I am lucky enough to spend part of my life in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and was extra-lucky to be here last night, May 15, 2025, to attend the Albuquerque session of Joe Abercrombie’s book tour for his newly-published dark fantasy novel, The Devils. What a treat! We fans got to see Abercrombie in conversation with George R. R. Martin at Albuquerque’s funky, historic KiMo Theater. The proceeds benefited one of my favorite causes, the Albuquerque Public Libraries. Public libraries are a national treasure under attack here in the U.S., and I was thrilled to participate. Plus, a copy of The Devils signed by Lord Grimdark himself! I can’t wait to read it.

It was fun to hear GRRM, too–he is a resident of nearby Santa Fe and a contributor to many literary and creative endeavors in this area of the U.S.

If you are in the U.S. and near a city hosting one of these sessions, plan to attend. Here’s the list. Abercrombie will appear “in conversation” with a number of fantasy luminaries–the Albuquerque appearance happened to include GRRM, but other cities feature other participants. Hurry, because the U.S. tour takes place during these two weeks in May.

I understand there’s a U.K. book tour as well.

I got to the tour just in the nick, because tomorrow I head back to Minneapolis, the other city where I live, and poor Minneapolis–no Abercrombie book tour appearance there.