Locus Magazine has just posted its 2006 sf reader poll, looking once again to take the temperature of the audience for science fiction around the world. In addition to the standard demographic questions, Locus always asks for votes on its recommended reading list, and going over that list, I’m amazed by how many great books and stories came out in 2006 — it was a real vintage year.

I’m also proud to note that two of my stories, I, Row-Boat and When Sysadmins Ruled the Earth made the recommended list and are eligible for your votes!

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The folks at DailyLit have just converted my novel Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom to an email-based serial. Sign up for the free service, specify how often you’d like a little chunk emailed to you, and then sit back and read by email, on your schedule.

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(Thanks, Albert!)

I’ve just finalized the details of the Los Angeles launch for my new book, Overclocked — it’s going to be hosted at Silver Lake’s Secret Headquarters, the best comic shop in town, on Feb 15 at 7PM.

In related news, see this interview Amber MacArthur did with me on Toronto’s Citytv, this interview I did with the Indian site BornRich, and this upcoming podcast phone-in I’m doing with Waxxi on Feb 12.

And Torontonians, don’t forget tonight’s 7PM launch at Bakka Books (not to mention next Thursday’s launch at San Francisco’s Borderlands Books with Rudy Rucker)!

What: Launch for Overclocked: Stories of the Future Present
Where: The Secret Headquarters, 3817 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026, 323-666-2228
When: Thursday, Feb 15, 7PM

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The latest edition of RU Sirius’s Radio Show is online — and the guest this week is me!

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