Daily Archives: December 24, 2006
NYT Review Fallout
Posted on December 24, 2006 23 Comments
There’s been some interesting commentary and discussion following Dave Itzkoff’s NYT Book Review piece on me and my books, so I thought I’d post links to some of them I’ve found, for the edification of Whatever readers. In no particular order: * Instapundit notes the piece, and has some thoughts on the idea of Starship […]
Whatever Best of 2006
Posted on December 24, 2006 4 Comments
We’re now officially in the final week of 2006, which means it’s time for my annual “Best Of” list of Whatever entries, highlighting the entries I think were the most notable of the last calendar year. As it happens, this year’s list seems to be heavy on entries about writing, but all things considered I […]
Blindsight 2nd Printing; TAD Review in Flint Journal Review
Posted on December 24, 2006 12 Comments
Congratulations to Peter Watts: His book Blindsight is indeed headed for a second printing, giving more folks an opportunity to check it out. As you may recall, the second printing appeared in some doubt earlier, so I’m glad to see the book has reached that milestone. Watts has graciously given some credit for this to […]
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