Writing – Selena Chambers

March 5, 2023

Book Release Party at Midtown Reader!

I am thrilled to be celebrating the release of Babes in Toyland’s Fontanelle with Midtown Reader in Tallahassee, FL. If you are in the area, come by to check out their awesome Piebrary, and stay for a discussion of the Babes influence on music and the feminine catharsis. A signing will follow! What: Event signing…

February 9, 2023

Release Day: Babes in Toyland’s Fontanelle!

My new book, Babes in Toyland’s Fontanelle, is out today! It is the latest in the 33 1/3 series from Bloomsbury Academic. Babes in Toyland was one of the most influential and underrated bands of the 1990s, and they were my favorite band growing-up. Their stage presence was enigmatic, their lyrics vitriolic, and their Kinderwhore…

November 30, 2020

33 ⅓: Babes in Toyland’s Fontanelle by Selena Chambers

So…my 13-year old self just swooned through the future to fall into my 39-year old arms as a major dream has come true… I will be writing the 33 ⅓ series installment on the band that changed me forever–Babes in Toyland–and their seminal album Fontanelle! 33 1/3 Books made the announcement this afternoon, revealing their…

December 3, 2018

Appearance: Tattered Cover Colfax, Denver, CO, Wednesday, Dec. 5th

I’m packing on up for my flight to Denver tomorrow. I’m really excited to be visiting the area again, and finally visiting the famous Tattered Cover bookstore in Colfax, Denver. I will be there Wednesday, December 5th celebrating the release of MECHANICAL ANIMALS: TALES AT THE CRUX OF CREATURE AND TECH with my co-editor Jason…

October 3, 2017

Happy Book Release Day to MIXED UP: COCKTAIL RECIPES (and Flash Fiction) FOR THE DISCERNING DRINKER (and Reader)

I know this may look familiar, but while bookstores and contributors have been receiving copies early, today is the official release date for MIXED UP: COCKTAIL RECIPES (and Flash Fiction) FOR THE DISCERNING DRINKER (and Reader). Mixologists and Fabulists are going to be thrilled with this new anthology from Nick Mamatas and Molly Tanzer. Published…

June 29, 2017

RECAP: CALLS FOR SUBMISSION at Midtown Reader, Tallahassee, June 16, 2017

Two weeks ago was my book release party for Calls for Submission. And, as usual, I’m blogging about it in a totally timely manner. The delay in posting doesn’t diminish how amazing of a night it was! My book had been out for exactly a month by the evening of the reading, but it didn’t…

May 22, 2017

Publishing Notes: Book Notes at Largehearted Boy

This is my mixtape to the world that never jammed with me…or something like that. Actually, it’s a playlist for my collection, Calls for Submission, which came out last week. Each tale has its own song and in turn its own story. I had a blast with this one. In some ways, the playlist had…

May 14, 2017

RELEASE DAY: CALLS FOR SUBMISSION now available from Pelekinesis!!! Here’s how you can help!

IMPORTANT LINKS: CALLS FOR SUBMISSION can be ordered from the publisher directly: Pelekinesis, But it is also available from SQUARE and SPD and the following locations: Amazon Barnes and Noble Indiebound Books-A-Million Rising Shadow Indigo (Canada) Prefer an ebook? Yes m’am, we can do that: Kindle iTunes Kobo Nook 24 Symbols Liked what you read?…

May 12, 2017

Publishing Notes: Literary Hub and my Women Surrealist Survival Kit

I’m doing a mini-Guest Blog tour for Calls for Submission, and my first stop is at the incomparable Literary Hub! I am very pleased to share that “The Women Surrealists Helping Me Through Our New Political Reality” is now live. My original intention, and pitch, for this piece was to be a discussion about the…

May 9, 2017

Paul Tremblay on Calls for Submission (PLUS UPDATES)!

THE FINAL COUNTDOWN: My debut collection, CALLS FOR SUBMISSION, will be released May 15th (but you can pre-order from Pelekinesis now, if you’d like). That isn’t that far away, and to get pumped for the big day, I will be showcasing the awesome blurbs the collection has received. Every author that we queried has influenced…

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