Podcast appearances and mentions of Robin Sloan

Book Club travels to the far future for the sci-fi/fantasy mash-up “Moonbound” by Robin Sloan. Here be dragons! Not to mention wyrd multidimensional witches at the bottom of a pool, Arthurian proto-heroes, friendly sentient robot hive minds, and plucky talking beavers! Jason Snell with Aleen Simms, Erika Ensign, Scott McNulty, Joe Rosensteel and Heather Berberet.

Book Club travels to the far future for the sci-fi/fantasy mash-up “Moonbound” by Robin Sloan. Here be dragons! Not to mention wyrd multidimensional witches at the bottom of a pool, Arthurian proto-heroes, friendly sentient robot hive minds, and plucky talking beavers! Jason Snell with Aleen Simms, Erika Ensign, Scott McNulty, Joe Rosensteel and Heather Berberet.

Subscribe, Rate, & Review on YouTube • Spotify • Apple PodcastsThis week I speak with New York Times best-selling author and creative technologist Robin Sloan about the themes of his inimitable novel Moonbound, one of those reads that wrapped me in a vortex of wonder and synchronicity, and raises questions like:Where is the line between technology and magic?What is a computer, really, and do humans qualify?How wrong might we be about the future?How do stories shape reality, and what happens when we have to make room for the stories of the more-than-human world?A crucial point of note: this is “hard science fiction”, but it's not the kind you're used to. At a time when even the most square, prosaic suits are quick to quote Arthur C. Clarke's Third Law, it is appropriate that sci-fi as a kind of thinking-through of our condition would reflect the cultural retrieval of premodern tropes like wizards, dragons, talking animals, and sacred swords.What follows is a rich discussion of how Robin and I both enjoy traversing and interrogating those familiar boundaries between the lost and found, the sensible and the ineffable, wildness and city, born and created, sleep and waking, care and power…Project LinksLearn more about this project and read the essays so far (1, 2, 3, 4, 5).Make tax-deductible donations to Humans On The LoopBrowse the HOTL reading list and support local booksellersJoin the Holistic Technology & Wise Innovation Discord serverJoin the private Future Fossils Facebook groupHire me for consulting or advisory workChapters0:00:00 – Teaser0:01:38 – Intro0:06:50 – Robin's Story0:08:35 – The Care and Feeding of AI0:13:38 – Magical Technologies vs. The (Other) Powers of Nature0:21:46 – Persistent Wildness in The Post-Apocalyptic Future0:28:57 – Mapping Everything & Getting Lost0:32:30 – The City of Transformation: Ephemeropoli from Burning Man to Rath Varia0:37:48 – Tuning Longevity to the Duration of our Interests0:41:49 – The Loss of Self in Data & The Metamorphic Self0:49:02 – Beaver Governance is Better Governance0:54:23 – Living Robots & Sleeping Institutions in Liquid Modernity1:02:16 – How Do We Keep Healthy Rhythms While Scaling?1:10:35 – Life at The College of Wyrd1:18:01 – Recommendations for Good Discussion & Book Takeaways1:23:09 – Thanks & OutroMentionsEliot Peper (Re: FF 47, 115)Eliot Peper's interview with Robin Sloan, “Binding The Moon”Gordon Bell's MyLifeBitsTim Morton's Hell: In Search of A Christian EcologyThe Long Now FoundationKevin Kelly's “The Expansion of Ignorance” (Re: FF 128, 165, 204)Star WarsTyson Yunkaporta (Re: FF 172)Adventure TimeThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of The KingdomMichael Crichton's Jurassic ParkJack VanceM. John HarrisonHerbert SimonJames C. Scott's Seeing Like A StateRichard Doyle's Darwin's PharmacyKim Stanley Robinson's Mars Trilogy (Red, Green, Blue)Neil Gaiman's Long Now talk “How Stories Last”Jonathan Rowson/Perspectiva's antidebateThe Templeton FoundationZygmunt Bauman's Liquid ModernityAlexander RoseJohan Chu & James Evans's “Slowed Canonical Progress in Large Fields of Science”Michael Garfield's “The King Is Dead, Long Live The King: Festivals, Science, and Economies of Scale”Erik Hoel's “The Overfitted Brain”JF Martel (Re: FF 18, 71, 126, 214)Phil Ford (Re: FF 126, 157, 214)Erik Davis (Re: FF 99, 132, 141)The WeirdosphereBell LabsMagic: The GatheringComplexity Podcast 42: “Carl Bergstrom and Jevin West on Calling Bullshit”Inna Semetsky's “Information and Signs: The Language of Images”The I ChingPhilip Pullman's His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, The Amber Spyglass)Iain McGilchristClaire EvansJames BridleQuanta Magazine This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit michaelgarfield.substack.com/subscribe

We are thrilled to feature Dr. Pamela D. Toler who joined us to talk about her new book, THE DRAGON FROM CHICAGO: THE UNTOLD STORY OF AN AMERICAN REPORTER IN NAZI GERMANY. In a time when women were a rarity in the field, Sigrid Schultz was a print and broadcast journalist and the Chicago Tribune's Berlin office bureau chief. She covered news from Europe and Germany from WWI through WWII and post-war years. Toler's writing is accessible, and her subject's life & work are amazing. Having read every byline that Schultz wrote, Toler was able to offer insights about how totalitarian governments gain power making this history book a must-read for those concerned about our present political climate. Before we get into our regular segments, we recap our 2024 reading intentions and talk about reading intentions for 2025. We like “intention” because it implies a direction or focus rather than a specific goal. We do, however, mention some specific titles and authors, so perhaps those could be considered goals. Anyway, the point is we don't want to tie ourselves up in knots if our reading lives take unexpected but exciting twists and turns. What are your reading intentions for the New Year? Emily read two short stories from her Hingston and Olson Advent Calendar, “In the Stacks” by Robin Sloan and “The Hookup” by Katherine Heiny. She also discusses WE ALL WANT IMPOSSIBLE THINGS by Catherine Newman, CHECK, PLEASE! BOOK 1: #HOCKEY by Ngozi Ukazu, and LITTLE GREAT ISLAND by Kate Woodworth (not out until May). Chris shares her newfound love for an 1848 classic of Victorian Literature, THE TENANT OF WILDFELL HALL by Anne Brontë. She also revisits an old favorite, FINGERSMITH by Sarah Waters, which she listened to on audio. We also share two exciting reading projects hosted by listeners, what we're currently reading, (couch) Biblio Adventures, and more. Thank you so much for listening. We hope you enjoy this episode and wish you lots of Happy Reading!

Fredrik talks to Jack Cheng - author and creator of the iPhone note capture app Bebop. Jack describes where Bebop came from and how he built it, and how and why Copilot and other AI tools became integral parts of the workflow. Being aware of the maintenance cost of each decision, keeping things focused, avoiding building yourself into a bloated corner - sometimes even deciding certain things don’t belong in your app. Coding on the side, needing to balance the time you have? Use it to your advantage! Jack also talks about the other apps he uses for working with notes and writing, and how different apps feel right for different types of writing. (Yes, Obsidian once again makes an appearance.) Thank you Cloudnet for sponsoring our VPS! Comments, questions or tips? We a re @kodsnack, @tobiashieta, @oferlund and @bjoreman on Twitter, have a page on Facebook and can be emailed at info@kodsnack.se if you want to write longer. We read everything we receive. If you enjoy Kodsnack we would love a review in iTunes! You can also support the podcast by buying us a coffee (or two!) through Ko-fi. Links Jack Detroit Jack’s books See you in the cosmos The many masks of Andy Zhou The slow web - Jack’s blog post Copilot Captio - the app Jack used which let you email a note to yourself Obsidian Nvalt Fsnotes Zapier Bebop Jack’s post introducing Bebop Ruby on rails Typepad Swift Swiftui Objective-C MVC App intents Visual studio code Xcode Figma Cursor is the editor with more builtin LLM features Support us on Ko-fi! Morning pages Jack’s newsletter Ghost Highland 2 John August Cot Share extensions Testflight These days - Jack’s first novel, financed through Kickstarter Robin Sloan Robin’s text about how an app can be a home-cooked meal WWDC - Apple’s yearly developer conference The Humane AI pin Rabbit See you on the bookshelf - Jack’s podcast about creating See you in the cosmos Booksmitten jackcheng.com Jack on Instagram, Threads, and Mastodon Titles Addicted to the slot machine of social media Just spin up an Iphone app A specific thing I want to build Advanced auto complete Gold coins along the way Freeze all these features The maintenance cost of every decision The speed of capture Tiny dopamine hit Use it to your advantage Immediately useful You can’t not be cliché Today as the title

Nicole and Sara share their 5-star reads of 2024, so far! Sara's Books mentioned:1. Sourdough, Robin Sloan, September 5, 2017 by MCD Farrar, Straus and Giroux2. The Miracles of the Namiya General Store, Keigo Higashino, September 24, 2019 by Yen On3. Sea of Tranquility, Emily St. John Mandel, May 5, 2022, by Knopf, Goodreads Choice Award for Science Fiction (2022)4. Nettle & Bone - T. Kingfisher, April 26, 2022, by Tor Books5. The Deep Sky - Yume Kitasei, July 18, 2023, by Flatiron BooksNicole's Books mentioned:1. Chenneville by Paulette Jiles published September 2023 by WilliamMorrow2. Search by Michelle Hunevan published April 2022 by PenguinPress3. Ruthless Vows/Divine Rivals by Rachel Ross published April 2023 byWednesday Books4. Colton Gentry's 3rd Act by Jeff Zentner published April 2024 by GrandCentral Publishing5. Drowning by T.J. Newman, published in May 2023 by Avid ReaderPress/Simon & SchusterFollow us at @reedingbetweenthelinespodSupport the Show.

