Carolyn and I were in Turkey from Saturday, January 31, through Friday, February 6, 2009, so I could give a keynote address at a business conference there. Of course, we squeezed in some great sightseeing, too! Here are a few photos from the trip. Inside the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul David Gerrold, who was also […]
As a lead-up to my trip to Istanbul, I did four quick-and-dirty by-email interviews for Turkish newspapers, wire services, and magazines. The deadlines on these were so tight that I just had to bang out my answers without having a chance to compose my thoughts or edit my responses — so don’t expect me to […]
Woot! Audible.com’s unabridged audiobook of my novel Calculating God has just been nominated for an Audie Award. Given by the Audio Publishers Association, the Audies are the top honor in the audiobook industry. The full list of finalists in the Science Fiction and Fantasy category: Calculating God, by Robert J. Sawyer, Narrated by Jonathan Davis, […]
This Thursday, February 12, 2009, is the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin, and Discovery Channel Canada is doing a special episode of its nightly science-news program Daily Planet devoted to Darwin Day. The guests are science-fiction writer Robert J. Sawyer (author of Hominids) and paleontologist Peter Ward (co-author of Rare Earth). Checking my records I […]
The Office of the Future As a lead-up to my trip to Istanbul, I did four quick-and-dirty by-email interviews for Turkish newspapers, wire services, and magazines. The deadlines on these were so tight that I just had to bang out my answers without having a chance to compose my thoughts or edit my responses — […]
Another nice email today, also prompted by an online book order: I have to let you know that you have turned me on to reading again. I read a lot through college but in my adult life I have not found anything that makes me make the time for reading until a few weeks ago […]
As a lead-up to my trip to Istanbul, I did four quick-and-dirty by-email interviews for Turkish newspapers, wire services, and magazines. The deadlines on these were so tight that I just had to bang out my answers without having a chance to compose my thoughts or edit my responses — so don’t expect me to […]
Seattle has withdrawn its bid for the 2011 World Science Fiction Convention, leaving Reno the winner by default. Details are here. The Robert J. Sawyer Web Site
Now available: Robert J. Sawyer reading Chapter 1 of his forthcoming novel Wake as a 14-minute MP3 file: you can listen to it right here. More about Wake is here. The Robert J. Sawyer Web Site
Stephen Euin Cobb has an article entitled Five Famous Authors do Public Appearances in Second Life over at Baen’s Universe, including quotes from yours truly. And is it just me, or does Catherine Asaro look really hot in Second Life? (Okay, she’s pretty damn hot in real life, too!) Photo: Robert J. Sawyer in Second […]
In his inaugural address, Barack Obama said of America, “We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus, and nonbelievers.” In my 2003 novel, Hybrids, I had the next president of the United States (the one coming to office in 2009) refer to nonbelievers, too: So, yes, indeed, now is the time to […]
Now that I’m back from Turkey, I’ve had a chance to watch this week’s (3 February 2009) episode of Supernatural Investigator, which I host for Canada’s Vision TV. This was episode 2 of 17, and it was entitled “Life From Other Worlds,” with Mac Tonnies as our investigator of the week. Man, it felt like […]
Forget all that talk about Randy McCharles the great convention organizer. I’m totally thrilled to announce that Randy McCharles the great writer has just sold reprint rights to his novella “Ringing the Changes in Okotoks, Alberta” from Tesseracts 12 to David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer for the 2009 edition of their anthology Year’s Best […]
Nice fan note today, which made me smile (actually sent to Carolyn, who handles the business of selling my books online): Just a quick note to let you know that I’ve received my books and I’m absolutely delighted with my purchase. From one book lover to another, the care in packing is very much appreciated […]
Holy cow! How often do you get to be betwen the covers with Lois McMaster Bujold, Orson Scott Card, Anne McCaffrey, and Robert Silverberg? Woot! John Joseph Adams has announced the line-up for his upcoming anthology Federations, and it’s terrific (see below). I’m particularly pleased to note that the lead story is Orson Scott Card’s […]
OMG, it’s almost here! The ABC TV series pilot based on my novel Flash Forward starts filming in Los Angeles two weeks from today (Saturday, February 21, 2009). Director David S. Goyer is working his tail off getting ready for the shoot. Carolyn and I won’t be there on the first day — I’ve got […]
As a lead-up to my trip to Istanbul, I did four quick-and-dirty by-email interviews for Turkish newspapers, wire services, and magazines. The deadlines on these were so tight that I just had to bang out my answers without having a chance to compose my thoughts or edit my responses — so don’t expect me to […]
The Brantford Expositor has a cool article headlined “Creator of Worlds and Chaser of Ghosts” by Brian Gorman about the incongruity of a hard-SF writer like me hosting a TV series like Supernatural Investigator. You can read it online here. The Robert J. Sawyer Web Site
