Chuck Wendig’s recent novel Blackbirds was already on my to-read list, simply because Chuck Wendig wrote it and his blog is one of the best things in digital print.
(If you’re a writer, and you haven’t checked out Chuck’s blog yet, go and do that. From start to finish. I’ll wait.)
Tor.com had a review of Blackbirds this week, and now I want to read it now. Now now now. So thanks, Tor, for making me spend my hard-earned money that I should be saving up for when I quit the day job to be a struggling writer. Thanks.

Yay! A new author to read, mime, follow, and otherwise stalk – I can’t believe I’ve never heard of Chuck Wendig before.
He’s my favourite writer whose books I haven’t read yet 🙂
Yeah. I’ve got a few of those: John Green, Patrick Rothfuss, and Terry Brooks. And now (kudos to you) Chuck Wendig.