tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post4884767823172580463..comments2024-02-20T07:06:56.933+00:00Comments on THE SKINNER: Who Read My Books? Taylor Preston.Neal Asherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13933911904170752700noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-7028082158152268312010-01-18T23:37:43.913+00:002010-01-18T23:37:43.913+00:00A few corrections to my (too hastily written) comm...A few corrections to my (too hastily written) comments<br />on John Kessel:<br /><br /> The Pure Product is, of course,<br />a short story collection, not a<br />novel (as I erroneously stated)<br /><br />The anthologies co-edited with<br />James Patrick Kelly are issued<br />by Tachyon Books, not Tachyon Press<br /><br />My characterization of Mr Kessel as<br />a satirist is,I fear, too glib and facile; his body of work displays far more versatility and depth of sensibility than can be conveyed <br />by any simplistic labeling.<br /><br /> Apologies to all for my carelessness.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06503046957179233903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-75344922920199485192010-01-18T21:27:56.532+00:002010-01-18T21:27:56.532+00:00Hi XiXiDu,
I believe Kessel must refer to
the a...Hi XiXiDu,<br /><br /> I believe Kessel must refer to <br />the author John Kessel. He made <br />his first impression on SF in the<br />middle 1980's with his short stories, most of them first published in Asimov's (many of these are gathered into the collection Meeting at Infinity) His novels include Freedom Beach, Corrupting Dr. Nice, and The Pure Product.<br /><br /> Kessel's work tends to be in a satirical vein, employing the tropes of SF to comment on the <br />more absurd aspects of the Human<br />Condition. <br /><br /> Recently he has collaborated with<br />fellow author James Patrick Kelly<br />on a series of anthologies issued<br />by Tachyon Books; they include<br />Rewired: The Post-Cyberpunk Anthology, Feeling Very Strange: <br />The Slipstream Anthology, and The Secret History of Science Fiction<br /><br />Kessel's website is worth a visit<br />if you are interested in learning <br />moreUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06503046957179233903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-42259776656271667002010-01-18T21:10:30.559+00:002010-01-18T21:10:30.559+00:00XiXiDu,
John Kessel has written a couple of nove...XiXiDu, <br /><br />John Kessel has written a couple of novels, Good News From Outer Space and Corrupting Dr. Nice (my favorite of his) and has a couple of short-story collections, The Pure Product and The Baum Plan for Financial Independence. He recently had a story in the Dozois anthology The New Space Opera 2 called "Events Preceding the Helvetican Rennaisance" and publishes stories regularly in Asimov's and Fantasy and Science Fiction. Though most of his stuff is less hard science-oriented, he has a good breadth of material. My two favorites by him are Corrupting Dr. Nice, a time-travel novel, and "Helvetican Rennaisance," a throwback to old school space opera.Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01820713961704343820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-17835511066410271552010-01-18T20:27:23.840+00:002010-01-18T20:27:23.840+00:00Yeah, severe lack of female readers so far - I'...Yeah, severe lack of female readers so far - I'll probably get accused of being sexist.Neal Asherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13933911904170752700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-38563483183355546792010-01-18T19:55:06.540+00:002010-01-18T19:55:06.540+00:00By the way, who's Kessel? Should I know him?By the way, who's Kessel? Should I know him?Alexander Kruelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01642702020137086489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-45667139275576764942010-01-18T19:53:19.482+00:002010-01-18T19:53:19.482+00:00I've been joking of course.
Also it says more...I've been joking of course.<br /><br />Also it says more about who's reading your blog than your books anyway. And of those who are reading your blog, it shows what kind of people tend to answer your question regarding who's reading your books.<br /><br />Answer: Of all people reading your blog, mostly very educated men tend to answer questions about who they are. <br /><br />Now I'd be interested in the percentage of average women reading your books. Though reading your books already does defenestrate the attribute of being 'ordinary'... ;-)Alexander Kruelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01642702020137086489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-63060750925605409502010-01-18T19:40:57.859+00:002010-01-18T19:40:57.859+00:00I'm just putting them up in the order that I r...I'm just putting them up in the order that I received them. I think yours might be next, or after the next one.Neal Asherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13933911904170752700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-58015546647647702072010-01-18T17:24:17.188+00:002010-01-18T17:24:17.188+00:00Do you cherry pick these people or is everybody wh...Do you cherry pick these people or is everybody who's reading your books a freaking genius?<br /><br />:-)Alexander Kruelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01642702020137086489noreply@blogger.com