So I wrote this book yeah and it's all free on the Kindle yeah , but only for a bit and then it's like a million pounds yeah, ...

Iain M. Banks died. "I am officially Very Poorly."   Last interview (Guardian). Some words from Adele (Mrs B-to-be-as-was) ,  K...

Great stuff, comprising mostly core Culture equipage -- your avatars, your drones, your sims, suits, digitised souls & above your t...

I did an indieview  for Stephen C & MJ Ormsby's Ideas Captured.  Actually I did it a little while ago. I have read even less scienc...

"Inherent in the notion of regulating a technology is the regulatability of that technology. It's the idea that you can figure out ...

"Dame Jesus Pro—wait,  who ?" Rather excitingly,  Adam Roberts is re-reading the Culture novels. Roberts teases out a simi...

I did an indieview about Invocation (Critical Documents 2013)   etc., appearing today at the estimable IDEAS CAPTURED. Thank you, Stephen O...

"Meet the Thousands of People Ready to Die on Mars." I've gone the colour of my planet over this $40 entrance fee. I can'...

NHS privatisation gains its craggy taloned footing on a crucial moss-slicked stepping stone this week, in the context of under-reporting and...

Over at the Guardian, Damien G Walter reveals the results of his quest. "Indie publishing excels in giving a platform to writers whos...