Dangerous to those who profit from the way things are

research * the future * culture

Month: July, 2012

vN is out, today.

How this day began Me: Your coffee mugs are self-replicating. Him: Sorry, I missed them. Me: (Blinking sleep out of my eyes, noting the surprising lack of pain in my knees, considering a skirt, suddenly realizing why I made that joke) Hey, doesn’t my book come out, today? Him: (smiling) Why yes, yes it does. [...]

6 Comments by  /  July 31, 2012  /  Posted in: Canadians like it on top, Good news, everybody!, Pimp
Tagged: , ,

My Favorite Things: “Kids on the Slope” and Watanabe’s canon

Kids on the Slope is slice-of-life anime, and it’s also a rare case of director Shinichiro Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop; Samurai Champloo) adapting an existing work: a manga called Sakamichi no Apollon by Yuki Kodama. Wikipedia summarizes the plot like this: The beginning of summer, 1966. Because of his father’s job situation, freshman high school student [...]

10 Comments by  /  July 9, 2012  /  Posted in: Meta, Otaku Academy, Pimp
Tagged: , ,

The canonical “vN” review & interview post

For weeks, my mom has been asking for a central location where all of the reviews for vN can be housed. This will help facilitate her bragging. (You’re welcome, Mom. I’ll update this as I find more.) Note: Most of these reviews are already included at my publisher’s vN page. The blurbs are there, too. [...]

2 Comments by  /  July 2, 2012  /  Posted in: Pimp, These fragments I have shored against my ruins
Tagged: ,
  • Photo: Kayleigh McCollum

  • Madeline Ashby…

    ...is a science fiction writer, strategic foresight consultant, anime fan, and immigrant. Her debut novel, vN, is available now. (Here are some reviews.) Her non-fiction has appeared at BoingBoing, io9, WorldChanging, Creators Project, and Tor.com.

  • Books

    Madeline Ashby's books on Goodreads
    vN vN (The Machine Dynasty, #1)
    reviews: 18
    ratings: 27 (avg rating 3.56)

    Shine: An Anthology of Optimistic SF Shine: An Anthology of Optimistic SF
    reviews: 18
    ratings: 44 (avg rating 3.45)

    Tesseracts Eleven: Amazing Canadian Speculative Fiction Tesseracts Eleven: Amazing Canadian Speculative Fiction
    reviews: 6
    ratings: 14 (avg rating 3.50)

    Imaginarium 2012: The Best Canadian Speculative Writing Imaginarium 2012: The Best Canadian Speculative Writing
    ratings: 1 (avg rating 5.00)

  • Profiles

    Facebook
    LinkedIn
    The Foresight Network
    Google+
    Twitter

  • Twitter

  • Madeline 's bookshelf: read

    Designing for Interaction: Creating Innovative Applications and Devices (2nd Edition)Super Natural Cooking: Five Delicious Ways: To Incorporate Whole & Natural Ingredients into Your CookingGluten-Free Girl and the ChefPeople Crossing Borders: An Analysis of U.S. Border Protection PoliciesHalf the Day Is NightThe Magicians

    More of Madeline 's books »
    Book recommendations, book reviews, quotes, book clubs, book trivia, book lists

  • Photos

    Food
    Toronto
    Seattle
    Detroit
    Vancouver
    Japan

  • Tags

    academia anime art blogging books borders cecil street comics cons culture design fandom film food foresters gaming gender halloween ID immigration inspiration Japan Life manga music NIN pays de naissance politics publication rant rec robots Save the Squid science sexuality sf sparkle technology television thesis toronto travel update vN writing

  • Categories

  • Calendar

    July 2012
    M T W T F S S
    « Jun   Aug »
     1
    2345678
    9101112131415
    16171819202122
    23242526272829
    3031  

  • Archives