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Welcome back, loyal readers. First off, we had another strong week, with 18 new subscribers joining, thanks to Sunday, Sarah, Gotelé, Loque, Coree, Claire, Elizabeth, Lauren, Marina, Imma, Patricia, Beth, Mahesh, Olga, Heriberto, Leer, and Melissa. Thank you for trying Article Club, and I hope you like it here.This week's issue is dedicated to our article of the month. For all of you who are interested, we'll be reading, annotating, and discussing “Radicalized,” by Cory Doctorow. You'll learn more about the piece below, but here are a few tidbits:* It's a fictional novella written in 2019 about a man who becomes radicalized after his health insurance denies his claim. Sound familiar?* I read this piece in December, the week after all-things-Luigi Mangione* Mr. Doctorow‘s writing is fast-paced and his details eerily prescientSound compelling? If so, you're invited to join our deep dive on the article. We're meeting up to discuss the piece on Sunday, March 23, 2:00 - 3:30 pm PT. All you need to do is click the button below to sign up.

Podcasts, reviews, interviews, essays, and more at the Ancillary Review of Books.Please consider supporting ARB's Patreon!Credits:Guest: Roseanna PendleburyHost: Jake Casella BrookinsMusic by Giselle Gabrielle GarciaArtwork by Rob PattersonOpening poem by Bhartṛhari, translated by John BroughIn Memoriam:Alan Jeffrey & Cameron Estrich-WatsonReferences:Tor's The Most Iconic Speculative Fiction Books of the 21st CenturyJo Walton's commentary on putting together those listsAdam Roberts, Greg EganKatherine Addison's The Goblin EmperorJacqueline Carey's Kushiel's DartSeth Dickinson's The Traitor Baru CormorantC.J. Cherryh's RimrunnersMichael Ende's The Neverending StoryCarl Sagan's ContactWilliam Goldman's The Princess BrideMartin MacInnes' In AscensionSamantha Harvey's OrbitalWilliam Gibson's NeuromancerIndra Das's The Last Dragoners of BowbazarBruce Coville- Aliens Ate My Homework & Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon HatcherRobin Sloan- Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, Sourdough, MoonboundNerds of a FeatherWorldconCentre for Fantasy and Fantastic at the University of GlasgowChristopher Priest & Nina AllanAdrian Tchaikovsky's City of Last Chances, House of Open Wounds, Days of Shattered FaithTerry Pratchett's DiscworldThe New WeirdReaderconEmily Tesh's acceptance speechWorld Fantasy ConventionAcademic Conference on Canadian Science Fiction and FantasyEasterconOctothorpeVajra Chandrasekera's The Saint of Bright DoorsScience Fiction Awards DatabaseMarisa Crane's I Keep My Exoskeletons to MyselfMartha Wells' Murderbot seriesPaul Lynch's Prophet SongShehan Karunatilaka's Seven Moons of Maali AlmeidaMolly Templeton's “The Joy of Reading Books You Don't Entirely Understand”Colson Whitehead, Marlon JamesEmily Tesh's Some Desperate GloryNana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah's Chain Gang All-StarsWole Talabi's Shigidi and the Brass Head of ObalufonCadwell Turnbull's No Gods No Monsters & We Are The CrisisS.L. Huang's The Water OutlawsMoniquill Blackgoose's To Shape a Dragon's BreathAlissa Hatman's SiftSarah Cypher's The Skin and Its GirlIsabel Waidner's Corey Fah Does Social MobilityAlaya Dawn Johnson's The Library of Broken WorldsRebecca Campbell's ArborealityVajra Chandrasekera's Rakesfallaugust clarke's Metal from HeavenJared Pechaček's The West PassageEmet North's In UniversesJohannes Anyuru's IxellesKaliane Bradley's The Ministry of TimeMadeline L'EnglePremee Mohamed- The Siege of Burning Grass, The Butcher of the Forest, & The Rider, the Ride, the Rich Man's WifeSeth Dickinson's ExordiaSofia Samatar's The Practice, the Horizon, and the ChainNeon HemlockAlex Jeffer's A Mourning CoatLuna PressLorraine Wilson's The Last to DrownGreg Egan's MorphotropicSolvej Balle's On the Calculation of VolumeAbigail Nussbaum's Track ChangesJordan S. Carroll's Speculative WhitenessCamestros Felapton's DebarklePositron 2020 ReportCleveland Review of Books, The Brooklyn Rail, TypebarIsaac Fellman's Notes from a RegicideEmily Tesh's The IncandescentAmal El-Mohtar's The River Has RootsKatherine Addison's The Tomb of DragonsR.F. Kuang's KatabasisNatalia Theodoridou's Sour CherryYoon Ha Lee's Code & CodexOliver K. Langmead & Aliya Whiteley's City of All SeasonsNew David Mitchell?Lincoln Michel's Metallic RealmsRay Nayler's Where the Axe Is BuriedTochi Onyebuchi's Harmattan SeasonLeena Krow's Sinkhole, and Other Inexplicable VoidsAmplitudes, edited by Lee MandeloScience Fiction Research AssociationPremee Mohamed, One Message RemainsStephen King writingRoseanna's “Small Press Dispatch” column at ARB

There are a lot of similarities between the 2016 and 2024 elections, but the media ecosystem we have today is fundamentally different from the ecosystem we had in 2015-2016, during the first stage of Donald Trump's political rise and the MAGA-morphosis of the Republican party. The Twitter and Facebook of that time are long gone, as are many of the methods of digital resistance that people employed on those platforms during the first Trump administration. The power and visibility dynamics on multiplying digital platforms, from TikTok to Truth Social, have rearranged dramatically since then, the “public sphere” is way more splintered, and our shared digital (and physical) spaces are decreasing. Moreover, the Big Tech oligarchs and private tech companies that profit from surveilling us and siloing us in algorithmically curated echo chambers have thrown their full weight behind Trump, and they will have even more power in a second Trump administration to shape our digital present and future.How are corporate, independent, and social media changing the terrain of politics today? What does digital activism look like in 2024, and can it be an effective means of resistance during a second Trump administration? TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez digs into these questions with world-renowned science fiction author, activist, and journalist Cory Doctorow.Cory Doctorow is the author of many books, including recent non-fiction titles like Chokepoint Capitalism: How Big Tech and Big Content Captured Creative Labor Markets and How We'll Win Them Back, which he coauthored with Rebecca Giblin, and The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation. His latest work of fiction, The Bezzle, was published earlier this year by Tor Books. In 2020, Doctorow was inducted into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.Studio Production: David Hebden, Cameron GranadinoPost-Production: Cameron GranadinoHelp us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.Sign up for our newsletterLike us on FacebookFollow us on TwitterDonate to support this podcast

