“Are you reading that for the first time?” a stranger asked me on the New York City Subway. “Yes” I responded somewhat cautiously looking up from my book. As a New Yorker, I am not used to unsolicited literary commentary in public or any kind of interaction with strangers, ever. “I envy you” he replied simply and […]

John Scalzi’s novel Old Man’s War shows up every month in the GWC Book Club selection thread. We’ve yet to vote it in as book-of-the-month, but I suspect it’s about to get a boost in the poll. Why? The great guys over at BoingBoing are reporting this morning that Scalzi and publisher Tor are offering […]