A hedge mixture of cottoneaster and ripening bramblefruit against a background of cloudy evening sky.

Left August with None Beef

I wrote the below intermittently in the latter half of August, which is now firmly in the past as I
5 min read
Jun
17
The river Clyde dark grey and sparkling under a mass of cloud through which sunlight pours in billowing streams.

Letter of News: Glasgow, Signed Books, Otherworldly

Dear Friends, I'm writing to you from Glasgow, Scotland, where I've been for the better part
4 min read
Aug
06
A grey day over Glasgow airport's airfield, glimpsed through a window on which the words "To travel hopefully" appear.

Travelling Hopefully

Dear Friends, I want to write about August, and how in my mind it's a red-gold month of
4 min read
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