Born in 1975, I fell in love with reading and with sailing at a young age. I had two dreams in life: to write a novel and to sail around the world. In 2009, I finally completed my first novel. My seventh published work, WOOL, became an international bestseller and has been translated into nearly 40 languages. My career as a writer has taken me all around the world; I've met amazing readers everywhere I go, and I've seen some extraordinary places. Now I'm embarking on a journey to complete my second dream, that of sailing around the world. This website is a history of both of those dreams. His website is HughHowey.com. ROBERT J. SAWYER Bestselling Author, Writers of the Future Judge – Biography Dr. Robert J. Sawyer, called “the dean of Canadian science fiction” by The Ottawa Citizen, has won all three of the science fiction field's top honors for best novel of the year, the Hugo, the Nebula and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, as well as eleven Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Awards (Auroras). The ABC TV series Flash Forward was based on his novel of the same name. Maclean's: Canada's Weekly Newsmagazine says, “By any reckoning, Sawyer is among the most successful Canadian authors ever.” Sawyer's novels are top-ten mainstream bestsellers in Canada. His twenty-three novels include Frameshift, Factoring Humanity, Calculating God, Wake and the Neanderthal Parallax trilogy: Hominids, Humans, Hybrids. He's often seen on TV, including such programs as Rivera Live with Geraldo Rivera, Canada AM and Saturday Night at the Movies, and he's a frequent science commentator for Discovery Channel Canada, CBC Newsworld and CBC Radio. Sawyer holds an honorary doctorate from Laurentian University and has taught writing at the University of Toronto, Ryerson University, Humber College, the National University of Ireland and the Banff Centre. He edits Robert J. Sawyer Books, the science fiction imprint of Red Deer Press. He was born in Ottawa in 1960, and now lives near Toronto with his wife, poet Carolyn Clink. He has served as a judge since 2005. “The list of past winners and runners-up reads like a Who's Who of the last quarter century of the SF/F field. And the physical anthologies—packed with brilliant stories and thoughtful essays, all wonderfully illustrated by the artist winners—is always a joy to behold: a terrific book, and a terrific launch to the careers of the latest batch of the very best new writers in the field.” —Robert J. Sawyer Find out more at: www.sfwriter.com

More podcasts, reviews, interviews, essays, and more at the Ancillary Review of Books.Please consider supporting ARB's Patreon!Credits:Host: Jake Casella BrookinsGuest: Dan HartlandTitle: The Passion by Jeanette WintersonMusic by Giselle Gabrielle GarciaArtwork by Rob PattersonOpening poem by Bhartṛhari, translated by John BroughReferences:This blog has a round-up of articles and commentary on the Gaiman allegations.Dan's Snap! Criticism series at AncillaryHandheld PressVonda McInty're The Exile Waiting & DreamsnakeThe 2024 Academic Conference on Canadian Science Fiction and FantasyAnnie Luong on Margaret Atwood's The Heart Goes LastNeal Stephenson's Cryptonomicon and the Baroque CycleLaura van den Berg's State of Paradise & Casella's reviewDon DeLillo's White NoiseWinterson's Written on the Body, Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit, Why Be Happy When You Can Be Normal, and FrankissteinBernard Cornwell's Sharpe novelsWilliam Shakespeare's As You Like It and The Winter's TaleChina Miéville's The City & The City (though I don't think we actually name it)Salman Rushdie, Martin AmisJulian Barnes' A History of the World in 10½ ChaptersThe 1980s: A Decade of Contemporary British Fiction edited by Emily Horton, Philip Tew, and Leigh WilsonNeil Gaiman, Jeff Noon, Steph Swainston“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T.S. EliotFrank Herbert's DuneMary Shelley's FrankensteinWendy Roy on Cherie DimalineWilliam Gibson's Pattern Recognition and othersDan's piece in LARB on Christopher Priest and his last novel, Airside

Kathryn interviews Author Cory Doctorow.It's thirty years from now. We're making progress, mitigating climate change, slowly but surely. But what about all the angry old people who can't let go. For young Americans a generation from now, climate change isn't controversial. It's just an overwhelming fact of life. And so are the great efforts to contain and mitigate it. Even when national politics oscillates back to right-wing leaders, the momentum is too great, these vast programs cannot be stopped. But there are still those Americans, mostly elderly, who cling to their red baseball caps, their grievances, their huge vehicles, their anger and to their alternative news sources that reassure them that their resentment is right and pure and that climate change is just a giant scam. Author Cory Doctorow is an activist and journalist who was recently inducted into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.Kathryn also interviews Author Barney Saltzberg.Going from two eyes to four isn't a bummer! In fact, it's a rich adventure. Just ask Arlo, a shaggy, free-spirited dog who loves to play catch – until one day, he can't see the ball anymore. He needs glasses! Barney Saltzberg shows kids the amazing powers of glasses in this treasure of a book. Inspired by his own canine companion, every child in glasses will know just how Arlo feels and will feel better because of it. Readers will follow along with Arlo as he does all the big firsts involved in getting glasses—visit a doctor, get tested on an eye chart, look through the phoropter. And then the fun part—choosing frames! What should Arlo get? Movie star glasses? Superhero glasses? Classic frames that never go out of style? Saltzberg has written tunes for the PBS show Arthur and continues to perform music for children.

Kathryn interviews Author Cory Doctorow.It's thirty years from now. We're making progress, mitigating climate change, slowly but surely. But what about all the angry old people who can't let go. For young Americans a generation from now, climate change isn't controversial. It's just an overwhelming fact of life. And so are the great efforts to contain and mitigate it. Even when national politics oscillates back to right-wing leaders, the momentum is too great, these vast programs cannot be stopped. But there are still those Americans, mostly elderly, who cling to their red baseball caps, their grievances, their huge vehicles, their anger and to their alternative news sources that reassure them that their resentment is right and pure and that climate change is just a giant scam. Author Cory Doctorow is an activist and journalist who was recently inducted into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.Kathryn also interviews Author Barney Saltzberg.Going from two eyes to four isn't a bummer! In fact, it's a rich adventure. Just ask Arlo, a shaggy, free-spirited dog who loves to play catch – until one day, he can't see the ball anymore. He needs glasses! Barney Saltzberg shows kids the amazing powers of glasses in this treasure of a book. Inspired by his own canine companion, every child in glasses will know just how Arlo feels and will feel better because of it. Readers will follow along with Arlo as he does all the big firsts involved in getting glasses—visit a doctor, get tested on an eye chart, look through the phoropter. And then the fun part—choosing frames! What should Arlo get? Movie star glasses? Superhero glasses? Classic frames that never go out of style? Saltzberg has written tunes for the PBS show Arthur and continues to perform music for children.

Kathryn interviews Author Cory Doctorow.It's thirty years from now. We're making progress, mitigating climate change, slowly but surely. But what about all the angry old people who can't let go. For young Americans a generation from now, climate change isn't controversial. It's just an overwhelming fact of life. And so are the great efforts to contain and mitigate it. Even when national politics oscillates back to right-wing leaders, the momentum is too great, these vast programs cannot be stopped. But there are still those Americans, mostly elderly, who cling to their red baseball caps, their grievances, their huge vehicles, their anger and to their alternative news sources that reassure them that their resentment is right and pure and that climate change is just a giant scam. Author Cory Doctorow is an activist and journalist who was recently inducted into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.Kathryn also interviews Author Barney Saltzberg.Going from two eyes to four isn't a bummer! In fact, it's a rich adventure. Just ask Arlo, a shaggy, free-spirited dog who loves to play catch – until one day, he can't see the ball anymore. He needs glasses! Barney Saltzberg shows kids the amazing powers of glasses in this treasure of a book. Inspired by his own canine companion, every child in glasses will know just how Arlo feels and will feel better because of it. Readers will follow along with Arlo as he does all the big firsts involved in getting glasses—visit a doctor, get tested on an eye chart, look through the phoropter. And then the fun part—choosing frames! What should Arlo get? Movie star glasses? Superhero glasses? Classic frames that never go out of style? Saltzberg has written tunes for the PBS show Arthur and continues to perform music for children.

