UK television viewers will soon be able to watch a reality show featuring aspiring authors. Not the actual writing, you understand; thought is not telegenic. The show will be authors pitching book ideas to a panel headed by Simon Cowell's older brother Tony. Tony is himself a published author--his works include a compilation of his … Continue reading Too Real
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Big in Japan
Japanese fans of haiku are rejoicing today over the news of a new game from Nintendo DS. Enpitsu de Oku no Hosomichi DS allows players to trace over the characters in the poetry of Matsuo Basho while actor Toru Nakamura reads the verse aloud. Think of it as karaoke for the literary set.Basho is considered … Continue reading Big in Japan
William Gibson–Prophet of The New War?… Or Just an Author?
The blog Global Nerdy (great name, guys) has a posting comparing the recent cyber-attacks against Estonia (see the news here and here) to the cyberpunk hackers in the novels of William Gibson. He doesn't fare so well in the predicting game. Then again, he is after all an author, not a fortuneteller. (Sorry, SF fans, … Continue reading William Gibson–Prophet of The New War?… Or Just an Author?
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