Daily Archives: January 26, 2007
Old Man’s War, German and French Editions
Posted on January 26, 2007 16 Comments
Someone in one of the comment threads was wondering if there were any German editions of my books, which prompted me to go to Amazon.de and find out if the German translation of Old Man’s War was listed. And indeed it is: Apparently in Germany it’s going by the name Krieg der Klone, which, somewhat […]
Another Thing I Want To Know…
Posted on January 26, 2007 23 Comments
Who was the idiot who switched my 401(k) last year to a 100% allocation to a managed bond fund? I mean, holy crap. It’s like someone somewhere said, “hmmm, how can we make sure this 401(k) achieves the smallest amount of performance humanly possible? I sure as Hell know I didn’t do this. I suspect […]
The John Scalzi Experience — LIVE In YOUR Town!
Posted on January 26, 2007 169 Comments
My publicist says I can mention this now, so: I’ll be doing a book tour this spring, in support of The Last Colony, in late April and early May. We’re still scheduling dates and locations so I can’t give you specifics at the moment, however I can say that we do plan to tour the […]
Spanking — And Not the Fun Kind
Posted on January 26, 2007 61 Comments
Out in California, an Assemblywomn named Sally Lieber has proposed the state outlaw spanking — not between two consenting adults, because how would it be California without a little recreational spanking? — but between adults and children; specifically, the proposed law would make it a misdemeanor to paddle kids under the age of four, with […]
Androids of the Caribbean; Appearance Re-Cap
Posted on January 26, 2007 24 Comments
Claudia of Ex Patria sends along this lovely photo, of The Android’s Dream sunning itself on a Caribbean cruise. To which I thought: my book gets to go on a Caribbean cruise and I don’t? Bwaaaah. But I do very much like how the blue of the sky — and the clouds — matches the […]
Whatever Everyone Else is Saying