Kathryn interviews Author Cory Doctorow.It's thirty years from now. We're making progress, mitigating climate change, slowly but surely. But what about all the angry old people who can't let go. For young Americans a generation from now, climate change isn't controversial. It's just an overwhelming fact of life. And so are the great efforts to contain and mitigate it. Even when national politics oscillates back to right-wing leaders, the momentum is too great, these vast programs cannot be stopped. But there are still those Americans, mostly elderly, who cling to their red baseball caps, their grievances, their huge vehicles, their anger and to their alternative news sources that reassure them that their resentment is right and pure and that climate change is just a giant scam. Author Cory Doctorow is an activist and journalist who was recently inducted into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.Kathryn also interviews Author Barney Saltzberg.Going from two eyes to four isn't a bummer! In fact, it's a rich adventure. Just ask Arlo, a shaggy, free-spirited dog who loves to play catch – until one day, he can't see the ball anymore. He needs glasses! Barney Saltzberg shows kids the amazing powers of glasses in this treasure of a book. Inspired by his own canine companion, every child in glasses will know just how Arlo feels and will feel better because of it. Readers will follow along with Arlo as he does all the big firsts involved in getting glasses—visit a doctor, get tested on an eye chart, look through the phoropter. And then the fun part—choosing frames! What should Arlo get? Movie star glasses? Superhero glasses? Classic frames that never go out of style? Saltzberg has written tunes for the PBS show Arthur and continues to perform music for children.

Jim talks with Cory Doctorow about the ideas in his new book The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation. They discuss Cory's long affiliation with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, destroying Big Tech instead of "fixing" it, why tech lords are not evil geniuses, how Big Tech consolidated, antitrust law, the felony contempt of business model, interoperability, the high-speed shell game of digital, the kill zone, the case of Diapers.com, the falling fortunes of tech workers, defining IP, Grokster, "polite competition," automated notice and takedown, Jim's proposal for content moderation, the flexibility of fair use, Interoperable Facebook, prioritizing individual choice, and much more. Episode Transcript The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation, by Cory Doctorow Craphound Pluralistic JRS EP 4 Cory Doctorow - "Radicalized," Race and Resilience Radicalized, by Cory Doctorow Red Team Blues, by Cory Doctorow "Musk and Moderation," by Jim Rutt Interoperable Facebook - EFF Cory Doctorow is a science fiction author, activist, and journalist. He is the author of many books, most recently The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation, a Big Tech disassembly manual; Red Team Blues, a science fiction crime thriller; Chokepoint Capitalism, nonfiction about monopoly and creative labor markets; the Little Brother series for young adults; In Real Life, a graphic novel; and the picture book Poesy the Monster Slayer. In 2020, he was inducted into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.

Acclaimed science fiction author, activist, and journalist Cory Doctorow stops by Gaslit Nation to discuss life's important issues: A.I., combating corporate greed, and the art and times of Taylor Swift. Doctorow is the author of several books that capture the age, including his latest novel Red Team Blues. His other works include the nonfiction on monopoly and creative labor markets Chokepoint Capitalism; How to Destroy Surveillance Capitalism; the Little Brother series for younger readers; the graphic novel In Real Life; and the picture book Poesy the Monster Slayer. Doctorow was inducted into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 2020.  In our bonus episode, for Patreon supporters who keep our show going, Doctorow takes the Gaslit Nation Self-Care Q&A. We invite you to share your own inspiration with our community! Take the Gaslit Nation Self-Care Q&A by leaving your answers in the comments section or send them in an email to GaslitNation@gmail.com. We'll read some of your responses on the show! Gaslit Nation Self-Care Questionnaire What's a book you think everyone should read and why? What's a documentary everyone should watch and why? What's a dramatic film everyone should watch and why? Who are some historical mentors who inspire you? What's the best concert you've ever been to? What are some songs on your playlist for battling the dark forces? Who or what inspires you to stay engaged and stay in the fight? What's the best advice you've ever gotten? What's your favorite place you've ever visited? What's your favorite work of art and why?  

Acclaimed science fiction author, activist, and journalist Cory Doctorow stops by Gaslit Nation to discuss life's important issues: A.I., combating corporate greed, and the art and times of Taylor Swift. Doctorow is the author of several books that capture the age, including his latest novel Red Team Blues. His other works include the nonfiction on monopoly and creative labor markets Chokepoint Capitalism; How to Destroy Surveillance Capitalism; the Little Brother series for younger readers; the graphic novel In Real Life; and the picture book Poesy the Monster Slayer. Doctorow was inducted into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 2020.  In our bonus episode, for Patreon supporters who keep our show going, Doctorow takes the Gaslit Nation Self-Care Q&A. We invite you to share your own inspiration with our community! Take the Gaslit Nation Self-Care Q&A by leaving your answers in the comments section or send them in an email to GaslitNation@gmail.com. We'll read some of your responses on the show! Gaslit Nation Self-Care Questionnaire What's a book you think everyone should read and why? What's a documentary everyone should watch and why? What's a dramatic film everyone should watch and why? Who are some historical mentors who inspire you? What's the best concert you've ever been to? What are some songs on your playlist for battling the dark forces? Who or what inspires you to stay engaged and stay in the fight? What's the best advice you've ever gotten? What's your favorite place you've ever visited? What's your favorite work of art and why?  

Robert J. Sawyer, the Dean of Canadian Science Fiction, which the Ottowa Citizen dubbed him. He's won all three of the science fiction field's top honors for his best novel of the year – the Hugo, the Nebula, and the John W Campbell Memorial Award. As well as 11 Canadian science fiction and fantasy awards, the Auroras. If any of you remember seeing the ABC series Flash Forward, it was based on his novel of the same name.

Robert J. Sawyer, the Dean of Canadian Science Fiction, which the Ottowa Citizen dubbed him. He's won all three of the science fiction field's top honors for his best novel of the year—the Hugo, the Nebula, and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award. As well as 11 Canadian science fiction and fantasy awards, the Auroras. If any of you remember seeing the ABC series Flash Forward, it was based on his novel of the same name.

(This version contains Robert J Sawyer's original narration. The previous version was a second take after this version was lost.) This week, on the Global Research News Hour, we are finally turning our attention to possibly the greatest revolution in technological advances since the creation of the first atomic bomb, That being in the field of artificial intelligence. A new technology that will soon make life without it as productive as life without computers will change dramatically the way we live and we will spend this hour focused on what those changes will potentially look like. Winnipeg based head of Project Whitecard Khal Shariff and acclaimed Canadian Science Fiction writer Robert J Sawyer join me to discuss Artificial Intelligence, the good, the bad, and the really ugly.

This week, on the Global Research News Hour, we are finally turning our attention to possibly the greatest revolution in technological advances since the creation of the first atomic bomb, That being in the field of artificial intelligence. A new technology that will soon make life without it as productive as life without computers will change dramatically the way we live and we will spend this hour focused on what those changes will potentially look like. Winnipeg based head of Project Whitecard Khal Shariff and acclaimed Canadian Science Fiction writer Robert J Sawyer join me to discuss Artificial Intelligence, the good, the bad, and the really ugly.

