TORONTO FOLKS! Three weeks until the IGNORE ALL PREVIOUS INSTRUCTIONS launch at Bakka Phoenix Books - the first time I've ever gotten to travel for a book launch. I hope to see you there!
RSVP (optional but helpful) and pre-orders at the link:
bakkaphoenixbooks.com/events/51218...
Starred review in BOOKLIST!!!
"Hoffmann has hit on something entrancingly magical in Ignore All Previous Instructions, a book that dives deep
into growing up gay and neurodivergent in a state where queerness is banned... and all media is rigidly controlled..."
Full review will go live on May 6.
A tip that I saw on Tumblr once was to literally write the words "STUPIDEST VERSION" at the top of the page and then go on and write the stupidest version of whatever scene is giving you trouble. This has gotten me unstuck more than once. (Bonus: it's often not as stupid as you fear it will be.)
I'm not saying yoga is a cure-all. I'm just saying that, whenever I get down on my yoga mat, Ninja comes over and flops down on the mat with me and purrs because it's Happy Floor Time
I got side tracked and haven't been promoting this as much as I should, but: TODAY! At 2pm EST! I'm moderating a panel called REVOLUTION IS NOT FOR THE SANE, with a FABULOUS lineup!
And it's all virtual, so anyone can join from anyplace in the world.
This is a true Ada Hoffmann deep cut. You won't get the Ada Hoffmann reference unless you are in the secret Ada Hoffmann inner circle that was alpha reading the current WIP... :D
(Which is to say, I am honored and delighted to have inspired a microfic! 💙)
Two things:
1. This is partially inspired by @ada-hoffmann.bsky.social
2. The other part of this is that I genuinely think of my neurodivergence as an otter. XD Thus, here we are.
Klingon Therapist: TODAY IS A GOOD DAY TO CRY
(courtesy of my wife)
what if we normalized mental/emotional/social health checkups like physical checkups? just quick meeting once a year, covered by health insurance. Oh a referral for therapy? would you like maybe career counseling? you're feeling sad but you think it's reasonable level, shall we check in in 3 months?
Thank you, Queen's! I had so much fun this afternoon.
Ad poster graphic for the 'Revolution is not for the sane' panel at Can*Con Virtual, April 18th from 2-2:50 pm EST, featuring Suzan Palumbo, C.L. Clark, A.D. Sui, and Ada Hoffman.
THIS SATURDAY! Can*Con: Disruption Virtual Conference, featuring @gaga.bsky.social, @ada-hoffmann.bsky.social, Suzan Palumbo, and @thesuiway.bsky.social discussing Revolution in SFF!
Register at our website, Disrupt your weekend!!
Yay! Hi!
But if the pictures in this CBC article are accurate then it looks like someone started in brutalism, then added weird pinstripes that don't quite line up with each other, + windows in weird shapes that look like someone peeled a strip off. Definitely ugly! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
*squints*
I looked that up in the Wikipedia but every picture of it in the wiki looks like a picture of a completely different building
Hmm. I scrolled down to see the renovation. The new lighting feature looks messy and weird, at least as far as I can see from the picture. Still not the ugliest in Canada though :D
I wonder what you think *is* the ugliest in Canada?
It looks like it's made of yellow Legos! I respect the vision. Would rather see that kind of risk taking than a plain gray warehouse or something
Rachel from Shades of Orange loves IGNORE - calling it even more personal and timely than the OUTSIDE books, which she also loved. 😊 youtube.com/watch?v=iTsn...
#IgnoreThisBook
Back to meeting the characters! Here's Rowan di Pietro - the love interest & second protagonist from IGNORE ALL PREVIOUS INSTRUCTIONS. (Plus, a summary of other recent book news.)
buttondown.com/ada-hoffmann...
#IgnoreThisBook
Thank you!
AMAZING
Let's see. IGNORE ALL PREVIOUS INSTRUCTIONS is about feeling beholden to a system you know is toxic because you don't trust yourself to come up with a better way; also about how love and art can present those better ways, and can give you the courage to break your old patterns and reach for them.
Tbh, as a teenager I had trouble imagining what the future would be like or how I would deal.
Since I hit 30, the future has gotten hilariously worse, but my ability to deal has improved far beyond what my teen self envisioned.
Therapy + healthy relationships are magic, even in times like these.
✨Superb! Narrating this trilogy was pure pleasure. Ada's universe building & story arc is vivid, full of rich characters you love, hate, feel seduced by & care deeply for. We won an Audiofile Earphones Award, bc w/excellent writing like this, performances & beautiful stories can truly shine through✨
whispering "spaceshiiiiiiiip" to myself like i'm benny from the lego movie
I didn't think I was that worried about the Artemis astronauts but then I relief-cried when they re-established voice contact, so
One of the most delightful things that's happened to me repeatedly in the past year is that someone at work who is already vaguely acquainted with me will go "Wait, you're Ada Hoffmann?" and will get excited because they already heard of my alter ego (or read the books!) without realizing it was me.
Oh hey, in other good news, I just found out that the audiobook edition of THE OUTSIDE has earned out its advance. (& my audio advances tend to be bigger than my print ones.)
THANK YOU to all the loyal listeners these past 7+ years!! And to Nancy for being amazing and doing the voices.
No you've been fine!
Heh. Thanks, I agree it's awesome. And, well, from my own perspective, I use this name just about every day when I walk into the classroom, so...
