 About Cory Doctorow
GPG key ID: 0×1FC237AF Cory Doctorow is the author of several novels, two short story collections, and a forthcoming book of essays. He is the co-editor of the popular blog Boing Boing, and the former European Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a civil liberties group that works to keep cyberspace free. Little Brother is his first novel for young adults, and he hopes it'll inspire you to use technology to make yourself more free. Doctorow, 36, lives in London, England with his wife and newborn daughter. 14 Responses to “About Cory Doctorow”Leave a Reply 
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It’s about growing up in the near future where things have kept going on the way they’ve been going, and it’s about hacking as a habit of mind, but mostly it’s about growing up and changing and looking at the world and asking what you can do about that. The teenage voice is pitch-perfect. I couldn’t put it down, and I loved it.
Jo Walton, author of Farthing [Read more quotes about the book]  ISBN: 0765319853
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Hi Cory,
I'm a high school English teacher in San Francisco. I'm finishing my Master's in Teaching Reading this summer (USF, Go Dons!) by team teaching a reading course for struggling readers with several colleagues. After seeing Neil Gaiman's recommendation of Little Brother we decided we had to use it for the course, especially since it's set in SF.
Right now we are three chapters in and the kids are starting to get excited about it. Tomorrow I'm bringing interrogation scenes in from Harold & Kumar 2, The Matrix and Rendition to help them visualize the first interrogation scene. The lesson will center on where the line is crossed from interrogation to abuse of power.
In short, this is exciting material to be teaching considering how important and accessible it is to young, reluctant readers. Thanks so much for writing it and being so open about its use. If possible I will send periodic updates on our class's progress.
I so wish you lived in SF! This group of kids is incredibly intelligent but they all lack confidence as readers (and as students in general). In a way it's almost as if they feel they're not allowed to be good students, so their connection to all things academic, including literature, is tenuous at best. I'd love for them to have a chance to read a book and connect with the author the way adult readers are able to through readings and signings. That world is completely foreign to our students, all of whom wonder if they're going to have food for breakfast every day, much less whether or not they'll be able to meet an author of a book they're reading.
Anyway, I want to again express my thanks for this novel. Maybe with some persuasion I'll be able to teach it in SFUSD someday.
Best,
Todd Morgan
legend. everyone needs to know how good they are sometimes : )
this short descriptions says nothing about he is a freakin' genius and an inspiration to computer geeks everywhere! i demand justice.
"Little Brother" made me cry on the N Judah muni train this morning. It's one of the best books I've read this year. Thank you.
-Jess Ridout
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Hey. I'm tolu, 14 years old. When I read this book, honestly? I loved it. It sorta reminded me of myself in a way. Somewhat. Maybe a little less pr0. :D But this book is amazing, you're an amazing author, and this book is the highlight of my year.
Excellent book Cory! It was great reading. ;)
Oh my gosh, I just checked out Little Brother because I had nothing to read. But do you know how much truth there is to what you wrote? I don't just mean about the history or the technology, but I mean our current political state! Our country is, if the "War On Terror" continues, on the verge of marshall law and the type of political situation you wrote about in your book. I'm 12 years old and I may sound crazy but there is a whole world out there that most people have never thought about. I believe that your book touched on some key issues and maybe if you'd like to contact me at josiahjackson@gmail.com I could contact you. Thank you for your time!
I haven't enjoyed a book so much in ages. I hope the message gets out because us Brits need to think harder about how our freedoms are being curtailed in the name of the "War on Terrorism".
I loved the characters. It's one of those books that I could hardly bear to read in case it turned out that the wrong side won and yet I had to keep reading to find out what happened. You've also managed an extremely satisfying ending which is where a lot of books fail, in my view.
It's a great book.
One of the best books ever I wish it could be made into a movie that would be so sweet :)!!!!!!!! I have read it 6 times now I read alot but this is diffentlythe best
Hey i read this book because i was completely bored, but wholy cow it was awesome. im 13 and i love this kindof thing. Where in the world did you find alot of the tecnology info? I really would love to know! Contact me at antonio4him@gmail.com if you could. Thanks!
Greetings,
I have not as yet gotten read any of your book... I am a struggling want to be artist/author and I was wondering if you could send me more info on how to set up the creative commons licence... my genera is more speculative fiction with a slant toward horror than true sci-fi but I feel that I want to see if I can, with my story, set up a world for others to play in as other authors such as H. P. Lovecraft have set up and others who have been inspired have publish in the same world so long as the basic mechanics of the world are kept intact.
Thanks in advance for all your help.
Drake
Lots of instructions at http://creativecommons.org
i read the book and was bewildered as to how it was so well directed to people my age group i loved the book and i am wondering if you plan to make a series out of it?????