Moonbound by Robin Sloan is a novel featuring charm, wit and time-bending set in the world of Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore. Sloan joins us to talk about imaging the future in his writing, creating unique and engaging stories, literature as nourishment and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over. We end this episode with TBR Top Off book recommendations from Marc and Donald.   This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.                      New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.            Featured Books (Episode):  Moonbound by Robin Sloan  Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan  Sourdough by Robin Sloan  Imagination: A Manifesto by Ruha Benjamin  The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien  The History of Middle-earth by J.R.R. Tolkien with Christopher Tolkien  Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin  Featured Books (TBR Top Off):  This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone  Dreadful by Caitlin Rozakis 

An interview with best-selling sci-fi novelist Robin SloanOne of my favorite fiction writers, New York Times best-selling author Robin Sloan, just wrote the first novel I've seen that's inspired by LLMs. The book is called Moonbound, and Robin originally wanted to write it with language models. He tried doing this in 2016 with a rudimentary model he built himself, and more recently with commercially available LLMs. Both times Robin found himself unsatisfied with the creative output generated by the models. AI couldn't quite generate the fiction he was looking for—the kind that pushes the boundaries of literature. He did, however, find himself fascinated by the inner workings of LLMs Robin was particularly interested in how LLMs map language into math—the notion that each letter is represented by a unique series of numbers, allowing the model to understand human language in a computational way. He thinks LLMs are language personified, given its first heady dose of autonomy. Robin's body of work reflects his deep understanding of technology, language, and storytelling. He's the author of the novels Mr. Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore and Sourdough, and has also written for publications like the New York Times, the Atlantic, and MIT Technology Review. Before going full-time on fiction writing, he worked at Twitter and in traditional media institutions. In Moonbound, Robin puts LLMs into perspective as part of a broader human story. I sat down with Robin to unpack his fascination with LLMs, their nearly sentient nature, and what they reveal about language and our own selves. It was a wide-ranging discussion about technology, philosophy, ethics, and biology—and I came away more excited than ever about the possibilities that the future holds. This is a must-watch for science-fiction enthusiasts, and anyone interested in the deep philosophical questions raised by LLMs and the way they function. If you found this episode interesting, please like, subscribe, comment, and share! Want even more? Sign up for Every to unlock our ultimate guide to prompting ChatGPT. It's usually only for paying subscribers, but you can get it here for free. To hear more from Dan Shipper: Subscribe to Every: https://every.to/subscribe  Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/danshipper  Links to resources mentioned in the episode: Robin Sloan: https://www.robinsloan.com/  Robin's books: Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, Sourdough, Moonbound Dan's first interview with Robin four years ago: https://every.to/superorganizers/tasting-notes-with-robin-sloan-25629085  Anthropic AI's paper about how concepts are represented inside LLMs: https://www.anthropic.com/news/mapping-mind-language-model  Dan's interview with Notion engineer Linus Lee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeKEXnNP2yA  Big Biology, the podcast that Robin enjoys listening to: https://www.bigbiology.org/ 

“The year is 13777. There are dragons on the moon.” That's how Robin Sloan, author of the best-seller “Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Book Store” describes his new novel, “Moonbound.” It's the first in an ambitious and adventurous trilogy that's set far in the future, after AI and biotech have transformed life on Earth as we've known it. We'll talk to Sloan about the power of science fiction and his far flung imaginings on sentience, collective history, humanity's future and the remarkable potentials of yeast. Guests: Robin Sloan, author, "Moonbound"; Sloan's other books include "Sourdough" and "Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore"

Hello, and welcome to the ongoing mini-series, The Orthogonal Bet, a show that explores the unconventional ideas and delightful patterns that shape our world. Host Samuel Arbesman, Complexity Scientist, Author, and Scientist in Residence at Lux Capital.  In this episode Sam speaks with Robin Sloan, novelist and writer and all-around fun thinker. Robin is the author of the previous novels, Mr Penumbra's Twenty Four Hour Book Store and Sourdough, which are both tech-infused novels, with a sort of literary flavor mingled with a touch of science fiction. That's why Sam was so excited by Robin's brand new third novel Moonbound, where he goes for broke and writes a sprawling science fiction tale set in the far future. In this episode, we explore how Robin built this far future and how he thinks about world-building, an exercise regimen for your imagination, science fiction and fantasy more broadly, and of course, novels with maps. And Lord of the Rings obviously makes an appearance as well. But Moonbound also touches on AI in some really thoughtful and thought-provoking ways, and Robin has also been an early experimenter and adopter of language models. They get into all of that too, talking about AI, the nature of creativity, storytelling, and so much more.

Join Car and Keyan to discuss Stacker News' top posts of the week, Car & Keyan's favorite posts of the week, and top stackers for the week of April 26th, 2024. Follow the conversation of the episode on SN.Time Stamps:03:11 - Samourai Wallet Founder Arrested for Money Laundering16:10 - Samourai Indictment Count Two Could Have Serious Implications For All Wallets22:39 - Optionality24:43 - How would you plan an extended backpacking trip?29:41 - Anonymous vs Public Bitcoiners33:56 - Views on religion38:22 - BitcoinBrains aka Dave Bradley AMA. Bitcoin Rodeo, Bull Bitcoin, Bitcoin Well40:51 - How to build community through #Beef & #Bitcoin - Modern-day Cattleman Style41:53 - An app can be a home-cooked meal -- Robin Sloan on coding for yourself45:12 - FBI warns all Americans to stop using KYC-free bitcoin services48:12 - On May 3rd, 2024, @PhoenixWallet will be removed from US app stores.53:56 - Open Source Justice Manifesto54:23 - IMF says Bitcoin has become necessary financial tool for preserving wealthShoutout @Wumbo for time stamps. Zap em!We love the Fountain app for Lightning 2.0 podcasting, Send us a Boost, and we will read it on the next SNL.Find Car on NostrFollow Car on SNFollow Thriller on NostrFollow Thriller on TwitterFollow Thriller on YouTubeContribute to ~buildersLearn more about PlebLabFollow Keyan on TwitterFollow Keyan on NostrFollow Keyan on SNFollow Stacker News on NostrLearn more about Stacker News

FELIZ ÚLTIMO DIA DE 2023 COM UM EPISÓDIO BÓNUS! Gravado a 8 de setembro na 8ª Festa do Livro na Biblioteca Fernando Piteira Santos, na Amadora, é uma homenagem aos livros e às bibliotecas. Além disso, damos algumas sugestões sobre o paraíso dos leitores: livros sobre livros. (Se ouvirem um tic, tic, tic, pedimos desculpa — era um brinco da Rita que teimava em bater contra o microfone de Britney que tínhamos...) Livros mencionados neste episódio: - Talking at Night, Claire Daverley (3:22) - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, Gabrielle Zevin (12:25) - A Sombra do Vento, Carlos Ruiz Zafón (14:15) - Fangirl, Rainbow Rowell (16:55) - Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury (18:43) - Writers & Lovers, Lily King (21:22) - The Dictionary of Lost Words, Pip Williams (23:02) - A Sociedade Literária da Tarte de Casca de Batata, Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows (25:41) - Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, Robin Sloan (27:58) - Dois Verões, Erik Orsenna (31:46) - On Writing, Stephen King (35:23) - A Minha Pequena Livraria, Wendy Welch (39:22) - Seven Days in June, Tia Williams (41:50) ________________ Enviem as vossas questões ou sugestões para livratepodcast@gmail.com. Encontrem-nos nas redes sociais: www.instagram.com/julesdsilva www.instagram.com/ritadanova twitter.com/julesxdasilva twitter.com/ritadanova Identidade visual do podcast: da autoria da talentosa Mariana Cardoso, que podem encontrar em marianarfpcardoso@hotmail.com. Genérico do podcast: criado pelo incrível Vitor Carraca Teixeira, que podem encontrar em www.instagram.com/oputovitor.

Robin Sloan, Operations Supervisor for Caring Transitions, provides tips for senior moving, estate sales and decluttering.

