Daily Archives: May 22, 2012
Redshirts Coming to the UK
Posted on May 22, 2012 23 Comments
We’re two weeks out from the US release of Redshirts, and I have some contracts in front of me, which means it’s a good time for some good news for those of you in the UK: There will be an official UK version of the book come November via Orion/Gollancz. Here’s the UK Amazon pre-order page; […]
Computer (and Other Stuff) Update: It’s Been Found! + ARC Giveaway
Posted on May 22, 2012 1,070 Comments
So first, the good news: My computer bag — and everything in it, including the computer, books and such — has been found. Turns out I didn’t leave it in the cab, I left it on the floor of the baggage claim at Reagan National Airport. Why did I do that? Because apparently I am […]
Journey to Planet JoCo Still Alive + Reminder: New JoCo Song Coming in One Week!
Posted on May 22, 2012 2 Comments
Just a reminder that “Journey to Planet JoCo,” my interview series with Jonathan Coulton, is still chugging along nicely at Tor.com. And today, in fact, we’re covering Coulton’s biggest hit to date: “Still Alive,” the theme song to the Valve video game Portal. There’s excellent conversation to be had, plus music and videos. It’s everything […]
The Big Idea: Kim Stanley Robinson
Posted on May 22, 2012 33 Comments
Kim Stanley Robinson has created such amazing futures in his Mars books and others that it’s sometimes difficult to believe he doesn’t have a direct line to what comes next — a crystal broadband line, rather than a crystal ball. But as Robinson explains in this Big Idea, today’s present changes the future even for […]
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