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Advance praise for Pirate Cinema

My next YA novel is Pirate Cinema, which hits stands on Oct 2. The book has been complete for a long time, and now is the part in its lifecycle where it is in ballistic flight, having been launched from my device with all the skill and concentration that I can muster, with nothing else for me to do until it arrives at its destination. It's a bit of a nailbiting interlude in the lifecycle of a writer, and that's why it was such a treat to read Daniel Kraus's starred review of it in the next Booklist. I don't think I'm supposed to quote the whole thing, so here are some highlights:

...Doctorow’s series starter is his most cogent, energizing call-to-arms to date, an old-fashioned (but forward-thinking) counter-culture rabble rouser that will have dissidents of all ages dying to stick it to the Man...

It’s generally accepted that fussing with computers is a narrative buzzkill, yet Doctorow’s unrivaled verisimilitude makes every click as exciting as a band of underdog warriors storming a castle. It’s not exactly Abbie Hoffman’s Steal This Book (1971), but with its delirious insights into everything from street art to urban exploring to dumpster diving to experimental cinema, it feels damn close.

Color me delighted! I'll be on tour with Pirate Cinema in October, and Charlie Stross and I will also be touring our novel-for-adults, Rapture of the Nerds, in early September.

7 Responses to “Advance praise for Pirate Cinema”

1. Dave says:

   May 14, 2012 at 10:01 am

   Sounds fantastic, can't wait to read it!
2. børge / forteller says:

   May 14, 2012 at 10:14 am

   Dumpster diving! Hurray! As a freegan I'm very excited about this! I've been looking forward to this book for a very long time and can't wait to get to read it!
3. SF Tidbits for 5/15/12 - SF Signal – A Speculative Fiction Blog says:

   May 14, 2012 at 9:06 pm

   [...] Cory Doctorow’ next YA novel: Pirate Cinema. [...]
4. Bartimaeus says:

   May 16, 2012 at 11:52 am

   I look forward to it! I'm a broke student, so I'll probably read it on your website, but it sounds awesome!
5. connor says:

   May 22, 2012 at 10:36 pm

   cant wait preordering on amazon cory doctorow is one of the best authers especialy with little brother and for the win
6. Kyle says:

   June 15, 2012 at 3:07 pm

   Can you please give more than 24hrs notice that your going to be in Chicago this time?
7. Cory Doctorow says:

   June 15, 2012 at 8:57 pm

   I'll definitely post the tour schedule in toto as soon as it's finalized.

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