Do you like to read? If so, why not join the After Hours Book Club for lunch and fun! At the club's next meeting on Monday, Aug. 14, members will discuss July's selection, Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, by Robin Sloan. Members and guests will gather from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Las Lagunas Restaurant at 8453 U.S. 181 north of Floresville. To become part of the group, find and join them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/groups/afterhoursbookclub, where you can interact with other members in-between meetings and stay up-to-date on any and all things After Hours Book Club.Article Link

Bestselling novelist and former Twitter employee Robin Sloan joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to talk about how Elon Musk's ownership of Twitter and the rise of new platforms like Mastodon, Bluesky, and Meta's Threads are shaping a new ecosystem of social media. The co-hosts and Sloan grapple with the unruliness of Twitter over time, political polarization on different platforms and the risks of disinformation, and what the end of Twitter—now rebranded as X—might look like. Sloan reflects on the role social media plays (or doesn't) in authors' careers, as well as his own decision to leave Twitter. Finally, he reads from his 2012 novel Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore. To hear the full episode, subscribe through iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app (include the forward slashes when searching). You can also listen by streaming from the player below. Check out video versions of our interviews on the Fiction/Non/Fiction Instagram account, the Fiction/Non/Fiction YouTube Channel, and our show website: https://www.fnfpodcast.net/ This episode of the podcast was produced by Amanda Trout and Anne Kniggendorf. Robin Sloan Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore Sourdough “Conspiracy Museum” (The Atlantic) Others: “Robin Sloan leaves Twitter's Media Partnerships team,” The Next Web, November 11, 2011 “Bay Area author Robin Sloan dishes on 'Sourdough,' Twitter and books,” San Jose Mercury-News, May 18, 2019 “How to Write Science Fiction That Isn't 'Useful,'” Robin Sloan interviewed by Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, May 15, 2020 “The Age of Social Media Is Ending,” by Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, Nov. 10, 2022 “Threads users looking for 'genuine connection' as Twitter-like social media platform goes back to basics,” ABC News (Australia), July 14, 2023. “Social Media Is Dead,” by Edward Ongweso Jr., Vice, Nov. 8, 2022. “Social Media Died When It Stopped Being Social and Became About Making Money,” by Enrique Dans, Forbes, May 13, 2019 “With the rise of AI, social media platforms could face perfect storm of misinformation in 2024,” CNN Business, July 17, 2023 “Threads, Twitter, and the Future of Social Media,” by Sriram Krishnan, The New York Times (Opinion), July 15, 2023 “Zombie Twitter Has Arrived,” by Ian Bogost and Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, July 6, 2023 “The Weaponization of Social Media and Real World Consequences,” by Dave Davies, National Public Radio, October 9, 2018 “Conservative social networks like Gettr and Parler keep making the same mistake,” by Casey Newton, The Verge, Jul 6, 2021 “Tucker Carlson's show on Twitter makes ad deal with anti-ESG shopping app” by Brian Schwartz, CNBC, July 16, 2023 “Taylor Swift Gets Political On Social Media As Nashville Elections Start,” by Aimée Lutkin, Elle, July 15, 2023 “Despite cries of censorship, conservatives dominate social media,” by Mark Scott, POLITICO, Oct. 26, 2020 “Robin Sloan's 'Sourdough' Is a Fascinating Riddle” by Andy Newman, The Atlantic, Dec. 5, 2017 “Book Armageddon is a Myth: Interview with Robin Sloan” by Lex Berko, Vice, April 10, 2013 “More than eight-in-ten Americans get news from digital devices” Jan. 2021 Study by Elisa Shearer, Pew Research Center, Jan. 12, 2021 “Conservative Social Media— A New Norm?” by Kayla Morrison, Brown Political Review, Dec. 3, 2022 “Robin Sloan: Describing the emotions of life online,” by Josh Kramer, New Public, Mar. 13, 2022 “Computer Stories: A.I. Is Beginning to Assist Novelists—Robin Sloan” by David Streitfeld, The New York Times, Oct. 18, 2018 “The Infinite Deaths of Social Media” by Jason Parham, WIRED, May 4, 2022 “Social media is doomed to die” by Ellis Hamburger, The Verge, April 18, 2023 “The Future of Social Media Is a Lot Less Social” by Brian X. Chen, The New York Times, April 19, 2023 “Delhi Man Creates Device Which Allows You To Order Pizza With Your Mind,” by Anoushka Sharma, NDTV, July 21, 2023 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The accessibility of gaming has recently seen some major developments, Hubert has been chatting to Dr Robin Sloan about the current state of accessibility in the gaming industry, and future developments.  He also heard from RNIB's Broadcaster Relationship and AD Technology Manager, Sonali Rai about her thoughts on accessibility in gaming. Image: Conference logo, white letters on a pink background which reads 'RNIB Scotland Inclusive Design for Sustainability Conference'

In this episode we discuss Annabel Scheme, by Robin Sloan. We do discuss all aspects of the plot so read it before listening if you're concerned about spoilers.Next month's read is Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir.Disagree? Super agree? Email us at rereaders@gmail.com and let us know. Head over to rereaders.substack.com and sign up for our newsletter! Our Lord of the Rings reread chat transcripts are going out weekly and who knows what else will end up there. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Louise and Virginia jet off to San Francisco in the episode, where they discuss the origins of the City and County, and why it became the home and haven for people wanting to discard façades and identities they may have held in their home towns. They also discuss the original gold rush and the modern tech gold rush and the impact these have had on the city, as well as the serialisation of novels and they way this can shape the overall architecture of a novel. They also revisit the issue of Nazism and the presence of monsters living in plain sight among us. Books The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett, 1941Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin, 1978Daughter of Fortune by Isabelle Allende, 1998Mr Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan, 2012Days Without End by Sebastian Barry, 2016Television Clarkson's Farm – PrimeMy Mother and Other Strangers, BBC, ABC iViewBlogLiterary Hub by Megan Abbotthttps://lithub.com/megan-abbott-on-the-difference-between-hardboiled-and-noir/ 

Welcome to The Page 1 Challenge. On this book lover's podcast, it is meritocracy, or rather Page1itocracy that matters. We don't reveal the author, title, or any description of a book until AFTER we read page 1. So the first page has to impress you enough to make you want to read the book.  Can it?  Let's see![ SPOILERS - DON'T READ UNTIL YOU LISTEN TO THE EPISODE!! ] . . . . This episode of The Page 1 Challenge features the book " Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore” by Robin Sloan, published by Farrar, Strauss, and Giroux in 2012. Robin's website is https://www.robinsloan.com/ Support the showThe Page 1 Challenge website is http://ThePage1Challenge.comThe Page 1 Challenge podcasts are recorded and edited Podcastle.ai - an amazingly simple tool that is perfect for podcasters. I'm a huge fan of this tool because it makes recording and editing super fast and efficient. I'm so enamored with Podcastle.ai that I'm also an Affiliate, so if you decide to try it and use this link, I get a few bucks:https://podcastle.ai/?ref=page1challengeCopyright compliance: Explicit consent to use their work has been granted by each author featured in The Page 1 Challenge.

In this episode we discuss My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, by Emil Ferris. We do discuss all aspects of the plot so read it before listening if you're concerned about spoilers.Next month's read is Annabel Scheme, by Robin Sloan, head on over to his website to grab it if you haven't read it yet. Have feedback for us? Want to tell us we're a couple of idiots? Email us at rereaders@gmail.com and let us have it. Head over to rereaders.substack.com and sign up for our newsletter! Our Lord of the Rings reread chat transcripts are going out weekly and who knows what else will end up there. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Episode 34 Shelf Help booksellers answer a question from Caleb -- "some of my favorite books are ones with allusions to other literary works, like the Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde. What other books like that series would the co-hosts recommend?" Recommendations included the unexpected - a picture book - A Child of Books by Oliver Jeffers, as well as other novels the Wayward children series by Seanan McGuire, Check out 19 by Claire Louise Bennett, The Idiot by Elif Batuman, Mr. Penumbra's 24 hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan, Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern, Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill, and the Magpie Murders series by Anthony Horowitz.Shelf Help is a podcast where booksellers help you answer one of life's trickier  - and we'd argue extremely important - questions: what should you read next?  If you've got a reading dilemma, you can email us a question or voice memo at shelfhelpuv@gmail.com. We're here to help your shelves. Shelf Help is a collaboration between the Book Jam, a nonprofit designed to inspire readers; CATV Upper Valley media community (NOW LOCATED AT JAM, Junction Arts & Media); three Upper Valley bookstores: Yankee Bookshop in Woodstock, VT; the Norwich Bookstore in Norwich, VT; and Still North Books & Bar in Hanover, NH.  

Imaginem uma espécie de discos pedidos, mas com livros. Vocês deram-nos livros de que gostaram e nós recomendámos coisas dentro do mesmo género. Agora se nos dizem que já leram estes todos, vamos ter chatices. Estamos a brincar! Será que estamos?

