This explains a lot about her, really. Seanan’s interest in plagues and pandemics occupies much of her spare time; the rest of her time is spent taking inordinately long walks and working on her various writing projects. She is the author of the Toby Daye series from DAW Books. The first, Rosemary and Rue, will be published in 2009, with at least two more to follow. Seanan has released three albums to date. The latest, Red Roses and Dead Things, includes a lengthy musical explanation of why the Black Death wasn’t actually the bubonic plague. No, seriously. Like many writers, Seanan is a cat person, and lives with several Classic Siamese. She watches too many horror movies, and reacts violently to people asking ‘Is that you, Johnny?’ (It’s not Johnny.) You can catch up with her at www.seananmcguire.com, where she will happily geek pandemics with you. Afterword As a fan of both pandemics and California history, I was fascinated to learn that bubonic plague has been locally endemic since at least 1900.
