Daily Archives: September 26, 2013
Why I Don’t Comment on Everything
Posted on September 26, 2013 45 Comments
As most of you know, I comment here not infrequently about social and political issues, and from time to time I even make stands on things, a good recent example of this being my convention harassment policy pledge. As a result, people will often send me (via e-mail and social media) updates on social/political things […]
The Value of Negative Reviews
Posted on September 26, 2013 69 Comments
Over at Metafilter they’re talking about this New Yorker article, in which book critic Lee Siegel explains why he doesn’t want to write negative book reviews anymore (here’s the MF thread). I posted my thoughts on the matter there, but it’s worth posting them here too. Here’s what I said. — I was a professional […]
The Big Idea: Brandon Sanderson
Posted on September 26, 2013 39 Comments
Don’t know if you’ve heard of this Brandon Sanderson kid, but something tells me one day he’s gonna hit the heights. He’s got a new book out called Steelheart, and he’s here today to talk about. And also to talk about being a geek. And how the latter matters to the former. Watch for this […]
Whatever Everyone Else is Saying