今天这一期访谈，几个月前就录制完了。过去几个月，市场的波动，中美大厂的裁员，让这位嘉宾的故事，此时变得格外应景。如果你是创业者、创业公司管理层，还是在关键转折点的职场人士，或者想了解AI技术产品化和落地过程，都值得来听听，这个与硅谷创业黑帮一起打造百亿美金上市公司的故事。 Hello World, who is OnBoard?! 你是否好奇，跟着硅谷著名的 Paypal Mafia 成员一起创业是怎样的体验？要知道，这个创业的攒局者，是硅谷颇有些特立独行的传奇投资人 Keith Rabios, Paypal 黑帮的核心人物之一，跟他组合起来的硅谷精英团队一起从0到1到100 打造百亿美金上市公司的历程，怎样估计你之前听的也不多。 你还可以听到，一位在中国工作了小十年的技术人，在35岁程序猿危机之际，来到硅谷参与创业、转型管理，有哪些挑战哪些收获，或许可以给类似职业阶段的你一些新的灵感。 如果你对企业管理、对AI落地应用感兴趣，也可以听听一群 Stanford 高材生如何用接地气的组织方式，一步一步地将AI应用到一个传统的重运营的行业中。 最后，正如很多从成功 startup 中的从业者的下一步，转身成为天使投资人的他，分享了他所关注的硅谷的几个新兴领域和几个非常有意思的公司。 这次不知不觉，又聊了两个多小时。话题角度很多，但是内容都非常精彩。Enjoy！ 关于嘉宾 杜磊，前微软中国搜索排名的机器学习工程师，2015年加入 Opendoor, 负责数据科学与机器学习的开发。亲历了Opendoor 从十几人到2020年上市，最高市值超过200亿美金的过程。之后转型成为天使投资人，现在担任 Sancus Ventures advisor, 并最近创立了 web3 公司 Huma Finance. Opendoor：2014年成立的硅谷初创公司，通过预先购买和智能定价的方式，改变传统房屋购买的中介模式，颠覆买卖房屋的流程。上市前融资超过15亿美金，2020.12在 NASDAQ 上市，IPO 估值超过180亿美金。 我们聊了什么 02:07 访谈开场 & Monica 的背景介绍 04:03 杜磊对自己经历的回顾，从虎扑到微软，如何在硅谷 co-email 公司 CTO 进入 Opendoor 09:00 Opendoor 如何通过独特的面试过程吸引候选人 11:27 Opendoor 到底是做什么的，它的商业模式为什么有颠覆性 15:31 Opendoor 攒局者 Keith Rabois 是怎样的传奇人物 17:54 杜磊在 Opendoor 成长不同阶段担任的不同职务 20:43 Opendoor 明星团队成长中面临的艰难决定，早年如何找到 PMF 30:00 重资本投入的业务，如何在增长和利润中找到平衡 33:22 为什么有各种优势的巨头 Zillow 进入 Opendoor 的领域反而失败了 44:07 投资人视角，如何看待巨头的竞争，为什么说有时候慢就是快 48:15 如何保持聚焦，为什么北极星指标可能没有那么重要 52:12 如何通过 AI 在重运营的行业实现算法的规模化落地 69:32 如何让算法团队也参与到运营中，打造一个“全栈” 数据科学团队 74:29 初创公司如何刻意构建文化，细节和自上而下的重要性 84:15 如何观察极致信息透明，鼓励尝试犯错这些文化 91:47 面试过程中如何做文化筛选 95:30 为什么要将面试过程当做销售过程来设计 102:31 公司发展过程中，依赖内部员工晋升还是外部空降？ 109:13 Opendoor 历程中影响最大的三个人 116:59 杜磊作为天使投资人最关注的三个领域：ML/data, 创作者经济，web3 121:53 观察到的中美创业创投市场差异 127:39 Monica 最喜欢的快问快答环节！好多好书好物推荐！ 我们提到的种种 Keith Rabois：硅谷传奇投资人，先后任 Paypal 早年EVP，Linkedin VP, Square COO, 转身投资人后先后任 Khosla Ventures, Founders Fund 合伙人，现在又回到创业领域，2021年开始任初创公司 OpenStore CEO. Paypal Mafia: Paypal 黑帮，指 PayPal 一群早期员工，离开之后纷纷成为成功创业者，包括 Elon Musk (不用介绍了……）, Peter Thiel (Founders Fund, Palantir 创始人），Reid Hoffman (Linkedin 联合创始人，Greylock 合伙人），Chad Hurley & Steve Chen (Youtube 创始人），Jeremy Stoppelman (Yelp 创始人），Max Levchin (Affirm 创始人）等。 Zillow：美国最大的房地产买卖平台，2004年成立，2011年上市，市值最高超过400亿美金。 Cased: Github 前CTO 2020年创立的 DevOps 和开发效能平台。 BentoML: 开源机器学习模型部署工具。 Clubhouse: 2020年成立并迅速风靡的语音社交平台（不过现在好像没落了不少……） Alt: 2020年成立的球星卡交易平台 嘉宾推荐的书 What You Do Is Who You Are: How to Create Your Business Culture, by Ben Horowitz Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity, by Kim Scott Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, by Robin Sloan 重点词汇 Product market fit：产品市场匹配 NPS: Net Promotor Score, 净推荐值，由美国 Bain Consulting 贡献研发，以一个简单问题，衡量顾客对企业品牌/商品的忠诚度 DAO：Decentralized Autonomous Organization，去中心化自治组织 Metaverse：元宇宙 NFT：Non-Fungible Token，基于区块链技术的非同质化代币 欢迎关注M小姐的微信公众号，了解更多中美企业服务的干货内容！ M小姐研习录 (ID: MissMStudy) 大家的点赞、评论、转发是对我们最好的鼓励！希望你分享给对这个话题感兴趣的朋友哦~ 如果你有希望我们聊的话题，希望我们邀请的访谈嘉宾，都欢迎在留言中告诉我们哦！ 免责：节目中的观点都是嘉宾和主持人个人观点，不代表所在机构观点，亦不构成任何投资建议。

 Back to the Accessible Gaming Symposium and David Hogg caught up with Dr Robin Sloan from Abertay University about why the University partnered up with RNIB for the event. Image shows the RNIB Connect Radio logo.

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts George Needham and Nicole Fowles. This week we talk to Fred Shaffer who founded the radio show. We speak with him about what he has been doing and a little bit about the library. Recommendations include Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan, The Broken Road by Richard Paul Evans, and A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny Read more about today's episode here. Listen live every Friday morning at 9 AM https://wdlrradio.com/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/  This episode originally aired on October 7th, 2022

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: homeschool book reports and an embarrassment of galleys Current Reads: three books from each of us to fill up your TBRs (or sometimes not) Deep Dive: finding and heeding trigger warnings The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!  We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . 1:36 - Bookish Moment of the Week 1:48 - The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart 3:35 - Love You Forever by Robert Munsch 4:19 - Netgalley 9:49 - Jackal by Erin Adams 9:51 - Currently Reading Patreon (sign up to access Trope Thursday!) 10:03 - An Unlikely Story 10:51 - Current Reads 11:20 - The Bennet Women by Eden Appiah-Kubi (Kaytee) 11:40 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 15:20 - Death in the Family by Tessa Wegert (Meredith) 15:26 - Fabled Bookshop 18:25 - Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney 19:42 - The Writing Revolution by Judith Hochman and Natalie Wexler (Kaytee) 23:28 - The Silver Crown by Robert C. O'Brien (Meredith) 24:25 - Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by Robert C. O'Brien 27:49 - We Were Dreamers by Simu Liu (Kaytee) 31:25 - Curfew by Jayne Cowie (Meredith) 36:16 - 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard 37:11 - Deep Dive: All Things Trigger Warnings 43:09 - StoryGraph 44:07 - Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi 48:35 - Meet Us At The Fountain I wish that there was a book box subscription that also came with food associated with the book inside. (Kaytee) 49:47 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree 49:56 - Still Life by Louise Penny 50:02 - Sourdough by Robin Sloan 50:09 - Love and Saffron by Kim Fay 51:40 - The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischvili I wish everybody would try gnod.com (Meredith) 52:35 - gnod.com (gnooks.com specifically for literature) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

#031- Today we speak with Kathryn Tomajan and Robin Sloan from Fat Gold Olive Oil.  Launched in 2017, Fat Gold is an Oakland based small batch producer of California Extra Virgin Olive Oil.  They source really interesting olives from all over the state, turning them into unique special olive oils.“We like to think of it as an urban olive oil company, tying agriculture to the cities was a really important part of our origin story”.After working in the food industry for a while, Kathryn went to Italy to attend a masters program focused on food production in 2011 - she calls it the “Hogwarts of Food”.  That is where she fell in love and obsessed with olive oil.“I remember very vividly tasting olive oil with a very well known high end and fancy producer in Tuscany Italy and he was teaching my masters degree class about olive oil and the first one he had us try - we all kind of shook our heads and said - yeah that tastes like the olive oil I know.  He's like ‘that's rancid.  It's completely spoiled.  Let's teach you about olive oil.'  I thought of myself as a Foodie.  I thought I knew my stuff.  I learned I knew absolutely nothing about this product.” They remain inspired by the food production in West Oakland, Emeryville, and West Berkeley.  Instead of pretending to be in Italy or Napa, Robin says they embrace the industrial, practical and straightforward sensibilities of Oakland and the East Bay.  They like to invite people in and remain accessible.Be sure to listen to the whole interview - Kathryn and Robin tell us how to identify real extra virgin olive oil that is grown, harvested, and produced in California on our grocery shelves.