Matt (Matthew) Hughes writes fantasy, space opera, and crime fiction. He has sold twenty-four novels to publishers large and small in the UK, US, and Canada, as well as nearly 100 works of short fiction to professional markets. His latest novels are A God in Chains (Dying Earth fantasy) from Edge Publishing and What the Wind Brings (magical realism/historical novel) from Pulp Literature Press. He has won the Endeavour and Arthur Ellis Awards and has been shortlisted for the Aurora, Nebula, Philip K. Dick, Endeavour (twice), A.E. Van Vogt, Neffy, and Derringer Awards. He has been inducted into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association's Hall of Fame. Praise for The Emir's Falcon “One peregrine falcon raised in a breeding facility, to be released into the wilds of northern Alberta. Three older teens from different cultures, their lives already mapped out by parental expectations. An impulsive action by one places that falcon at the crux of a potential international incident and brings all to the brink of catastrophe in the wilderness. A fascinating and insightful read.” - Alison Lohans, author of Timefall, Don't Think Twice, and twenty-eight other books for young people and adults “The Emir's Falcon is a rich story that soars with action, drama and detail. It raises important issues of cultural and environmental conflict and still entertains and surprises right to the last sentence.” - Arthur Slade, author of Dust, winner of the Governor General's Award http://matthewhughes.org Gayle M. Smith, author of Thickwood, grew up on a mixed subsistence farm in central Alberta where, as a young child, she developed a love for animals, especially horses, and a love for reading and writing illustrated stories. In 1989, Gayle married a Saskatchewan farmer and settled into rural life to raise three children, numerous crops, purebred and commercial cattle, and horses. In 2011, Gayle was accepted into the 2011 Saskatchewan Writers' Guild Mentorship program, where she wrote the first draft of Thickwood, which then became her master's thesis in 2015, when she graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a Master of Fine Arts in Writing.Yearly wilderness pack trips in Northern Saskatchewan with her horses inspire her writing. She also rides in the mountains, competes in numerous equestrian events, and owns and operates a horse boarding facility. Gayle's love of the environment, history, and adventure shines in her writing. She daily interacts with her beloved partner, her family, her horses, and her rural home, while contemplating and exploring through her writing the struggle and dilemma of being human. About the book Raised on a ranch in Saskatchewan's rugged Thickwood Hills, where the prairie transitions to forest, Willomena Swift, home from playing for the Rockford Peaches of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, finds a precious foal killed by a rogue stallion. The stallion's owner, once Willo's baseball coach, now chairs the committee heading up the new cooperative pasture—a pasture that is set to swallow her family lease, where she grew up, learned to love and understand horses, and dreamed of returning to raise them. Facing numerous challenges with both the stallion and his owner, Willo remembers her past years playing professional baseball as she struggles to realize her dreams in the present. Amid romance and tragedy, Willo must find a way to stand on her own and assert her rightful place in her beloved Thickwood. The Douglas Coleman Show now offers audio and video promotional packages for music artists as well as video promotional packages for authors. We also offer advertising. Please see our website for complete details. http://douglascolemanshow.com If you have a comment about this episode or any other, please click the link below. https://ratethispodcast.com/douglascolemanshow

Cory Doctorow is a science fiction author, activist and journalist. He is the author of many books, most recently CHOKEPOINT CAPITALISM (with Rebecca Giblin), a nonfiction book about monopoly and creative labor markets. His latest novel is ATTACK SURFACE, a standalone adult sequel to LITTLE BROTHER. In 2020, he was inducted into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame. Rebecca Giblin is an ARC Future Fellow and Professor at Melbourne Law School, and the Director of the Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia. She is director of Untapped: the Australian Literary Heritage Project, which has rescued over 160 culturally important Australian books and made them available for retail sale and for access via libraries.We loved talking with Cory and Rebecca about the issues that are so important to them and every writer. They tell us how the rights of creators have been eroded and what each of as creators can do to try and wrest them back. We also discuss both the advantages and disadvantages that companies like Amazon have created for writers, as well as discussing when ideas are best explored in fiction or non-fiction.Links:Buy Chokepoint CapitalismBuy Cory's other booksBuy Rebecca's booksVisit UntappedPage One - The Writer's Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-oneFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ukPageOneFollow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ukPageOneFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ukpageone/Follow us on Mastodon: https://writing.exchange/@PageOnePod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Read the transcript of this podcast: https://therealnews.com/big-tech-has-rigged-the-game-against-artists-heres-how-we-can-fight-backTRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez joins Rebecca Giblin and Cory Doctorow for the launch of their new book, Chokepoint Capitalism: How Big Tech and Big Content Captured Creative Labor Markets and How We'll Win Them Back. This event was hosted by The Peale Museum in Baltimore.Rebecca Giblin is an ARC Future Fellow and Professor at Melbourne Law School. She is director of the Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia (IPRIA) and heads up the Author's Interest and eLending projects, as well as Untapped: the Australian Literary Heritage Project. Chokepoint Capitalism is her latest book.Cory Doctorow is a science fiction author, activist and journalist. He is the author of many books. Chokepoint Capitalism is his most recent non-fiction work. In 2020, he was inducted into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.Pre-Production/Studio/Post-Production: Cameron GranadinoHelp us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer: Donate: https://therealnews.com/donate-podSign up for our newsletter: https://therealnews.com/newsletter-podLike us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/therealnewsFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealnews

Read the full transcriptWhat is interoperability? What counts as "unauthorized" access to computers or parts of computers? If the rendered design of a web page is copyrighted, then does blocking ads on that page count as copyright infringement by creating a derivative product? Does Facebook really want what's best for its users? Is Google evil? Could blockchain-based solutions provide much-needed privacy or interoperability? Why doesn't the U.S. government (for example) fight harder to prevent vendor lock-in when buying goods and services? Which tech companies, if any, should be broken up?Cory Doctorow (craphound.com) is a science fiction author, activist, and journalist. He is the author of many books, most recently Radicalized and Walkaway, science fiction for adults; Chokepoint Capitalism, nonfiction about monopoly and creative labor markets; In Real Life, a graphic novel; and the picture book Poesy the Monster Slayer. His latest novel is Attack Surface, a standalone adult sequel to Little Brother. In 2020, he was inducted into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.

Read the full transcriptWhat is interoperability? What counts as "unauthorized" access to computers or parts of computers? If the rendered design of a web page is copyrighted, then does blocking ads on that page count as copyright infringement by creating a derivative product? Does Facebook really want what's best for its users? Is Google evil? Could blockchain-based solutions provide much-needed privacy or interoperability? Why doesn't the U.S. government (for example) fight harder to prevent vendor lock-in when buying goods and services? Which tech companies, if any, should be broken up?Cory Doctorow (craphound.com) is a science fiction author, activist, and journalist. He is the author of many books, most recently Radicalized and Walkaway, science fiction for adults; Chokepoint Capitalism, nonfiction about monopoly and creative labor markets; In Real Life, a graphic novel; and the picture book Poesy the Monster Slayer. His latest novel is Attack Surface, a standalone adult sequel to Little Brother. In 2020, he was inducted into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.

Read the full transcript here. What is interoperability? What counts as "unauthorized" access to computers or parts of computers? If the rendered design of a web page is copyrighted, then does blocking ads on that page count as copyright infringement by creating a derivative product? Does Facebook really want what's best for its users? Is Google evil? Could blockchain-based solutions provide much-needed privacy or interoperability? Why doesn't the U.S. government (for example) fight harder to prevent vendor lock-in when buying goods and services? Which tech companies, if any, should be broken up?Cory Doctorow (craphound.com) is a science fiction author, activist, and journalist. He is the author of many books, most recently Radicalized and Walkaway, science fiction for adults; Chokepoint Capitalism, nonfiction about monopoly and creative labor markets; In Real Life, a graphic novel; and the picture book Poesy the Monster Slayer. His latest novel is Attack Surface, a standalone adult sequel to Little Brother. In 2020, he was inducted into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame. [Read more]

