oh, by the way . . .

[realthog]

Denying Science was published last Tuesday to fanfares of trumpets, wall-to-wall media appearances, telegrams of congratulations from the publisher, phonecalls from the Nobel Committee asking -- if memory serves me aright -- if I could be "pencilled in for next year", and much more besides.

Well, the book was published, anyway. The rest happened in an alternative universe, if it happened at all.

Another event that happened in an alternative universe was the release last Monday in a beta version of the new, massive, online edition of The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, for which I've been writing some new artist entries and radically editing some old ones. Unfortunately there were teething problems getting the website technology to cope with some three million words of text, so the new beta launch date is now the 10th, this coming Monday.

(I haven't tackled nearly as many artist entries as I should have liked, because I've been busy on other things. The advantage of this beta launch is that I can add lots more in dribs and drabs over the coming weeks and months.)

And yet one more event: I've signed up with the Hal Leonard Corporation's Applause imprint to write an encyclopedia of film noir, probably to be called -- although no one's decided yet -- something like The A-Z of Film Noir or Film Noir A-Z. I'm kinda thrilled that a project I've been dreaming about and preparing for years is to be published by one of the world's leading entertainment book publishers.

Comments

[jmward14.livejournal.com]

Oooh, fabulous news on all fronts, including the real world. (The Nobel nod would be nice, but there'd be so much annoying publicity junkets involved, it wouldn't be worth the effort. ;-)) Congratulations on the release of DENYING SCIENCE, the upcoming release of the online version of THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SCIENCE FICTION and the contract for the noir encyclopedia. This is one time when three cheers are entirely appropriate.

[realthog.livejournal.com]

Many thanks, dearest JM. I'm a bit worried that it might be more a case of interesting times, though.

[jongibbs.livejournal.com]

Congratulations :)

[realthog.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[calizen.livejournal.com]

Hear! Hear!

[realthog.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

Congratulations!

[realthog.livejournal.com]

Many thanks, K! I'm a bit worried it might be more a case of interesting times . . .

[deliabarry.livejournal.com]

My copy arrived from Amazon today! :)

[realthog.livejournal.com]

Now that's the kind of language an author likes to hear! Many thanks indeed. I do hope the book proves not to be too great a disappointment.

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

My older son, to whom I sent a copy, is enjoying it a great deal.

[realthog.livejournal.com]

Well, he would say that about a present from his dad, wouldn't he?

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

He's the one with the degree in physics.

[realthog.livejournal.com]

He's the one with the degree in physics.

Uh-oh.

*user bites fingernails down past second knuckle*

[bondo-ba.livejournal.com]

Well, seeing as it was launched to such fanfare, my humble "congrats" seems insufficient. Still, I offer it!

[realthog.livejournal.com]

Quite the contrary, my friend: your congrats are very much appreciated!