Some days, it feels like all you can do is watch worlds burn.This is especially true for the millions of people living in hospice care. Health in the U.S. isn't what it used to be. The population is aging and it's not just the Baby Boomers. If you think Millennials will age more gracefully than their parents, well, I have a counselor I'd like you to speak with. It's specially trained for the job and It knows all about you. It really does keep the cost of healthcare down.Today on Cyber, we've got something special. Motherboard has published a book. It's called Terraform and it's out now. It's a collection of short stories about the near future and the dystopian present. With me today on the show are the book's editors, Claire L. Evans and Brian Merchant as well as special guest Robin Sloan. He's the author of the new novel The Suitcase Clone and … the Terraform story “The Counselor.”Terraform's stories are all about possible futures. “The Counselor” is a window into one of those worlds.Terraform is out now. Buy it here.Stories discussed on this episode:The CounselorWe're recording CYBER live on Twitch. Watch live during the week. Follow us there to get alerts when we go live. We take questions from the audience and yours might just end up on the show.Subscribe to CYBER on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Some days, it feels like all you can do is watch worlds burn.This is especially true for the millions of people living in hospice care. Health in the U.S. isn't what it used to be. The population is aging and it's not just the Baby Boomers. If you think Millennials will age more gracefully than their parents, well, I have a counselor I'd like you to speak with. It's specially trained for the job and It knows all about you. It really does keep the cost of healthcare down.Today on Cyber, we've got something special. Motherboard has published a book. It's called Terraform and it's out now. It's a collection of short stories about the near future and the dystopian present. With me today on the show are the book's editors, Claire L. Evans and Brian Merchant as well as special guest Robin Sloan. He's the author of the new novel The Suitcase Clone and … the Terraform story “The Counselor.”Terraform's stories are all about possible futures. “The Counselor” is a window into one of those worlds.Terraform is out now. Buy it here.Stories discussed on this episode:The CounselorWe're recording CYBER live on Twitch. Watch live during the week. Follow us there to get alerts when we go live. We take questions from the audience and yours might just end up on the show.Subscribe to CYBER on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Listen to the Indie Hackers podcast https://www.indiehackers.com/podcast/232-sonal-chokshi (35mins)Related essay: Particle/Wave Duality Theory of KnowledgeTranscriptI think what's happening is this other phenomenon, which is not only about content, but it's about code building, which is a lot of people on Twitter and social and their own like, one person media brands essentially creating cults. And I think a lot of those are not just subscribers and listeners and audience, but their followers. And a lot of the people I see who are doing that right now are focused on viral hits or like, trying to just get popular. They're not actually thinking about a body of work, like a portfolio of work. And I think a lot of companies and start ups and individuals and even one person media brands should be thinking more strategically about a portfolio and body of work. Well, that's so interesting because there's this sort of polarity between OK, like, viral hits that are sort of trending and that are riding a wave. And these things are pretty good because they can spread far and wide and capture a lot of people who ordinarily would have been exposed to your ideas.Then there is this alternative, sort of like evergreen backlog of content you can produce that people will go back and read for years to come. Like, First Round Capital is really good at this. They put together, like, several websites where I can go and search for great startup advice from years ago. This is evergreen. And that's also, like a valid way, I think, to reach people. If you go through the right channels, for example, search engines and optimization being found on Google is huge. There's perhaps almost no bigger way to reach people than that.And so when you are putting together something like future, as an outsider looking in, my knee jerk reaction is like, these are viral hits. These are things that will cause an uproar when they're written and they're very timely. But like two years from now, they might not be as relevant or there might be something that people reference, but that people aren't sharing to such a large degree. And the downside to that is, like, how do you build over time? How do you grow an audience over time? Will people get basically bored if it's the same thing? Or will people keep coming back if you don't continue producing new viral hits? Yeah. Well, this is an essential question of any media operation. And I don't know how you do your editorial calendar Courtland, but I think about everything in terms of stock and flow. I think was it Robin Sloan or someone coined this? It's an economic term, but he coined it in the context of content.But I think of stock and flow. So, like, the flow is the stuff that you run for volume and cadence and to kind of build an audience. To be clear, you should not be running a bunch of junk. So people ask me, like, number one advice by editorial strategy. And my advice is sometimes it's more about what you don't run and what you kill than what you do run. I think about it in terms of stock and flow, and then the stock is sort of the big ideas that you might put out there. So they're not just things that are timely.And when you're talking about stuff that might get outdated, some of our best content is very windy, like it keeps coming up over and over and over again. It's evergreen, and that is really critical for creating immediately. You have to have both. I'm reading a quote from Robin Sloane when he says Flow is the feed, it's the posts and the tweets. It's a stream of daily and sub daily updates that remind people that you exist. And stock is the durable stuff. It's the content you produce that's as interesting in two months or two years as it is today.It's what people discover via search. It's what spreads slowly but surely building fans over time. And so there are these pieces that have come out of a 16 and other media properties that are like, definitely stuck. Like Marc Andreessen writing It's Time to Build or his idea of sort of product market fit that he wrote about over a decade ago, or writing about Software eats the world. These are things people talk about forever. Legion writing about the passion economy and the greater economy, the idea of 100 true fans. There are these ideas that just last forever that are certainly stuck.Yes, except I will say it's interesting because in the examples you cited, two of them Marc's post on its time to build and Lee's post on the passion economy, which also grew from the conversations with the consumer team here. Both of those are also very much in the zeitgeist and about the timing that they ran in. And so Lending posts like Evergreen post will do really well regardless of the time they're in the product market. Fit post is a great example of that because that is an evergreen essential idea that keeps coming back over and over and over again. Ben's example on this front is his famous like, good product manager, bad product manager post, whereas it's time to build. As viral as that essay was and oh my God, it was really viral. It also is of the time.And in that zeitgeist of the pandemic and his frustration, which he writes about in that piece that are you kidding me? We don't have enough surgical masks, eye Shields, and medical gowns. As I write this, New York City has put out a desperate call for rain ponchos to be used as medical gowns rain ponchos in 2020 in America. Those are all his exclamation points. But that was very much a call to arms. And in that zeitgeist, it was very motivated by the time of the pandemic. The other variable in what you just discussed is it's not just the evergreenness or not, and the stock versus flowness of it or not, it's also the timing and the zeitgeist. And timing plays a really critical role in content and viral hits as well.So what are your thoughts on contributing to both of these categories? Because I think there's probably different strategies for producing a viral sort of flow hit, let's call it, versus an evergreen stock hit. And like, no one's good enough to reliably sit down and just say, I want a viral hit today. Just get it whatever they want to. But at the end of the day, if you're trying to produce a publication that is going to be successful in these two areas, you probably have some principles, some thoughts about what will make something viral and what will make something stuck. And also, since you're working with outside writers and contributors, so it's like you don't even have full control over this. I know this is what makes it so hard and also fun. Yeah.And I actually have to say it's going to sound so braggy, but I don't mean it to sound braggy. One of the things I pride myself on as an editor, from both my work at park to Wired to here is sort of like a track record of viral hits, and there are certain variables that go into all of them, and timing is a big part of that. But it actually goes back to where we started this conversation, which is differentiation. One of the things that I'll tell people is because a lot of times I think people play this content game that they're trying to compete for who has the first take. And this is the exact problem that a lot of media outlets have when they were covering news. It became extremely commoditized very fast. And so the real strategy here is to figure out what your unique mode is.When I first started at a16z, one of the partners came to me and was like, oh, my God. So and so wrote that post. I wanted to write phone all. We should have gotten it out last week. And I'm like, Dude, if someone else wrote the post, you could write, you're writing the wrong thing. And so you shouldn't be writing that post. You have to write something that only you can do.Like when Connie and I wrote the we chat piece, that was something that only she could do in the unique way from her vantage point that nobody else could do. And so it's okay that we spent a couple of months working on that because nobody else could beat us to that game. And so when you're playing the commodified game, it's a race at the bottom. It's diminishing returns. It's all those phrases. You're always playing the wrong game. So does this compete with the idea that when I look at pieces that go viral, they're often part of a bigger conversation that is very popular during election season, the viral hits are about the election.And so in some ways, they're not that unique because they're about a topic that everybody's discussing. But within that constraints, they have to be unique. Yes. And to be clear, I think there are cases where sometimes you're right. Like in the zeitgeist, like the creator economy is a great example. Right now, everybody is talking about the creator economy as it applies to crypto and the intersection there. And I feel like every day on Twitter, I see 20 of the exact same piece in different forms from different people.Now, that's exciting to me because that shows a lot of energy and excitement. It's also, quite honestly, a little boring to me because everybody is saying the same thing. And so to me, that's three things. One, is there's a timing factor. And yes, you're right. Like, in a time when there's a hot topic or something in the zeitgeist, everyone will start to be circling around the same ideas. And when you're playing that game, you have to be first to the conversation.The other way to play this game is to go later in the conversation. And my former colleague got Wired Mark McClusky. He was the editor in chief of the Sports Illustrated Online after this. And he wrote a book on sports performance. He coined this thing, which I call the McClusky Curve, which is the timing of this. So if you go first, you want to either be first in the cycle or you want to go later and add a very differentiated, deeper, in depth take that nobody else has where you're adding value to the conversation. But if you go anywhere in the middle, you're just in the noise.And frankly, I think a lot of people are doing that. And look, I'll tell them it's a great strategy because you get a lot of followers, you get a lot of attention in the moment. But I guarantee you and I would put good money on this. Like, I would take a bet on this with anybody who wants to bet me on this. Those people are going to ask them to out. They're not going to grow past a certain point because they're not thinking about it in terms of a body of work. They're not thinking about their moat, their competitive differentiation, and where they're adding value, and they're not playing a long game.And so you had to play the trade offs there. To some extent, that makes a ton of sense. And I've noticed this with any hackers, too. Like, if some media event happens and we push out, quote, unquote news to our audience about it, because it's very valuable to inform people like, hey, this just happened. You should take advantage of it. We could write something that's extremely sparse and mostly just the headline like, hey, this happened, and it'll generate a ton of discussion, a ton of discussion if it's super new. But after that, the McCluskey Curve kicks in and it's much more about providing a ton of detail, a ton of analysis, a ton of educating people how to think about certain things or providing a point of view that is not necessarily required upfront but definitely is required to stand out from the noise later on.Well, the media has a phrase for this too, which is like first day story, second day take third day story. But I'm actually talking about something even bigger and in your case, you building Indie Hackers as a brand. There's also Besides individual pieces and how they do and don't do in the timing that we just talked about that you just shared, there's also kind of a meta level to this, which is the phasing of the brand. So what's you did a few years ago in the early days of Indie Hackers is very different than what you do today because you're in a different phase and that's also important to consider when you're trying to build your content. Operations.