Overview The Emir's Falcon, an exciting new young adult tale of outdoor adventure by award-winning Canadian author Matt (Matthew) Hughes, is now available in print, ebook, and audiobook editions from Saskatchewan publisher Shadowpaw Press Premiere.“The novella evolved out of a real event that happened when I was an aide to Canada's Minister of the Environment,” Matt Hughes explains. “The government decided to give a peregrine falcon to a Persian Gulf emir. I wondered how the teenage volunteers who worked with the birds at the breeding facility would react. Almost forty years later, I stopped wondering and made a story out of it.” Matt (Matthew) Hughes writes fantasy, space opera, and crime fiction. He has sold twenty-four novels to publishers large and small in the UK, US, and Canada, as well as nearly 100 works of short fiction to professional markets. His latest novels are A God in Chains (Dying Earth fantasy) from Edge Publishing and What the Wind Brings (magical realism/historical novel) from Pulp Literature Press. He has won the Endeavour and Arthur Ellis Awards and has been shortlisted for the Aurora, Nebula, Philip K. Dick, Endeavour (twice), A.E. Van Vogt, Neffy, and Derringer Awards. He has been inducted into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association's Hall of Fame. His Book https://www.amazon.com/Emirs-Falcon-Matt-Hughes-ebook/dp/B0BC4MPGD6?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1668717297&sr=8-1&linkCode=li2&tag=discoveredwordsmiths-20&linkId=41bf8e6aabddb0e0a1defec9fe4e8eeb&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il Website https://matthewhughes.org Favorites https://www.amazon.com/Jack-Vance-Treasury-ebook/dp/B00H52RRZW?crid=20SPEOLCMN8UN&keywords=jack+vance&qid=1669395899&sprefix=jack+vance%2Caps%2C106&sr=8-4&linkCode=li2&tag=discoveredwordsmiths-20&linkId=5238dd4d700e0b404937fee58966f85b&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il YouTube https://youtu.be/EdjbaI5V4FI Transcript I'm recording, so we're all good. Matt: Okay. All right. What would you like to know? Matt, what would I like to know? Welcome to Discovered Wordsmith. First thing I'd really like to know is a little bit about you and where you live. Some of the things you like to do besides writing. Okay. I have been a professional writer all my life. I think I got my first paycheck in 1971. Okay. As a reporter covering municipal councils for a daily in, in Vancouver, and I went into weekly papers, was an editor of a couple of small weeklies, and then a guy who just won election as a member of parliament in Canada. Said, would you like to come to Ottawa and Ghost write my column for the local press in the writing? And I eventually said, yes. I tossed the coin after a week of not being able to make up my mind and off I went to Ottawa and I became the MP assistant. And I was writing his column and helping people with their pension problems and immigration problems, all of that stuff that MP's assistants do. Been there about six weeks and he came into the office and said I'm seconding the speech from the throne debate, which is a big deal. It's where at the beginning of a new par. The government sets out its whole agenda and then there's a debate and they always have a couple of maiden mps do the the seconding and the moving and seconding. And they picked him. So I had to write a speech. He said, write me a speech. So I wrote a speech, one draft. He loved it. He went out and gave it, it killed. And next thing I know cause of that speech, he's getting all these request. For come and speak to this group and that group cuz he's a great speaker cuz he is got a great speech writer. And next thing I know I'm being headhunted by minister's offices and I end up a speech writer to the Minister of Justice. Nice. And later on I went to the Minister of Environment and I did four years in Ottawa as a speech writer. And then I came back to Vancouver and I freelanced for corporate speech writing for almost 30 years.

Welcome to this free English class about science fiction! In this English lesson I'll be talking about the words and phrases you'll see and hear when you read or watch science fiction. Science fiction refers to any story about the future. As an English learner you'll want to know these words and phrases so you can enjoy the exciting stories that people have created!I don't know about you, but I've always liked science fiction, so I'm looking forward teaching this English lesson.  If you want to try something fun, buy a science fiction book in English and in your own language, and read alternating chapters in each language!In this English lesson you'll learn words and phrases like: android, galaxy, faster than light, terraforming, the universe, spaceship, blaster, ray gun, base, space station, and more!I hope you enjoy this English lesson about science fiction!Note: This is the audio portion of a Youtube English lesson which you can watch right  here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEBFNpzkadQ or find by searching Youtube for, "Bob the Canadian Science Fiction"Support the show

Cory Doctorow writes when he's anxious. He has eight books coming out soon. Yep, it's been a tough couple of years. The number of upcoming books gives us a sense of the wide range of subjects Doctorow concerns himself with. His upcoming Chokepoint Capitalism, co-authored with Rebecca Giblin, is about monopoly, monopsony, and fairness in the creative arts labor market. Cory and Steve return to several themes throughout this episode, including the crushing effects of concentrated power. The past 40 years have seen an expansion of copyright laws, but the share of income creators receive from their labor has been in free fall and shows no sign of slowing. We know how Amazon treats its employees, so we shouldn't be surprised that it abuses writers. Amazon's audio book platform, Audible, controls about 90% of the market, making it able to steal from artists in multiple ways. (After listening to this podcast, go check out #audiblegate on social media.) Excessive corporate power and monopoly concentration have captured and neutered regulatory bodies and strong-armed the unions. Cory's book focuses on the labor of artists and creators, but workers in every industry are fighting to stay afloat. Monopolies also have a choke hold on us as consumers – and as citizens facing social and environmental catastrophe. Neoliberalism relies upon our isolation – our belief that each of us is facing the world alone and powerless. By effectively starving the machinery of the state, it too is rendered impotent. At the end of the road, there is only capital. Margaret Thatcher said, “there is no alternative.” As a science fiction author, Cory Doctorow has a problem with that. His job is to imagine alternatives. Cory Doctorow (craphound.com) is a science fiction author, activist and journalist. He is the author of many books, most recently RADICALIZED and WALKAWAY, science fiction for adults; HOW TO DESTROY SURVEILLANCE CAPITALISM, nonfiction about monopoly and conspiracy; IN REAL LIFE, a graphic novel; and the picture book POESY THE MONSTER SLAYER. His latest book is ATTACK SURFACE, a standalone adult sequel to LITTLE BROTHER; his next nonfiction book is CHOKEPOINT CAPITALISM, with Rebecca Giblin, about monopoly, monopsony and fairness in the creative arts labor market, (Beacon Press, 2022). In 2020, he was inducted into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame. @craphound on Twitter

This and all episodes at: https://aiandyou.net/ .   What is consciousness, how might it emerge from or into AI, and how can it be transferred? Fascinating questions tackled by the oeuvre of a fascinating author, Robert J. Sawyer, the "Dean of Canadian Science Fiction," and one of only eight writers ever to win all three of the science-fiction field's top honors for best novel of the year: the Hugo Award, which he won for his novel Hominids; the Nebula Award, which he won for his novel The Terminal Experiment, and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, which he won with his novel Mindscan. In the second half of our interview, we talk about the simulation hypothesis, consciousness capture and transfer, and what today's AI technologists should be learning from science fiction.  All this plus our usual look at today's AI headlines. Transcript and URLs referenced at HumanCusp Blog.        

This and all episodes at: https://aiandyou.net/ .   What if there are zombies among us? In another dive into the nature of consciousness, the "philosophical zombie" is a fascinating topic explored by a fascinating author, Robert J. Sawyer, the "Dean of Canadian Science Fiction," and one of only eight writers ever to win all three of the science-fiction field's top honors for best novel of the year: the Hugo Award, which he won for his novel Hominids; the Nebula Award, which he won for his novel The Terminal Experiment, and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, which he won with his novel Mindscan. We talk about zombies because of the question of how to know whether an AI is conscious, and yes, we discuss Blake Lemoine's assertion that Google's LaMDA AI has become sentient. Rob's stories explore how humans and superintelligent AI can both win. Find out more in part 1. All this plus our usual look at today's AI headlines. Transcript and URLs referenced at HumanCusp Blog.        

