A Simple Suggestion for the Hugo Awards
6 Apr, 2015
If you haven’t followed the Hugo Awards, some context. A slate of nominees backed by a voting block is dominating this year’s awards, so much so that the slate has every single nomination in some categories – like Best Short Story, Best Novella, and Best…
R e a d M o r eThe Best Books Threaten the Powerful – My Video Message on Banned Books Week
19 Sep, 2014
My old friend Derek Wolfgram asked me to record a video message for Banned Books Week, on behalf of the California Library Association Intellectual Freedom Committee. So here are some thoughts about the global brain, censorship as brain damage, and why the books that are…
R e a d M o r ePublishing – We’re All On the Same Side
19 Feb, 2014
There’s been a vigorous and at times antagonistic conversation about publishing and self- vs. traditional- publishing routes going on lately. I’ve been resisting joining in too much, both because I have a book on deadline, and because I have friends on both sides of this…
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