Robin Sloan's first novel, Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, was a New York Times Best Seller, translated into more than twenty languages. His latest novel, Sourdough, was published in 2017. With his partner Kathryn Tomajan, Robin produces California extra virgin olive oil under the label Fat Gold. He lives in Oakland and works out of the Murray Street Media Lab, down by the railroad tracks. Mr. Sloan stopped by Ledger to talk about computer coding, the ways it intersects with fiction/novel writing, videogames, decapitation (and his lack of expertise in the field), and taking time to appreciate a good flower. Visit RobinSloan.com to subscribe to newsletters and look around at all the cool stuff. Thank you to Robin Sloan for the chat and thank YOU for listening! -- Visit austinRwilson.com for comics and short stories.

Extra! Extra! Esta semana, a Livra-te Magazine conta-lhe tudo em primeira mão sobre o Clube do Livra-te: como funciona, os livros de Janeiro e onde vai poder discutir as suas leituras. Não perca! Além disso, também fomos buscar várias mantas, perdão, livros que são perfeitos para aquecer nestes dias frios de Inverno. ✨ Livros de Janeiro do Clube do Livra-te: ✨ - The Switch, Beth O'Leary (7:39) // Escolha da Joana - Winter, Ali Smith (8:49) // Escolha da Rita Livros mencionados neste episódio: - A Single Man, Christopher Isherwood (1:36) - The Penelopiad, Margaret Atwood (2:39) - Queenie, Candice Carty-Williams (3:50) - Seven Days in June, Tia Williams (11:00) - Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore, Robin Sloan (13:30) - All My Friends are Super Heroes, Andrew Kaufman (15:00) - Waiting for Tom Hanks, Kerry Winfrey (18:19) - How to Live like your cat, Stephane Garnier (20:45) - Would Like to Meet, Rachel Winters (22:43) - Os Livros que devoraram o meu pai, Afonso Cruz (25:10) - Red, White & Royal Blue, Casey McQuiston (27:15) - The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out of the Window and Disappeared, Jonas Jonasson (30:14) - Attachments, Rainbow Rowell (33:28) - Greenlights, Matthew McConaughey (36:02) - Becoming, Michele Obama (36:48) - Yes Please, Amy Poehler (38:16) - The Rosie Project, Graeme Simsion (40:48) - Dois verões, Érik Orsenna (43:20) ________________ Enviem as vossas questões ou sugestões para livratepodcast@gmail.com. Encontrem-nos nas redes sociais: www.instagram.com/julesdsilva www.instagram.com/ritadanova/ twitter.com/julesxdasilva twitter.com/RitaDaNova [a imagem do podcast é da autoria da maravilhosa, incrível e talentosa Mariana Cardoso, que podem encontrar em marianarfpcardoso@hotmail.com]

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We spoke to author Robin Sloan about his books and near-future science fiction. Robin wrote Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore and Sourdough. Find Robin on twitter as @robin_____sloan. Robin's website is robinsloan.com. Go there for some short stories, sign up for his newsletter and check out his new ‘zine (also at wizard.limo). Oh! Don't forget his blog, including a description of his neural net for audio generation and for writing. Some books Robin suggested: Home: A Short History of an Idea by Witold Rybczynshi Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie Hild by Nicola Griffith

Dr. Jack Mandelman K1VT, active DXer and CW Operator, joins us again to discuss non-conventional antenna options. PERMALINK = https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/more-magnetic-loop-antennas Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter -  https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us -  http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Digilent Analog Discovery 2 HRWB Bundle - https://store.digilentinc.com/ham-radio-workbench-bundle/ Coupon Code HamRadioWorkbench2021 Ham Radio Workbench will participate in the QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo August 14th and 15th Booth + conference tables to meet and chat - https://www.qsotodayhamexpo.com/ QSL Card from KD9OLN, Parachute Mobile - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nOk6LZ-_wY Listen at about 5:10 Argon ONE M.2 SATA Raspberry Pi 4 Case - https://www.argon40.com/argon-one-m-2-case-for-raspberry-pi-4.html HomeBridge Smart Device bridge to Apple HomeKit - https://homebridge.io/ TP Link KASA Power Strips - https://www.kasasmart.com/us/products/smart-plugs/kasa-smart-wi-fi-power-strip-hs300 Interview: Frank Howell Grilled me about Cycle25, and the concept of Virtual clubs (along with on the ICQ Podcast - episode 352 ICQ Podcast Episode 352 - Hubs, Clubs and Virtual Meetings ...https://www.icqpodcast.com › download-the-show › icq-p...     Pascal Villenuve - VA2PV - AVITA Windows 10 Logging notebook - ok its a generic notebook but $150 USD - what a deal -          Avita Magus II [WT9M10C44] 10 Inches Intel Celeron 4GB RAM 64GB Storage Touch 2-in-1 Windows 10 Tablet PC Black      Sourdough: A Novel, by Robin Sloan - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073JZNP18/ Art Maxwell book - Reflections - https://ca1lib.org/book/5279365/b3a6d5 Magloop calculator - https://www.66pacific.com/calculators/small-transmitting-loop-antenna-calculator.aspx Warning sign - https://www.amazon.com/JAC-MERCH-PRODUCTS-Danger-Sticker/dp/B07XLQMNZG

On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: A bookish friend gathering and a new relationship Current Reads: imperfect picks, and middle grade, and wheelhouse gems Deep Dive: books about books and bookstores and libraries Book Presses: our favorites in the bookish books category As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!  New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . Bookish Moments: 1:41 - Currently Reading Patreon 3:20  - Fabled Bookshop Current Reads: 4:44 - Snow and Rose by Emily Winfield Martin (Meredith) 4:50 - Snow White and Rose Red by Brothers Grimm 4:54 - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Walt Disney 5:03 - What Should I Read Next Podcast 7:03 - Good Neighbors by Sarah Langan 8:25 - Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan (Kaytee) 8:33 - Episode 39 of Season Two 11:15 - The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Meredith) 14:42 - The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin 16:20 - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline 16:53 - Never Caught: Washingtons’ Relentless Pursuit of their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge by Erica Armstrong Dunbar (Kaytee) 20:35 - Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin (Meredith) 24:11 - The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith  24:41 - Landslide by Susan Conley (Kaytee) Deep Dive - Books about Books and Bookstores 29:11 - Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew Sullivan 29:41 - The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield 30:24 - Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Stefan 31:00 - The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth 31:02 - The Mother-In-Law by Sally Hepworth 31:28 - Sally Hepworth on Instagram 31:52 - The Secret, Book and Scone Society by Ellery Adams 32:19 - Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan 32:49 - Crime and Poetry by Amanda Flower 33:23 - The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan 33:51 - How to Find Love in a Bookshop by Veronica Henry 34:13 - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows 34:33 - The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennet 34:42 - Parnassus on Wheels by Christopher Morley 34:56 - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig 35:45 - The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova 36:06 - The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep by H.G. Parry 36:43 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz 36:44 - Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz 36:55 - Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson 37:21 - The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert 37:31 - Inkheart by Cornelia Funke 37:46 - Dear Fahrenheit 451 by Annie Spence 38:14 - Booked by Kwame Alexander 38:25 - Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman 38:44 - Matilda by Roald Dahl 38:57 - The Land of Stories by Chris Colfer Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 39:56 - Pages and Co.: The Book Wanderers by Anna James (Meredith) 41:46 - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin (Kaytee) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us atpatreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

New York Times-bestselling author Robin Sloan will discuss his novel “Sourdough” at the first virtual All Henrico Reads at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 1. Held each spring, All Henrico Reads promotes literacy and community by featuring the work of a prominent author. The free event is presented by Henrico County Public Library, Henrico County Public Schools and the Friends of Henrico County Public Library. To participate via WebEx and for more information, visit http://henricolibrary.org/ahr. Set in San Francisco, “Sourdough” follows Lois, a computer programmer who is thrust into a delightful and complex foodie culture after being gifted a sourdough starter. The...Article LinkSupport the show (http://henricocitizen.com/contribute)

TikTok’s Warp Scan filter is a bizarre concept for a filter in and of itself, but the myriad of ways TikTok users put it to use just shows what happens when you throw random tools to the masses and allow for emergent creativity. It only takes a handful of innovators to unleash a meme tsunami. https://www.eugenewei.com/blog/2021/2/15/american-idle AboutBlogNewsletterArchiveAmerican IdleRobin Sloan’s tap essayliterally record duetsWellermanchorusyardTell me you're X without telling me you're XWhy Wasn't I Consulted?Jalaiah Harmon didThe Selfish GeneAssisted evolutionselection pressureloopson the death of political humor in the age of Trumpfortune cookie Twitter@funcolleefficient sortingDunbar's numberCreation: Life and How to Make ItA New Kind of Scienceblog postHow Sampling Transformed MusicinterviewedTikTok beatmaker Ricky DesktopRicky DesktopRicky Desktopillusion of transparencypic.twitter.com/wiN5iVkpJyAugust 13, 2020Moonwalking with Einsteinits music videoStatus as a Servicedog communicate with their owner using a language mateven Narcos be chasing them likeskismet shoe transitionInfinite JestOne of my favorite paragraphs of recent yearsOlder

