Expand your summer reading list

Writer Robin Sloan has a cool, new feature up on his blog this summer. He's beginning a series of short videos, talking about books he loves and why you should read them. Think of it like Reading Rainbow for grown-ups.

The series starts out with a fascinating-sounding 1998 book about the rise of video culture. According to Sloan, the appeal of the book today isn't for irony value, but for prescience. But don't just take his word for it.

Robin Sloan's Summer Reading series

Via John Pavlus

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http://www.facebook.com/nickbritsky Nick Britsky

Glad to see my High School Drum Major is getting work. :) Go Robin!!
MsTambo

Nick- I was just going to post the same thing! Go Athens Red Hawks from Troy, MI!
http://ravenlunatick.wordpress.com/ ravenlunatick

“Think of it like Reading Rainbow for grown-ups”

I call that Prisoners of Gravity. God how I miss POG. But I’ll be sure to check this out. I’ll use any excuse to read a book.
BombBlastLightingWaltz

The red YouTube play button over the persons nose looks clownish, unlike the 1950′s cereal box’s, mind you.
awjt

I’m planning not to read all summer.