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Twitter feed of Whatever, John Scalzi's blog. Scalzi's personal Twitter feed is @scalzi.

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The Big Idea: Jacqueline Vogtman whatever.scalzi.com/2023/05/…

The Big Idea: Jacqueline Vogtman

Some things are worth the wait, as Jacqueline Vogtman found out in Girl Country, her short story collection. Time and circumstance changed it from what it once was to something new, with a particul…

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Pre-Order a Signed and Personalized Copy of Starter Villain Through Subterranean Press whatever.scalzi.com/2023/05/…
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The Kaiju Preservation Society a Finalist for the 2023 Ohioana Book Award whatever.scalzi.com/2023/05/…
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Archiving for Posterity: A Twitter Thread on Book Blurbing, 5/13/23 whatever.scalzi.com/2023/05/…
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New Books and ARCs, 5/12/23 whatever.scalzi.com/2023/05/…

New Books and ARCs, 5/12/23

It’s Friday, and what better time to be thinking about books for the weekend. What in this stack of new books and ARCs is calling to you? Share in the comments! — JS

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An Appropriate Cover: “With Or Without You” whatever.scalzi.com/2023/05/…

An Appropriate Cover: “With Or Without You”

Fun fact: Bono, the lead singer of U2, has the same birthday as me: Today, May 10. So I thought it might be fun to essay one of his band’s more famous songs. It’s not going to replace t…

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Well, I’m no longer in my “early fifties,” I’m smack dab in the middle of them, and of middle age. And you know what? So far, at least, my fifties have been terrific. I̵…

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The Big Idea: Dorothy A. Winsor whatever.scalzi.com/2023/05/…

The Big Idea: Dorothy A. Winsor

Sometimes, a “big idea” is a collection of smaller ideas, which, when grouped together, are greater than the sum of their parts. Dorothy A. Winsor knows a little about this, and in this…

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Cover Reveal: Starter Villain whatever.scalzi.com/2023/05/…

Cover Reveal: Starter Villain

Tor Books has a history of giving my novels some pretty terrific covers, and, hey, guess what? They’ve done it again! Please enjoy the cover of Starter Villain, featuring, as it does, a treme…

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Reader Request Week 2023 #10: Short Bits, Part Two whatever.scalzi.com/2023/05/…

Reader Request Week 2023 #10: Short Bits, Part Two

More short answers to pressing questions! Let’s get right to it: Theorboast: I would love to see you rate some unusual musical instruments for suitability in your band. Theorbo? Theremin? Hur…

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Reader Request Week 2023 #9: Short Bits, Part I whatever.scalzi.com/2023/05/…
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I and Michi Trota Talk About Writing and Life and Stuff youtube.com/watch?v=A1_3gALL… whatever.scalzi.com/2023/05/…
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Reader Request Week 2023 #8: The British Head of State whatever.scalzi.com/2023/05/…
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Reader Request Week 2023 #7: Money Among the Generations whatever.scalzi.com/2023/05/…

Reader Request Week 2023 #7: Money Among the Generations

David Goldfarb asks: Something that occurred to me to wonder about, a while ago: as someone who grew up poor, how do you feel about your daughter’s attitude towards money? I’ve seen posts from her …

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The Big Idea: Jarrett Lerner whatever.scalzi.com/2023/05/…
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Reader Request Week 2023 #6: An Update On the Church whatever.scalzi.com/2023/05/…

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The Big Idea: Mick Ryan whatever.scalzi.com/2023/05/…
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Reader Request Week 2023 #5: That Big Damn Contract, Revisited whatever.scalzi.com/2023/05/…
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I’m the Guest of Honor at the 2023 Budapest International Book Festival whatever.scalzi.com/2023/05/…
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The Big Idea: L.R. Lam whatever.scalzi.com/2023/05/…
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