Pulp Literature https://pulpliterature.com/pulp-literature/ Jennifer Landels is the Managing Editor of Pulp Literature. She holds a BA in Mediaeval English Literature from UBC and may some day return to her doctorate in Arthurian Romance at University College London. She has been a freelance editor since 2003, and co-founded Pulp Literature Press in 2013. She is a frequent lecturer, blue penciller, keynote speaker, and workshop facilitator at local writing events such as Write Vancouver, the Golden Ears Writers Lobby Nights, The Royal City Literary Arts Society, VCON, and the Creative Ink Festival. She has travelled to France, Germany, the UK, and the US to speak and teach at conferences. In addition to her literary activities she also teaches swordplay from horseback at Academie Duello at Cornwall Ridge Equestrian in Langley BC. Her debut novel, Allaigna's Song: Overture was an Amazon bestseller, and the sequel Aria was published in 2020. Mel Anastasiou is a senior acquisitions editor with Pulp Literature and co-founded Pulp Literature magazine in 2013. Mel helps writers develop through structural editing, an online writing tips column for the Pulp Literature homepage, the popular ‘Writing Muse' twitter feed, and two workbooks, The Writer's Boon Companion: Thirty Days Toward and Extraordinary Manuscript, and The Writer's Friend and Confidante. Her fiction includes the Hertfordshire Pub Mysteries, the Monument Studio Mysteries, and the Stella Ryman Mysteries, the first volume of which series won a Literary Titan Gold book award and was longlisted for the Leacock Medal. Matthew Hughes has lead a successful writing career—first as a journalist, then as a staff speechwriter to the Canadian ministers of justice and environment, and as a freelance corporate and political speechwriter in British Columbia. He has won the Crime Writers of Canada's Arthur Ellis Award, and have been shortlisted for the Aurora, Nebula, Philip K. Dick, Endeavour (twice), A.E. Van Vogt, Neffy, and Derringer Awards. In 2020, he was inducted into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association Hall of Fame. He resides in a small town on Vancouver Island, off Canada's west coast. Host: author Nola Nash https://nolanash.com Thanks to Pam Stack - Executive Producer - Authors on the Air Global Radio Network www.blogtalkradio.com/authorsontheair Thanks to Roman Sirotin - Video/Audio Producer / Media Coordinator - Authors on the Air Global Radio Network www.romansirotin.com Thanks to our sponsor Mickey Mikkelson www.creative-edge.services @Copyrighted by Authors on the Air

The Stuph File Program Featuring Ian Usher, author of A Life Sold – What ever happened to that guy who sold his whole life on eBay?; Clifford Samuels, administrator for the Canadian Science Fiction & Fantasy Association; & Marc Hartzman from WeirdHistorian.com Download A return visit with Ian Usher, who we spoke to eleven years ago.  He’s the guy who sold his entire life on eBay, and wrote the book,  A Life Sold – What ever happened to that guy who sold his whole life on eBay?  He brings us up-to-date with his life, including his new website, HouseSittingMagazine.com. Clifford Samuels, the administrator for the Canadian Science Fiction & Fantasy Association, on the upcoming Aurora Awards. You can become a member and members are getting ready to vote on the nominees. Marc Hartzman, from WeirdHistorian.com with the story of when stories were circulating about life on the Moon.  This week’s guest slate is presented by broadcaster & writer, Richard Deschamps.

Candas Jane Dorsey is a poet and science fiction novelist. Dorsey became a writer from an early age and works across genre boundaries, writing poetry, fiction, mainstream and speculative, short and long form, arts journalism and arts advocacy. Dorsey has also written television and stage scripts, magazine and newspaper articles, and reviews.Candas has served on the executive board of the Writers' Guild of Alberta and is a founder of SF Canada. In 1998, Dorsey received the Prix Aurora Award. She was inducted into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 2018.Dorsey was editor-in-chief of The Books Collective (River, Slipstream and Tesseract Books) from 1992 through 2005Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TalesLGBTQ+)

In this episode, host Oliver Brackenbury wanders the stacks of the Merril Collection with Services Specialist Annette Mocek and learns how acclaimed sci-fi writer Judith Merril transformed a small "Spaced Out Library" into one of the world's largest collections of genre fiction. Links to some of the things mentioned in this episode: The Merril Collection! Friends of Merril (Facebook & Twitter) Merril Collection at 50: Stories from the Spaced Out Library The Works of Cyril Judd, Judith's Nom De Plume Shadow on the Hearth by Judith Merril Pulp artist Virgil Finley The Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books Friends of the Osborne Collection Lillian H. Smith Library Academic Conference on Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Phyllis Gotlieb The Little Green Man Sept 1954 issue of Astounding Martians Go Home by Frederick Brown Frank Kelly Freas

Canadian Science Fiction writer Robert James Sawyer drops by to discuss all matters of the genre that makes him successful. Robert's website is www.sfwriter.com, where he delves deeply into imagination that is quickly becoming reality. We'll get into aliens, artificial intelligence, futurism and much more.

Canadian Science Fiction writer Robert James Sawyer drops by to discuss all matters of the genre that makes him successful. Robert's website is www.sfwriter.com, where he delves deeply into imagination that is quickly becoming reality. We'll get into aliens, artificial intelligence, futurism and much more.

Robert J. Sawyer is one of only eight writers ever to win all three of the world’s top awards for best science-fiction novel of the year: the Hugo, the Nebula, and the formerly titled John W. Campbell Memorial Award. He has also won the Robert A. Heinlein Award, the Edward E. Smith Memorial Award, and the Hal Clement Memorial Award; the top SF awards in China, Japan, France, and Spain; and a record-setting sixteen Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Awards (“Auroras”).Rob’s novel FlashForward was the basis for the ABC TV series of the same name, and he was a scriptwriter for that program. He also scripted the two-part finale for the popular web series Star Trek Continues.He is a Member of the Order of Canada, the highest honor bestowed by the Canadian government, as well as the Order of Ontario, the highest honor given by his home province; he was also one of the initial inductees into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.In this episode we go deep into:How Robert cut his teeth in fictionThe power of the first generation of British science fictionThe changing landscape of audiobooksWhy artistic ambition is the secret to winning awardsThe truth behind the politics of awardsThe origin of Robert’s latest book "The Oppenheimer Alternative"How Robert’s writing process has changed over the yearWhy you don’t need to be a scientist to write science-fictionWhy Robert is moving into self-publishing for his latest bookNegotiating the rights for each market with your booksAdopting public domain works to promote the classicsHow Robert manages the marketing and promotion of his author businessHow Robert ended up receiving his Member of the Order of CanadaWhy Robert J Sawyer writesRobert answers questions from Patrons:Mark McClure: Are science fiction and speculative fiction two sides of the same genre?How do you reward yourself when you've completed a project?What would your profession be if you weren't a writer (or writing wasn't an option OR never existed)?Find out more about Robert:https://sfwriter.com/Links from the show:The Oppenheimer Alternative: https://books2read.com/u/bwdyZvSpecial thanks to:Intro vocals: Persephone RoseShow theme: Karl HughesBecome a Patron of the show! Get exclusive bonus content, find your tribe, and get early access to all episodes.Thank you to my patrons:David HinesHarley ChristensenJon CronshawJenn MitchellInnes RichensIan J MiddletonPT HyltonMichael AnderleMark McClureKatie ForrestYanni JadeMeg CowleyH.B. Lyne See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Robert J. Sawyer is one of only eight writers ever to win all three of the world’s top awards for best science-fiction novel of the year: the Hugo, the Nebula, and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award. He has also won the Robert A. Heinlein Award, the Edward E. Smith Memorial Award, and the Hal Clement Memorial Award; the top SF awards in China, Japan, France, and Spain; and a record-setting sixteen Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Awards (“Auroras”). Rob’s novel FlashForward was the basis for the ABC TV series of the same name, and he was a scriptwriter for that program. He also scripted the two-part finale for the popular web series Star Trek Continues. He is a Member of the Order of Canada, the highest honor bestowed by the Canadian government, as well as the Order of Ontario, the highest honor given by his home province; he was also one of the initial inductees into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame. Rob lives just outside Toronto.His website and blog are at sfwriter.com, and on Facebook, Twitter, and Patreon he’s RobertJSawyer. And for more about our host Lisa Kessler visit http://Lisa-Kessler.com Book Lights - shining a light on good books!

