Archive for the ‘Infoquake’ Category
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- The Science of Infoquake • April 9, 2007
Norman Spinrad recently wrote a review in Asimov’s of my novel Infoquake wherein he discussed the scientific accuracy of the book. Mr. Spinrad had this to say: [W]hether or not such a novel could be considered “hard science fiction”… might be moot if Edelman himself were just blowing rubber science smoke and mirrors. Instead, he is [...] - A Preview of “MultiReal,” the Sequel to “Infoquake” • February 11, 2007
Today I've reached a milestone. I've finished what I'm labeling the fourth draft of "MultiReal," the sequel to "Infoquake." Here are some things you can expect to see when "MultiReal" finally hits the shelves. - “Infoquake”: The Bad Reviews • February 5, 2007
I’ve noticed a few other authors posting links to bad reviews of their novels on their websites. By bad reviews, I don’t mean poorly written or incomprehensible reviews — I mean reviews that tear your book a new asshole. I mean reviews that compare your book unfavorably to various types of animal dung. There’s one [...] - Winners of the Jewish Marxist Werewolves in Bolivia Giveaway • January 21, 2007
I received several great entries for my Jewish Marxist Werewolves in Bolivia contest to win a signed copy of "Infoquake." Here are the winners. - My 30 Seconds of Fame on NPR • January 7, 2007
This morning, NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday broadcast a piece by Rick Kleffel of The Agony Column on economics in genre fiction. In addition to snippets with authors T.C. Boyle, Jeff VanderMeer, Charles Stross, and Amir Aczel, the piece also features about 30 seconds of Yours Truly talking about how Infoquake is “the dot-com ’90s turned [...] - The Jewish Marxist Werewolves in Bolivia Infoquake Giveaway • January 5, 2007
In one of my recent posts, I made a few throwaway comments about a fictitious novel concerning Jewish Marxist werewolves in Bolivia. Since I couldn’t think of anything better to post on the blog today, I’ve decided to come up with a little Infoquake giveaway contest. Your mission, should you choose to accept it (and c’mon, [...] - “Infoquake” Barnes & Noble’s Top SF Novel of 2006 • January 2, 2007
Paul Goat Allen of Barnes & Noble Explorations has just announced that "Infoquake" is Barnes & Noble's Top Science Fiction/Fantasy Novel for 2006. - A Self-Serving Award Nomination Suggestion • January 2, 2007
Since John Scalzi has already gotten the ball rolling by pointedly mentioning that his novels The Ghost Brigades and The Android’s Dream are eligible for the Hugo Award this year, I’m going to follow suit by pointedly mentioning that I, David Louis Edelman, am eligible for the John W. Campbell Best New Writer Award. So I [...] - How Did You Get Your Novel Published? (Part 2) • December 22, 2006
I've gotten a few requests to finish the story of how my first novel "Infoquake" got published, so I'm going to go ahead and finish that tale now. - Why You Bought That Book • December 11, 2006
After I posted a blog piece last week asking people Why Did You Buy That Book?, it turned into a nice little mini-meme. In addition to the discussions here and on my MySpace blog, there were also discussions on Jim Hines’ LiveJournal, Alma Alexander’s LiveJournal, John Joseph Adams’ blog and guinwhyte’s LiveJournal. I know that there [...]