Episode 20: Why Fish Don't Exist In This Episode The Book Evangelists discuss Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life by Lulu Miller Morning Chatter Why aren't we discussing The Splendid and the Vile yet? What else have we been reading lately when we were supposed to be reading The Splendid and the Vile? Reading: Uncharted Territory by Connie Willis, The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman, Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie Why Fish Don't Exist A wondrous debut from an extraordinary new voice in nonfiction, Why Fish Don't Exist is a dark and astonishing tale of love, chaos, scientific obsession, and—possibly—even murder. David Starr Jordan was a taxonomist, a man possessed with bringing order to the natural world. In time, he would be credited with discovering nearly a fifth of the fish known to humans in his day. But the more of the hidden blueprint of life he uncovered, the harder the universe seemed to try to thwart him. His specimen collections were demolished by lightning, by fire, and eventually by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake—which sent more than a thousand of his discoveries, housed in fragile glass jars, plummeting to the floor. In an instant, his life's work was shattered. Many might have given up, given in to despair. But Jordan? He surveyed the wreckage at his feet, found the first fish he recognized, and confidently began to rebuild his collection. And this time, he introduced one clever innovation that he believed would at last protect his work against the chaos of the world. When NPR reporter Lulu Miller first heard this anecdote in passing, she took Jordan for a fool—a cautionary tale in hubris, or denial. But as her own life slowly unraveled, she began to wonder about him. Perhaps instead he was a model for how to go on when all seemed lost. What she would unearth about his life would transform her understanding of history, morality, and the world beneath her feet. Part biography, part memoir, part scientific adventure, Why Fish Don't Exist reads like a fable about how to persevere in a world where chaos will always prevail. Quotes “While other people don't matter, either, treat them like they do.” ― Lulu Miller, Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life “Slowly, it came into focus. This small web of people keeping one another afloat. All these minuscule interactions- a friendly wave, a pencil sketch, some plastic beads strung up a nylon cord- they might not look like much from the outside, but for the people caught inside that web? They might be everything, the very tethers that keep one bound to this planet.” ― Lulu Miller, Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life Little known fact: If Lissa really loves you, she probably texts you screenshots from this app: Fish: a tap essay by Robin Sloan but if you don't know her well enough for that yet, download it for yourself! Cheesecake, from the small web of people keeping one another afloat in Lissa's life. This podcast is another obviously delicious example. Coming Up Next episode: Marian and Lissa read and discuss Erik Larson's The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz. For real this time. Not like the previous TWO episodes when we discussed other books after advertising that we would discuss the Erik Larson. Pssst! Want to See Something Cool? Marian's first book A Little Touch of Magic is now available! There are fairies. Someone has a tail. Must be a fairytale. Buy it wherever books are sold, especially for the middle grade fantasy readers in your life. Our Show Notes include mentions and recommendations, all linked for your convenience. Music Credit: The music used during transitions in our podcast is adapted from: Jazzy Sax, Guitar, and Organ at the club by Admiral Bob (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/admiralbob77/58382 Ft: geoffpeters

'Bringing what's written on the page to life with just your voice.' - Therese Plummer This week's conversation is with a very inspiring woman, Therese Plummer. Therese has performed over 400 audiobooks. The performance of audiobooks and a candid conversation A very candid conversation with an amazing actor, storyteller and all around extraordinary woman. Therese has helped many of us to be able to escape, even for just a little while during these wild times. Amazing, but it was her mother who pushed her into this field. But her mother was a librarian! Storytelling without using expressions or moving or using your hands? How can you tell a story with just your voice? A wild child and teenager - really? She's been to the bottom - how did she clean herself up? Crisis Center, Drama Therapy and conveying the emotional life and journey of each character. Bringing books alive for those who have trouble reading. What's next? Meet Therese Plummer Therese Plummer is an actor and award-winning audiobook performer. She has recorded over 400 audiobooks for a variety of publishers. Therese won the 2019 Audie Award for her work on the Multicast Sadie by Courtney Summers. She was nominated for the Multicast Any Man by Amber Tamblyn and for her solo narration for the Rogue Planets Shaken by Lee W. Brainard. In addition, Therese was awarded for her work on Sourdough by Robin Sloan by the American Library Association as part of the 2018 Listen List: Outstanding Audiobook Narration for Adult Listeners. You may recognize Therese as the voice of Maya Hansen in the Marvel Graphic Motion Comic Ironman Extremis, Dr. Fennel in Pokemon and various Yu-Gi-Oh characters. And let's not forget her Television Guest Star Roles on the Good Wife, Law and Order SVU and the Netflix series Virgin River. Therese spent five years as an adolescent counselor where she used Drama Therapy techniques in individual and group settings. As a result of her years as a counselor, Therese is able to bring to characters to life in a very real way. She shares a passion of creating, helping and entertaining Therese recently adopted a rescue named Butterfingers. She now lives in Bloomfield, New Jersey with her husband and of course, Butterfingers.

Reviewing what we learned in 2020—and ranking what we read! So many books! Also: MARIMBAAAAAAAAAAA!!! Show Notes The books we covered this season: Phaedrus, Plato: 8.02, 8.03 The Postmodern Condition, Lyotard: 8.04, 8.05 The Age of Spiritual Machines, Ray Kurzweil: 8.06, 8.07 Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton: 8.08, 8.09 The Printing Press as an Agent of Change, Elizabeth Eisenstein: 8.10, 8.11 Dark Matters: On the Surveillance of Blackness, Simone Browne: 8.12, 8.13 The Real World of Technology, Ursula Franklin: 8.14, 8.15 Evolution as a Religion, Mary Midgley: 8.16, 8.17 Contact, Carl Sagan: 8.18, 8.19 Twitter and Tear Gas, Zeynep Tüfekçi: 8.20, 8.21 Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, Robin Sloan: 8.22 Stephen’s list Twitter and Tear Gas Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore The Printing Press as an Agent of Change The Postmodern Condition Contact Jurassic Park Dark Matters: On the Surveillance of Blackness The Real World of Technology Phaedrus The Age of Spiritual Machines Evolution as a Religion Chris’s list Twitter and Tear Gas Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore The Printing Press as an Agent of Change Dark Matters: On the Surveillance of Blackness Jurassic Park Phaedrus Contact The Real World of Technology The Postmodern Condition The Age of Spiritual Machines Evolution as a Religion Credits Music “Foxglove”, by Ryan Dugré. Used by permission, please don’t use without permission. “Winning Slowly Theme” by Chris Krycho. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, meaning you can do whatever you want with this music… as long as you share it for others to likewise do what they want. Sponsors Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors: Daniel Ellcey Douglas Campos Jake Grant Marnix Klooster Spencer Smith If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at Patreon or give directly via Square Cash. Respond We love to hear your thoughts. Shoot us an email, or hit us up on Twitter or Facebook!

Thérèse Plummer is an actor and award-winning audiobook narrator working in New York City. She has recorded over 350 audio books for various publishers. She won the 2019 Audie Award for her work on the multicast, Sadie by Courtney Summers for Macmillan Audio, was nominated for the Mutlicast Any Man by Amber Tamblyn for Harper Audio and her solo narration for The Rogue Planets Shaken by Lee W. Brainard for Podium Publishing. The American Library Association (ALA) awarded her work on Sourdough by Robin Sloan as part of the 2018 Listen List: Outstanding Audiobook Narration for Adult Listeners. Thérèse is the voice of Maya Hansen in the Marvel Graphic Motion Comic Ironman Extremis, Dr. Fennel in Pokemon and for various Yu-Gi-Oh characters. Television Guest Star Roles on The Good Wife, Law and Order SVU and the upcoming series Virgin River for Netflix. Follow Nishant: Friday Newsletter: https://garnishant-91f4a.gr8.com/ Website: https://nishantgarg.me/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishant-garg-b7a20339/ https://www.facebook.com/NishantMindfulnessMatters/ https://twitter.com/nishantgar

The things we learned from Zeynep Tüfeçki’s examination of social media and sociopolitical change. (We liked this book a lot.) Twitter and Tear Gas, Zeynep Tüfeçki Show Notes Zeynep Tüfeçki her recently-launched newsletter Insight 52-Cent Party Cultural Revolution Tianenmen Square Twitter and the 2020 US election Twitter’s own take Hunter Biden Electoral college Ben Thompson Matt Levine’s newsletter Money Stuff His latest issue before going on parental leave back in August profiled in the New York Times Matching blazers For the ’gram Upcoming Book December (8.22 and 8.23): Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, Robin Sloan. Credits Music “Drop Off”, by Vertaal, feat. Severin Bruhin & Loren Hignell Used by permission, please don’t use without permission. “Winning Slowly Theme” by Chris Krycho. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, meaning you can do whatever you want with this music… as long as you share it for others to likewise do what they want. Sponsors Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors: Daniel Ellcey Douglas Campos Jake Grant Marnix Klooster Spencer Smith If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at Patreon or give directly via Square Cash. Respond We love to hear your thoughts. Shoot us an email, or hit us up on Twitter or Facebook!