Get Orphan Black here: https://www.serialbox.com/serials/orphan-black?season=1 Other articles: https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/13/18662588/orphan-black-tatiana-maslanyserial-box-publishing-book-audiobook-summer-2019 BBC series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=do_BCA-vR9E BBC series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCMLQW-YaAc Plot summary: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2234222/plotsummary Madeline Ashby – a writer for the audio series: https://madelineashby.com Starring Tatiana Maslany ( Tah-tee-AHNA Mas-aLAH-ney )

CONNECT Welcome to SciFi thoughts where for a few short minutes I’ll  tease and tantalize your mind with this genre from the future. Register your email address at LancerKind.com and you’ll get cool extras about science fiction such as convention schedules and other nifty stuff. ==>Lancer— Kind 052 AE Canadian Science Fiction Review AE: The Canadian […]

Mark chats with Canadian Science Fiction writer Robert J. Sawyer. Sawyer is one of only eight writers in history — and the only Canadian — to win all three of the world's top Science Fiction awards for best novel of the year: the Hugo, the Nebula, and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award (the full list of such winners: Paolo Bacigalupi, David Brin, Arthur C. Clarke, Joe Haldeman, Frederik Pohl, Kim Stanley Robinson, Robert J. Sawyer, and Connie Willis). In their conversation, Mark and Rob talk about: The fact that Rob was the very first science fiction writer in the world to have a website (sfwriter.com) which has grown to over 1 million words of text and more than 800 documents since it launched in 1995, including documents about the craft and business of writing and publishing The text-heavy nature of Rob's website and how he still manually codes his website in HTML The SEO involved in the creation of the SFWriter website using the three main key words: “science fiction writer” and how that has led to Rob being on the first page of search results for those in the media looking to talk to a sci-fi writer for various commentary on events (example, anniversary of the moon landing, cloning, the death of a famous science fiction writer, etc) How optimizing his brand and SEO has led to just under 1000 radio and television interviews The way that Rob's novels are typically grounded in real-life scientific research, such as his latest novel, Quantum Night, which is about psychopathy and what might happen if a psychopathy were to get into the office of the President of the United States The way Rob was able to pivot in the marketing of the book after Donald J. Trump became the US President The brilliantly supportive way that Rob's US audiobook publisher (Audible) worked quickly to resolve the issue of a few funny incorrect pronunciations that a US narrator made with a couple of “Canadian” words Advice for authors regarding dividing up your IP by format as well as by territory and how the aggregate of the sale of rights of each unique division adds up to far more than a single “world rights” offer would typically be How Rob used KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) and KWL (Kobo Writing Life) and other direct to retailer and distribution platforms to publish to iBooks, Nook and other markets using the rights that he did not sell to a publisher (ie, direct selling an “international edition” of a book like QUANTUM NIGHT where publishers only purchased Canadian and US rights) How each new format that emerges for a book enlarges the audience, rather than cannibalizes upon the previous format editions The ABC Television program (FlashForward) which was based on Rob's 1999 novel of the same name and details about his involvement with that experience The approved changes in the television adaptation (which includes changing the “flash forward” from 21 years to 6 months) that helped to make the story more palatable for a US network television audience yet retained the important theme of “fate VS freewill” How a scene in that novel, published in 1999 had a scene which predicted the existence of the Espresso Book Machine, which can print and bind a paperback in about 15 minutes right inside a bookstore The changes within publishing since Rob's first novel was published in 1990 The different royalties received on the self-published version (70%) VS the traditionally published version (17.5%) of Rob's novel Quantum Night and a reflection on the time most likely spent by the author and by the publisher on a single book (typically a 12:1 ratio) and how that changes the perspective of the 3:1 split in the publisher's favor A teaser for Rob's next novel about the Manhattan Project, which will be celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2020 and how that ties in to Rob's marketing plans for the book and himself The figure Rob has in mind for selling the Canadian, American and British rights to a publisher and, if his agent isn't able to secure those numbers, his plans to release it independently The odds that a book will never be made into a movie, including stats on how only 3 out of the 53 novels that have so far won the Nebula Award (often seen as the “best science-fiction novel” of the year) have been made into movies (They were: Dune, Ender's Game and Flowers for Algernon) The approximate 16 years that Rob's Nebula Award winning novel The Terminal Experiment has been optioned for film rights (but with no film ever having been made so far) After the interview, Mark reflects upon two elements from the conversation. First he looks at the manner by which Rob has acted as a linchpin within the writing and publishing community, mentoring other writers, assisting beginners and always looking to connect people together. Then he explores the way that, when Rob is talking about one of his novels, he focuses on the high level concept that makes people think or makes people want to engage, rather than a "blow by blow" of the plot details. He encourages writers to look for a similar thing in their own work. This podcast was sponsored by Findaway Voices – a company that gives authors and publishers everything they need to create professionally-narrated audiobooks and reach listeners in more than 170 countries through the world's largest audiobook distribution network Links of Interest: Robert J. Sawyer's Website Rob on Twitter Rob's Facebook Author Page The "How to Write" section of Rob's website Misc links to media Coverage of Rob Video of Rob's launch of WATCH at McMaster University   Robert J. Sawyer — called "the dean of Canadian science fiction" by The Ottawa Citizen and "just about the best science-fiction writer out there these days" by The Denver Rocky Mountain News — is one of only eight writers in history (and the only Canadian) to win all three of the science-fiction field's top honors for best novel of the year. Rob — who holds honorary doctorates from the University of Winnipeg and Laurentian University — has taught writing at the University of Toronto, Ryerson University, Humber College, and The Banff Centre. The music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

“Avarice” by Michael Rimar(Originally published in Darwin's Evolutions.)Shadow blocked the glare of Uttum’s twin suns. Saleem looked up at the source, a man dressed in robes pale as bleached bone.“Offering for the poor?” Saleem kept his tone weak and pitiful, offering his wicker basket to the stranger.“I have more than offerings for you, my young friend.” The stranger crouched down to look Saleem face to face. Eyes green as palm fronds regarded him with benevolence. Strands of ebony hair poked from underneath a spotless turban.Saleem tensed. Anyone who called him friend usually wasn’t. Yet he didn’t run. Anyone foolish enough to run in the heat brought attention, and in the City attention equaled guilt. “Have I offended you in some manner, Isha?” He hoped to flatter the stranger by using the formal address.“Isha?” The man flashed straight white teeth and looked about as if to see no one overheard. “You may call me Hendari. I am told I should talk to you.”Saleem’s eyebrows rose a fraction. Hendari. The god of prosperity. Only the wealthy and powerful were so bold to name their children after gods. “What would a great man need of a child beggar?”“Is this part of the bartering?” Hendari’s green eyes glistened with mirth. “You are less a child, and more than a beggar. I know who it is I need, and that is you.”Michael Rimar has matured. He no longer writes witty bios with clever puns. He has stopped comparing his two daughters to pets, especially after the cease and desist order. He sees nothing funny about writing science fiction, fantasy, and some horror, although many of his stories might be considered humorous, and purposefully humorous, not this-is-so-bad-it’s-funny kind of humorous. As proof, his story, A Bunny Hug for Karl, was nominated for the 2014 Prix Aurora for the best in Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy. He is an associate publisher of Bundoran Press and co-editor of their anthology Second Contacts, which was awarded the 2016 Aurora for Best Related Work. He has also co-edited Lazarus Risen, nominated for the 2017 Aurora for Best Related Work. Mike has been published in Orson Scott Card’s InterGalactic Medicine Show, Writers of the Future XXI, and On Spec, all serious publicationsdespite having the occasional humorous story. If you want to learn more about Mike visit mikerimar.com. Seriously.About the Narrator:Growing up, everyone told Christopher Herron that he couldn't read books for a living, it simply wasn't a real job. Always one to have the last laugh, however, he decided to start down the long road of becoming a professional narrator. To help him on his way, he created the youtube channel Tall Tale TV, where he hones his skills by narrating several short stories each week for authors looking to collaborate. He can be found at TallTaleTV.com, Facebook and Twitter. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

