Sword Stone Table

I am the co-editor of Sword Stone Table: Old Legends, New Voices (along with Jenn Northington), which is an anthology of inclusive retellings from the vast lore surrounding King Arthur, Camelot, and the Knights of the Round Table. The collection released on July 13, 2021 from Vintage, an imprint of Penguin Random House. It was selected as a best book of 2021 by The Washington Post, NPR, and Tor.com.

Cover artist and designer: Perry De La Vega

Contributor list

Alexander Chee
Preeti Chhibber
Roshani Chokshi
Maria Dahvana Headley
Sive Doyle
Ausma Zehanat Khan
Daniel M. Lavery
Ken Liu
Sarah MacLean
Silvia Moreno Garcia
Jessica Plummer
Anthony Rapp
Waubgeshig Rice
Alex Segura
Nisi Shawl
S. Zainab Williams

Publicity contact

If you’re interested in a review copy, interviews, or any other coverage, please contact our publicist:

Julie Ertl, Senior Publicity Manager, Vintage & Anchor Booiks: jertl [at] penguinrandomhouse [dot] com

orderING information

If you’d like a copy of Sword Stone Table signed and/or personalized by Jenn and me, you can order through Main Point Books.

Recorded Events

Sword Stone Table launch @ WORD Bookstores (link to event recording)
Tuesday, July 13, 2021, 7:30pm Eastern
Featuring: Swapna Krishna, Jenn Northington, Anthony Rapp, Preeti Chhibber, Daniel M. Lavery, Waubgeshig Rice

Sword Stone Table @ Mysterious Galaxy (link to event recording)
Saturday, July 17th, 2021, 5pm Eastern/8pm Central
Featuring: Jenn Northington, Maria Dahvana Headley, Ausma Zehanat Khan, Anthony Rapp, and Alex Segura

Sword Stone Table @ Loyalty Bookstore (link to event recording)
Monday, July 19, 2021, 8pm Eastern
Featuring: Swapna Krishna, Ausma Zehanat Khan, Sarah MacLean, Jessica Plummer, and S. Zainab Williams

Sword Stone Table @ Mark Twain House (virtual)
Tuesday, August 3, 7pm Eastern
Featuring: enn Northington, Maria Dahvana Headley, Daniel M. Lavery, Nisi Shawl, Alexander Chee

Sword Stone Table @ The Novel Neighbor (virtual)
Thursday, August 19, 8pm Eastern/7pm Central
Featuring: Swapna Krishna, Jenn Northington, Anna Kaufman

Author bio

Swapna Krishna is a writer specializing in technology, space, and pop culture. She is a columnist at Wired, was formerly a contributing writer at Engadget, and has been published at The Boston Globe, The Los Angeles Times, The Verge, and more. You can find her on Twitter @skrishna.