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Pluralistic: Naomi Kritzer's "Obstetrix" (09 Jun 2026)
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Naomi Kritzer's "Obstetrix": When forced birth cultists become forced obstetrics militants.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
Object permanence: DD-WRT; iTunes DRM is illegal; Fingertip magnet; Sony passwords v Gawker passwords; RIAA recants on 3 strikes; Parachute wedding dress; Roald Dahl (jerk); "Level Up"; The rent's too damned high; RIAA v "Search by artist"; "Robopocalypse"; You are not a wallet; The man who created the religious right; NY x voting; NY x antitrust; Media companies fund Heritage Minister's campaign; Richard Dreyfuss x iTunes EULA; 3-way street; RIAA lawyer becomes Solicitor General; Brock Allen's wrist-slap; Ad-tech interop; Apple's manorial security; Billionaires aren't taxed, "Rabbits."
Upcoming appearances: Kansas City, LA, Menlo Park, Toronto, NYC, Edinburgh, South Bend.
Recent appearances: Where I've been.
Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em.
Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em.
Colophon: All the rest.
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Author Cory DoctorowPosted on June 9, 2026June 11, 2026Categories UncategorizedTags books, christofascism, cults, gender, gift guide, horror, naomi kritzer, reviews, science fiction, thrillers1 Comment on Pluralistic: Naomi Kritzer's "Obstetrix" (09 Jun 2026)
Pluralistic: Ian McDonald's "The Wilding" (25 Oct 2024)
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Ian McDonald's "The Wilding": A gorgeous, goddamned terrifying novel from one of the absolute greats.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023
Upcoming appearances: Where to find me.
Recent appearances: Where I've been.
Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em.
Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em.
Colophon: All the rest.
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Author Cory DoctorowPosted on October 25, 2024November 1, 2024Categories UncategorizedTags books, climate, fantasy, gift guide, horror, ireland, reviews, rewilding, science fiction1 Comment on Pluralistic: Ian McDonald's "The Wilding" (25 Oct 2024)
Pluralistic: Kelly Link's "Book of Love" (13 Feb 2023)
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Kelly Link's "Book of Love": A deceptively quirky tale with rusty razors at its core.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading.
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Author Cory DoctorowPosted on February 13, 2024February 15, 2024Categories UncategorizedTags books, cthulhoid, fantasy, fhtagn, gift guide, horror, kelly link, magic realism, queer, reviews, rock and roll, romance1 Comment on Pluralistic: Kelly Link's "Book of Love" (13 Feb 2023)
Pluralistic: Justin C Key's "The World Wasn't Ready For You" (19 Sep 2023)
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Justin C Key's "The World Wasn't Ready For You": Black horror that cuts with a surgical scalpel.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2022
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading
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Author Cory DoctorowPosted on September 19, 2023September 30, 2023Categories UncategorizedTags antiracism, black horror, books, gift guide, horror, race, reviews, science fiction1 Comment on Pluralistic: Justin C Key's "The World Wasn't Ready For You" (19 Sep 2023)
Pluralistic: Matt Ruff's "Destroyer of Worlds" (21 Feb 2023)
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Matt Ruff's "Destroyer of Worlds": A return to "Lovecraft Country."
This day in history: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2022
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading
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Author Cory DoctorowPosted on February 21, 2023Categories UncategorizedTags books, gift guide, green book, horror, lovecraft country, matt ruff, race, reviews, science fiction
Pluralistic: Why none of my books are available on Audible; Sarah Gailey's "Just Like Home" (25 Jul 2022)
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Why none of my books are available on Audible: And why Amazon owes me $3,218.55.
Sarah Gailey's "Just Like Home": A haunted house novel that made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2002, 2012, 2017
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading
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Author Cory DoctorowPosted on July 25, 2022October 4, 2023Categories UncategorizedTags acx, amazon, antitrust, audible, books, chokepoint capitalism, copyfight, gift guide, horror, kindle, monopoly, petard, podcasts, reviews, sarah gailey, self-publishing, supernatural1 Comment on Pluralistic: Why none of my books are available on Audible; Sarah Gailey's "Just Like Home" (25 Jul 2022)
Pluralistic: 12 Oct 2021
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This Thing Between Us, a neck-hair-stand-up cuycuy horror: Gus Moreno's debut novel.
There are no corporate criminals in America: Because America doesn't have corporate crime prosecutions.
This day in history: 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2020
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading
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Author Cory DoctorowPosted on October 12, 2021October 13, 2021Categories UncategorizedTags cuycuy, economics, gift guide, guillotine watch, horror, impunity, late stage capitalism, law, mexico, novel, reviews, scholarship, sociopathy1 Comment on Pluralistic: 12 Oct 2021
Pluralistic: 23 Sep 2021
Today's links
The Halloween Moon: A YA novel from Nightvale creator Joseph Fink.
The music monopolists: Thinking outside the antitrust box.
This day in history: 2011, 2016
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading
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Author Cory DoctorowPosted on September 23, 2021Categories UncategorizedTags antitrust, books, gift guide, halloween, horror, interoperability, monopolism, music, reviews, the shakedown, transparency, trustbusting, ya, young adult1 Comment on Pluralistic: 23 Sep 2021
Pluralistic: 17 Aug 2021
Today's links
Sandman Slim's final adventure: King Bullet brings in Richard Kadrey's masterpiece for a hell of a landing.
Big Oil caught lying about methane: 84 times worse than CO2.
This day in history: 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2020
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading
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Author Cory DoctorowPosted on August 17, 2021August 24, 2022Categories UncategorizedTags big oil, books, climate, gift guide, horror, kadrey, methane, methanescan, oil, reviews, richard kadrey, sandman slim, science, science fiction, supernatural horror, trust but verify1 Comment on Pluralistic: 17 Aug 2021
Pluralistic: 13 Jun 2021
Today's links
A stroll through Magnolia Park: Mask deniers, studio surplus, vintage stores, and the re-emergence of Zap/Action Haunted Mansion kits.
This day in history: 2001, 2011, 2016, 2020
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading
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Author Cory DoctorowPosted on June 13, 2021Categories UncategorizedTags burbank, culture war bullshit, disney, haunted mansion, hobbies, horror, magnolia park, models, qanon, themepunks, vaccine apartheid2 Comments on Pluralistic: 13 Jun 2021
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