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Infoquake News: More Interviews, Appearances, Forums

August 3, 2006

My novel Infoquake continues to gather momentum and make news. Here’s the latest: B&N Rave Review and Interview Now Online. Paul Goat Allen’s rave review of Infoquake (where he calls the book “one of the most impressive SF debuts to come along in years” and the author “the love child of Donald Trump and Vernor Vinge”) is now online at Barnes & Noble Explorations. Paul also conducted an in-depth interview with me about the relationship … Read more

Infoquake News: Suite101 Interview, Library Journal Review, B&N Rave

July 15, 2006

More Infoquake-y goodness. (As previously mentioned, the book is definitely shipping from Amazon and has been seen at numerous Books-a-Millions around the country.) Interview with Cat Rambo on Suite101. Science fiction writer, Clarion West graduate, and Armageddon MUD maven Cat Rambo has published an interview with me on Suite101. The interview mostly talks about promotional techniques I’ve been using to get the word out about Infoquake. Favorite quote: “I didn’t want any of the thriller … Read more

Readercon Report

July 10, 2006

Readercon 17 was indeed a fabulous time. Infoquake CDs, flyers, and business cards were distributed; hands were shaken; and I discovered the pleasures of Smithwick’s beer (pronounced “Smitticks”). For those who were not present, here’s a quick rundown of the highlights from my perspective.

My Schedule at ReaderCon, July 7-9

July 6, 2006

As previously mentioned, I will be at ReaderCon 17 this weekend, from Friday, July 7 through Sunday, July 9. Here are the events I’m scheduled for: Libraries in Imaginative Literature (Panel) — Friday, 5:00 pm Borges’ Library of Babel is perhaps the best known, but the repository of knowledge (especially the repository of all knowledge) is a common element in stories of the fantastic. They’re obviously useful as plot devices, but they are attractive to … Read more

Interview on Meme Therapy

July 5, 2006

Last week saw an interview with me by Hugo and John W. Campbell Award-nominated author John Scalzi. This week, there’s a short interview with me up on the Meme Therapy blog. My favorite quote: But there’s something about [Natch, the protagonist of Infoquake]’s drive and his selfishness that you simply can’t ignore. It’s just part of the human condition. The same daring, unconventional mindset that gives us people like Einstein and Gandhi and Joan of … Read more

“Infoquake” Now Shipping

June 28, 2006

I’ve gotten word from friends and family that Amazon is already shipping their copies of Infoquake, even though the publication date is not until July 11. Some people have already received their copies. I’m going to write a longer “introduction” to the book over the next week. But in the meantime, check out the Infoquake website (which contains, among other things, the first five chapters of the book, several audio podcasts, all of the book’s … Read more

The Infoquake Has Arrived

June 8, 2023June 21, 2006

Today is a banner day for the Edelman household. My author copies of Infoquake have arrived. You can see a stack of them below on my dining room table, along with a picture of me holding a copy of the book. (That chair, by the way, is where I do most of my writing and reading.) The book looks fabulous. From the cover (designed by David Stevenson) to the layout to the recurring use of … Read more

Should Novelists Sell Advertisements?

June 19, 2006

Jane Smiley writes in yesterday’s Los Angeles Times about product placements in novels. Apparently a writer sold product placements in his adolescent novel to the Cover Girl line of cosmetics. The result? Lots of publicity, triple the initial print run, and coverage in places like the Los Angeles Times. True story: I tried to convince my publisher to sell advertisements in my novel Infoquake. They didn’t go for it, which is probably to their credit. … Read more

Science Fiction Writers and the Butterfly Effect

June 16, 2006

As a science fiction writer, I’m in the business of making predictions about the far future. This can be a very tricky enterprise. If you’re wrong, you’ll inevitably look foolish and backwards and stuffed full with 21st century prejudices. If you’re right, you’ll be long dead anyway, and you’ll probably still look foolish to your contemporaries. I think part of the lack of respect that the science fiction genre receives from the mainstream has to … Read more