I just got word from IDW, the publishers of my graphic novel Cory Doctorow's Futuristic Tales of the Here and Now (which collects six of my short stories, adapted for comics by a team of talented writers and artists), that Barnes and Noble and Books-a-Million have both taken very large orders of the hardcover, every copy of which is signed and numbered (yes, I signed thousands and thousands of tip-in sheets, by hand, until I thought my arm would fall off). They're available online, of course, but practically every BN and BAM store nationwide is bound to have them. The book has also seen great orders from independents across the nation -- and, of course, it's available as a free, Creative Commons licensed download.
Futuristic Tales on BN.com,
Futuristic Tales at Books-a-Million,
Futuristic Tales at independent booksellers near you,
Download Futuristic Tales for free!
This week, I sat down for an hour-long interview with the Yale Privacy Lab's Sean O'Brien (MP3); Sean is a frequent Boing Boing contributor and I was honored that he invited me to be his guest on the very first episode of the Lab's new podcast.
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