GUEST BLOG POSTS
Mary Robinette Kowal’s My Favorite Bit: I really love the fact that My Heart Is Human has music as a huge part of its plot. Find out why!
The Best Novels with Cross-Dressing Women in Wartime: I grew up obsessed with novels about women disguised as men. It’s a trope I eagerly embraced when I wrote Shrouded Loyalties, and though I didn’t yet know the term “transgender”, I was already exploring my own gender identity through my reading and writing of this theme. The books I’ve chosen to highlight here are ones that became some of my very favorites.
Self-Loathing Protagonists: What Can They Teach Us about this Lesser Known Aspect of Depression? A topic near and dear to my heart, and why I chose to write a character struggling with these mental health issues in Shrouded Loyalties.
What Can Never Be Taken Away: How an episode of severe anxiety became the seeds of a story about a girl with a steel jaw and a clever mind, a boy with goggles for eyes and a dark heart, a mutual hunger for ghosts, and the balance of their souls around the secret that once made them whole.
John Scalzi’s Big Idea: How the simple concept behind Shrouded Loyalties grew into something bigger than I ever imagined.
Locus Magazine Guest Post: Music, Art, and Connection: How Artists Benefit One Another Through Creation
Mary Robinette Kowal’s My Favorite Bit: I talk about why it’s so fun to read and write protagonists who are antagonists to one another, and why I chose to write Shrouded Loyalties from three radically different points of view.
Just Because You’re Not Getting Manuscript Requests Doesn’t Mean You’re a Bad Writer: My 21-year journey from my first novel to my first contract with a traditional publisher.
My Book, The Movie: A fun mini blog post where I got to cast my top picks for actors if my new book was a movie.
NONFICTION ARTICLES
The Celiac Child: To the Brink of Death and Back Again. The diagnosis of my daughter’s Celiac disease at 17 months old.
INTERVIEWS
The Fantasy Hive: I was one of the featured authors for Pride Month!
Civilian Reader: Interview about how I got started in SFF, how I like the publication industry, and even the names I call my laptop and car.
The Fantasy Hive: Interview about significant influences, stumbling blocks, underappreciated books, and a pitch for Shrouded Loyalties - “The Man In the High Castle meets Stranger Things”
Exclusive Interview with Paul Semel: Where I got the idea for Shrouded Loyalties, book and tv show influences, a dream cast, and comp titles!
Interview with Randee Green: I talk about Shrouded Loyalties, my favorite character, my writing process, and more!
PANELS
Artificial Intelligence: Aired 4/14/23 for the 46th Annual Jack Williamson Lectureship, with panelists Connie Willis, Ian Tregillis, and Arkady Martine
History of/in Science Fiction: Aired 4/8/22 for the 45th Annual Jack Williamson Lectureship, with panelists Connie Willis, Ian Tregillis, and Walter Jon Williams
Remixing and Genre: Aired 4/8/22 for the 45th Annual Jack Williamson Lectureship, with panelists Connie Willis, Jeffe Kennedy, Emily Mah, and Walter Jon Williams
State of the Art: Artist Chat: Aired 8/21/21 for Bubonicon 52, with panelists Chaz Kemp, Elizabeth Leggett, Jon Sanchez, Jeff Benham, and Jeanne Stein
Mash-Ups: The Hows and Whys of Genre Blending: Aired 8/20/21 for Bubonicon 52, with panelists Lauren Teffeau, Melinda Snodgrass, and Carrie Vaughn
Fairy Tale Retellings for the Modern World: Aired 8/1/21 for Mythcon 51, with panelists Sarena Ulibarri, Charlotte Honigman, Wendy Nikel, and Lissa Sloan
Mythology & Gods in Fiction: When Deities Matter: Aired 8/29/20 for Bubonicon 52, with panelists Rebecca Roanhorse, Lauren Teffeau, Chaz Kemp, and Keith DeCandido
Keeping It Real People: When and How to Use Real People in Your Fiction: Aired 10/24/20 for MileHiCon 52, with panelists SM Stirling, James Van Pelt, and Lawrence Watt-Evans
Reading: Chapter 1 of Shrouded Loyalties: Aired 10/25/20 at MileHiCon 52
PODCASTS
Not a Simple Update: Join Rob Wolf, Brenda Noiseux, and I on New Books In Science Fiction, where we discuss sharing headspace with a robot, fighting for identity, and the different ways in which Joel Lodowick and his bionic, Acubens, view human existence and meaning.
Fantasy Book of the Month Podcast: I was honored that Shrouded Loyalties was chosen as one of the featured books for the episode on “War in Fantasy”!
REVIEWS
B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog: You Won’t Know Who to Trust Amid the Military Sci-Fi Thrills of Shrouded Loyalties
Realms & Robots: ‘Shrouded Loyalties’ Review: Military Sci-Fi Meets Compelling Character Piece
The British Fantasy Society: SHROUDED LOYALTIES by Reese Hogan
Publisher’s Weekly: Shrouded Loyalties
Sara Muse’s Cocktail Pairings Project: SHROUDED LOYALTIES
SparklyPrettyBriiiight: Book Review: Shrouded Loyalties by Reese Hogan
Shepherd: Two authors picked Shrouded Loyalties as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?