Episode 52 October 29 2020 On the Needles 1:43 West Wing, season 1, episode 9.  Color Love Shawl by Veera Välimäki in Malabrigo Arroyo, Madeline Tosh Oeste, and Jo Sharp Pond #44 Celtic Cardigan by Asita Krebs, Blue Brick Killarney Sock in electric avenue (sweater set)   Atlantica by Audrey Borrego (pom pom #34)  biches & buches petit lambswool in light grey and dark violet blue   Barley hat by tincanknits, cascade 220 in primavera     On the Easel 18:47 Fern Top by Pattern Scout, finished! Sewing journal, printable sewing planner inserts.   Prepping for Gouachevember, and looking forward to prompts from @heyhooray. Sketching for my 2020 Holiday Chapbook. I’ll share progress in my stories & make a highlight. Indian Embroidery: Talismans with Shahnaz Khan via Tatter. On the Table 32:50 lemon ricotta pasta   A taste of autumn with shredded tofu   Fennel, white beans and potato soup from RG veg kitchen   Wiener Schnitzel from Mad Hungry Cauliflower with Pancetta, Olives & Parm—add herbs!! And pre-render the pancetta. On the Nightstand 42:14 Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan  All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr  (audio)  Island of a Thousand Mirrors by Nyomi Munaweera   Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons    Lost and Found Bookshop by Susan Wiggs Mr. Penumbra’s 24 hour bookstore by Robin Sloan(audio) Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman What Should be Wild by Julia Fine

Walking through Zeynep Tüfeçki’s masterful explanation of the relationship between social media and protest movements. Twitter and Tear Gas, Zeynep Tüfeçki Show Notes Things we mentioned on the show, in the order we mentioned them: Zeynep Tüfeçki her recently-launched newsletter Insight modern Turkey Zapatistas Occupy Wall Street 1999 World Trade Organization protests Arab Spring Tea Party China’s treatment of the Uyghurs Capacities/capabilities The Capability Approach, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Amartya Sen American Civil Rights Movement March on Washington Montgomery Bus Boycott John Lewis The Internet Archive Upcoming Book December (8.22 and 8.23): Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, Robin Sloan. Credits Music “Ode to Youth”, by Liam Mour Used by permission, please don’t use without permission. “Winning Slowly Theme” by Chris Krycho. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, meaning you can do whatever you want with this music… as long as you share it for others to likewise do what they want. Sponsors Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors: Daniel Ellcey Douglas Campos Jake Grant Marnix Klooster Spencer Smith If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at Patreon or give directly via Square Cash. Respond We love to hear your thoughts. Shoot us an email, or hit us up on Twitter or Facebook!

The BookBully goes a bit crazy talking about new books she's read or is looking forward to reading. Let's just say her eyes are bigger than her reading capacity! BOOK LIST FOR THIS EPISODE: My Absolute Darling by Gabriel Tallent The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley by Hannah Tinti   Brewster by Mark Slouka   The Secret History by Donna Tartt   The World of Tomorrow by Brendan Mathews (yes, only one "t")   The Law of Dreams by Peter Behrens   Saints for All Occasions by J. Courtney Sullivan   Stay With Me by Ayobami Adebayo   Commonwealth by Ann Patchett   Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi   Mary and O'Neil by Justin Cronin   A Kind of Freedom by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton   The Turner House by Angela Flournoy   Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward   The Resurrection of Joan Ashby by Cherise Wolas   The Age of Perpetual Light by Josh Weil   The New Valley by Josh Weil   Don't I Know You by Marni Jackson   The Good Lord Bird by James McBride   Five-Carat Soul by James McBride   Fresh Complaint by Jeffrey Eugenides   Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks   The Last Ballad by Wiley Cash   The Good People by Hannah Kent   Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan   The Power by Naomi Alderman   Dreaming in Cuban by Cristina Garcia   Here in Berlin by Cristina Garcia   Dying: A Memoir by Cory Taylor   The Bright Hour by Nina Riggs   A Secret Sisterhood by Emily Midorikawa and Emma Claire Sweeney   What She Ate by Laura Shapiro   Ranger Games by Ben Blum   An Odyssey by Daniel Mendelsohn   The Child Finder by Rene Tenfold   The Party by Elizabeth Day   White Bodies by Jane Robins   The Smack by Richard Lange   Unraveling Oliver by Liz Nugent   Ferocity by Nicola Lagioia   Me Before You by JoJo Moyes   Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman   Paradise City by Elizabeth Day   Sourdough by Robin Sloan   Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan   Where'd You Go, Bernadette? by Maria Semple   Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker by Jennifer Chiaverini   Enchantress of Numbers by Jennifer Chiaverini   The Dollhouse by Fiona Davis   The Address by Fiona Davis   One Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus   The Vengeance of Mothers by Jim Fergus   The Revolution of the Moon by Andrea Camilleri   The Ninth Hour by Alice McDermott   The Twelve-Mile Straight by Eleanor Henderson   Ten Thousand Saints by Eleanor Henderson

California (Little Brown and Company) A former Skylight staffer comes home to read from her much anticipated debut novel! You might recognize this book is you're a regular viewer of The Colbert Report -- this is the novel Sherman Alexie and Stephen Colbert recommended on the June 3 show! (You can pre-order it from us, too. Just click the Add to Cart button below.) The world Cal and Frida have always known is gone, and they've left the crumbling city of Los Angeles far behind them. They now live in a shack in the wilderness, working side-by-side to make their days tolerable in the face of hardship and isolation. Mourning a past they can't reclaim, they seek solace in each other. But the tentative existence they've built for themselves is thrown into doubt when Frida finds out she's pregnant.  Terrified of the unknown and unsure of their ability to raise a child alone, Cal and Frida set out for the nearest settlement, a guarded and paranoid community with dark secrets. These people can offer them security, but Cal and Frida soon realize this community poses dangers of its own. In this unfamiliar world, where everything and everyone can be perceived as a threat, the couple must quickly decide whom to trust.  A gripping and provocative debut novel by a stunning new talent, California imagines a frighteningly realistic near future, in which clashes between mankind's dark nature and deep-seated resilience force us to question how far we will go to protect the ones we love. Praise for California “In her arresting debut novel, Edan Lepucki conjures a lush, intricate, deeply disturbing vision of the future, then masterfully exploits its dramatic possibilities.” —Jennifer Egan, Pulitzer Prize winner “An expansive, full-bodied and masterful narrative of humans caught in the most extreme situations, with all of our virtues and failings on full display: courage, cowardice, trust, betrayal, honor and expedience. The final eighty pages of this book gripped me as much as any fictional denouement I've encountered in recent years....I firmly believe that Edan Lepucki is on the cusp of a long, strong career in American letters.”—Ben Fountain, author of Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk “Edan Lepucki is the very best kind of writer: simultaneously generous and precise. I have long been an admirer of her prose, but this book—this book, this massive, brilliant book—is a four-alarm fire, the ambitious and rich introduction that a writer of her caliber deserves. I can't wait for the world to know what I have known for so many years, that Edan Lepucki is the real thing, and that we will all be bowing at her feet before long.” —Emma Straub, author of Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures “A stunning and brilliant novel, which is a wholly original take on the post-apocalypse genre, an end-of-the-world we've never seen before and yet is uncomfortably believable and recognizable. By turns funny and heartbreaking, scary and tender, beautifully written and compulsively page-turning, this is a book that will haunt me, and that I'll be thankful to return to in the years to come. It left me speechless. Read it, and prepare yourself.” —Dan Chaon, author of Await Your Reply “It's tempting to call this novel post-apocalyptic, but really, it's about an apocalypse in progress, an apocalypse that might already be happening, one that doesn't so much break life into before and after as unravel it bit by bit. Edan Lepucki tells her tale with preternatural clarity and total believability, in large part by focusing on the relationships—between husband and wife, brother and sister, parent and child—that are, it turns out, apocalypse-proof. Post-nothing. California is timeless.”—Robin Sloan, author of Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore Edan Lepucki is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and a staff writer for The Millions. Her short fiction has been published in McSweeney's and Narrative magazine, and she is the founder and director of Writing Workshops Los Angeles. 

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) Robin Sloan visits Skylight to read and sign his debut novel!  The fictitious Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore -- from Sloan's delightful book of the same name -- is pretty different from Skylight Books.  For one thing, most of the books are written in code; for another, no one ever buys anything (a thought that makes us shudder).  But it's also the San Francisco home of a super secret organization that goes back centuries. The novel has adventure, puzzles, computer wizardry, romance, and how can we forget to mention that much of it is set in a bookstore? Robin Sloan grew up near Detroit and now splits his time between San Francisco and the Internet. He graduated from Michigan State with a degree in economics and, from 2002 to 2012, worked at Poynter, Current TV, and Twitter. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore is his first novel. You can learn more at www.robinsloan.com and follow along at @robinsloan. THIS EVENT WAS RECORDED LIVE AT SKYLIGHT BOOKS OCTOBER 19, 2012. Copies of the book from this event can be purchased here: http://www.skylightbooks.com/book/9780374214913