Michio Kaku, author of Physics of the Impossible : A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel, was on MPR's Midmorning program earlier this week. If you missed it, you can listen to the entire show here.We'll be discussing Kaku's book at this month's meeting of the Big Bang … Continue reading Through the Airwaves
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Not the Better Angels of Our Nature
Publishers Weekly is reporting that Seth Grahame-Smith, author of the spring's biggest hit Pride and Prejudice and Zombies has signed a two-book deal with Grand Central Publishing. The contract is worth a reported $575,000. The first title is going to be Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Seriously.Details are here.--David E
"I like my zombies slow and I like my zombies stupid. "
Seth Grahame-Smith, author of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, talked to the BBC recently. Besides the headline quote above, he's quite funny on a range of subjects, including what he surmises Jane Austen's reaction to his mashup would be: "I think she would smile. And then she'd sue me for a billion dollars."The whole interview … Continue reading "I like my zombies slow and I like my zombies stupid. "
Musings from Magers and Quinn 