00:00 - If you Bring Your Own Booze (BYOB), should it be ok for you to BYOBH? IE, Bring Your Own Booze HOME. 36:47 - Big traffic disruption over the long weekend / What's the weirdest thing you've ever eaten? (We had to rag the puck for this segment, we had a misfire in trying to get in touch with our next guest...) 44:02 - The "Dean of Canadian Science Fiction", Robert J. Sawyer, is being given two Lifetime Achievement Awards over the next couple of weeks -- one in Canada, one in the U.S.. Also, he will be a major contributor to the upcoming History Channel documentary series "The World Without Canada. 54:06 - The Girls Empowerment Event will be the first of its kind in Winnipeg, happening on June 4th at The Yoga Barre at 6640 Roblin Blvd, for girls between the ages of 5-15. We're joined by two of the women putting on the event -- Allison Gervais, Founder at Fit Communications & The Fitness Journal for Girls, and Paige Zaporzan, Holistic Health Coach 73:10 - "Last Man Standing" starring Tim Allen cancelled by ABC earlier this week, despite being the network's third-most watched show. A petition supporting the show says it was cancelled because it's too conservative, and Allen is being outcast for being a Republican. 85:11 - Nashville Predators anthem singer not pleased with being pushed aside for country acts, like Carrie Underwood 93:02 - Julie Buckingham & Richard Cloutier tee up THE NEWS.

This is the extended edition of Kris Abel's interview with author Leah Bobet from What She Said's eBook Cafe series. Leah discusses her second novel and her Aurora Award win for Best Young Adult at the Canadian Science Fiction & Fantasy awards this year. For more info visit: http://leahbobet.com/ An Inheritance of Ashes by Leah Bobet https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/an-inheritance-of-ashes-1 Leah's eBook Picks: The Last Unicorn by Peter by Peter S. Beagle https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/the-last-unicorn-1 Wink Poppy Midnight by April Genevieve Tucholke https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/wink-poppy-midnight Men of Action by Howard Akler https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/men-of-action-1 Books mentioned in this interview: As For Me And My House by Sinclair Ross https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/as-for-me-and-my/9780771094125-item.html?ikwid=Sinclair+Ross&ikwsec=Home&ikwidx=0 Walk On Earth A Stranger by Rae Carson https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/walk-on-earth-a-stranger The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/the-goblin-emperor Tremontaine Seasons by Tessa Gratton https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/convocation-1 The Long Way To A Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/the-long-way-to-a-small-angry-planet-2 The Girls at the Kingfisher Club by Genevieve Valentine https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/the-girls-at-the-kingfisher-club The Scorpion Rules by Erin Bow https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/the-scorpion-rules We Have Always Fought by Kameron Hurley http://aidanmoher.com/blog/featured-article/2013/05/we-have-always-fought-challenging-the-women-cattle-and-slaves-narrative-by-kameron-hurley/ Travel Light by Naomi Mitchison https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/travel-light Memoirs of a Spacewoman by Naomi Mitchison https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/memoirs-of-a-spacewoman/9781849210355-item.html?ikwid=Memoirs+of+a+spacewoman&ikwsec=Books&ikwidx=0 The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/the-three-body-problem-3 Redemption In Indigo by Karen Lord https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/redemption-in-indigo-1

What if some of the artists we feel as if we know – Meryl Streep, Neil Young, Bill Murray – turned up in the course of our daily lives? That's the basis of this collection of linked stories that follow Rose McEwan, an ordinary woman who keeps having extraordinary encounters with famous people. Nora Parker, Merchandising Coordinator at Kobo, interviews Marni Jackson, author of Don't I Know You? Published by Flatiron Books in New York. In the interview, Nora and Marni discuss: Marni's turn to fiction from her previous books such as Pain: The Science of Why We Hurt and Home Free: The Myth of the Empty Nest The accidental manner by which these stories ended up converging into the linked-stories novel that it became, starting with a short story Marni wrote called “Bob Dylan Goes Tubing” which was originally published in The Walrus in September 2012 How that same “Bob Dylan” short story was inspired by a painting that her son created one afternoon when they were at the cottage How Jackson choose who to include in the stories and how Rose McEwan's relationship to celebrity evolves throughout the tales How Bill Murray is a great character in the book because of the carefully curated and crafted persona of “Bill Murray” that he deftly manages and uses to connect with his fans (or, to use a very Canadian term, as Marni does: “Stick-handles” his fame in a really interesting way The interesting relationship between celebrity and audience and how the audience or fans actually “author” a celebrity's fame The manner by which celebrities don't necessarily exist “out there” in the distance, but that they are very much a part of our creative lives (ie, we may put on one of their songs while we are having sex – a perfect example of how they are incorporated into those intimate moments) The juxtaposition of the journalist in Jackson who enjoyed documenting real elements from the celebrities in this book with the fun and fictional encounters with Rose Jackson's interest in our relationships with celebrities and our relationship to fame rather than in the cult of celebrity The Al Purdy stage show project that Jackson is currently working on based on the film al purdy was here which she co-wrote that her husband, Brian D. Johnson, directed The concerns regarding the mention of famous people in the book and the fact that Jackson's lawyer went through it with her line-by-line to ensure there was nothing that could be construed as libelous or defamation of character After the interview, Mark Lefebvre, Director of Kobo Writing Life and Author Relations, shares some thoughts regarding Author Branding, outlining some ways in which an author can ensure that they are curating and presenting a consistent author persona or brand out into the world. He draws upon a couple of examples that, like in the Bill Murray reference Marni Jackson uses, are Canadian. He uses his own example of the use of the life-sized skeleton Barnaby Bones that he employs for his Mark Leslie horror/paranormal/ghost story author persona. He also explores Hugo and Nebula Award winning science fiction writer Robert J. Sawyer who uses the “Dean of Canadian Science Fiction” element throughout his persona, including the name of his website: SFWRITER.COM. As a final example, Mark looks at the fonts uses in the title for the Netflix original STRANGER THINGS and how that makes a promise to potential viewers. Other links of interest: Marni Jackson's Website Marni Jackson's Books on Kobo Flatiron Books The Walrus Magazine Branding for Writers – from Joanna Penn's The Creative Penn

Join Hugo and Nebula Award-winner Robert J. Sawyer for a talk about his many hard science fiction novels, the FlashForward TV series based on his novel, his current WWW Trilogy and what he's got in the works for the future. Robert J. Sawyer - called "the dean of Canadian science fiction" by The Ottawa Citizen and "just about the best science-fiction writer out there these days" by The Denver Rocky Mountain News - is one of only eight writers in history (and the only Canadian) to win all three of the science-fiction field's top honors for best novel of the year: - the World Science Fiction Society's Hugo Award, which he won in 2003 for his novel Hominids; - the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America's Nebula Award, which he won in 1996 for his novel The Terminal Experiment; - and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, which he won in 2006 for his novel Mindscan. Rob is also the only writer in history to win the top SF awards in the United States, China, Japan, France, and Spain. In addition, he's won an Arthur Ellis Award from the Crime Writers of Canada as well as eleven Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Awards ("Auroras"). The ABC TV series FlashForward is based on his novel of the same name.