Today I signed a contract with Bloomsbury's new scholarly imprint Bloomsbury Academic.
Delivery date is September 2012 so i need to get my skates on - lots to
do. I'm very excited to be working with Bloomsbury, since they seem to
have the right idea about publishing in a new media world - they
understand how open source works and they're prepared to experiment at
the more risky end of publishing. I gather their new website will be
launching soon, and there we will see the full glory of their
intentions :)
As for The Wild Surmise - they want to switch the
title around to 'Nature and Cyberspace: The Wild Surmise', and I can
see how that makes sense because it's more explicit but retains the
poetry of the original phrase. I'm keen to reach beyond academia with
this book.
So now the idea becomes a firm reality. I'm really looking forward to it!
RIP Michael Jackson
I took this photo at the Michael Jackson auction exhibition in Beverley Hills in April 2009. Have been a huge admirer for years through all his troubles. Only saw him perform live once, in Leeds a few years ago, and had tickets to see him at the 02 in London. Very very sad that he has passed away. He was an inspiration and an original.
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