Sagara West

Namely, the imminent publication of Cast in Ruin, and the announcement that Luna has bought three more Elantra books beyond the in-progress Cast in Peril.

Michelle has posted the cover for Cast in Ruin, which will be out in October 2011.

Also, three_weeks_for_dw is happening again this year, and I'm thinking it would be a great thing to get this community a little more content. What kinds of posts/activities/things would people like to see?

In comm business, anyone who has graphics skillz and would like to make a less generic layout for the community, please feel free; I'd be happy to show off your talents. (I have no graphics skillz whatsoever.)

And now for some Sagara West reviews around DW: 

wistfuljane recently read The Broken Crown and is partway through The Uncrowned King and has some very interesting thoughts on resonances between West's worldbuilding and the real world, specifically race, gender, culture, and power. (No spoilers beyond TBC, please!)

thistleingrey recently read Cast in Courtlight and has some criticisms of the book as urban fantasy, also quite interesting.