Category: Commentary

Commentary: Annotating Ward Shelley’s A History Of Science Fiction

Jesse Willis

I love looking at Ward Shelley’s The History Of Science Fiction. It really inspires me. I’ve, for my own amusement, done a little annotating, adding little thumbtacks noting every podcast READALONG we’ve done. But I’ve only put on the ones… Read moreCommentary: Annotating Ward Shelley’s A History Of Science Fiction

Commentary: Downpour.com – an audiobook delivery system that just works

Jesse Willis

Downpour.com, Blackstone Audio’s online audiobook store, is a genuine competitor to Audible.com. It offers audiobook downloads of titles, from Blackstone Audio’s extensive catalogue, and also those from many other audiobook publishers like Recorded Books, Harper Audio, Penguin Audio, Hachette Audio,… Read moreCommentary: Downpour.com – an audiobook delivery system that just works

Commentary: My letter to Gottfrid Svartholm Warg (co-founder of The Pirate Bay)

Jesse Willis

In response to a post on the front page of The Pirate Bay this morning… …I’ve just written a letter to Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, the co-founder of the torrent site The Pirate Bay. Gottfrid, who is at this moment languishing… Read moreCommentary: My letter to Gottfrid Svartholm Warg (co-founder of The Pirate Bay)

Commentary: A “Top 100 Sci-Fi Audiobooks” List

Jesse Willis

Last year somebody* pointed out that a list of “The Top 100 Sci-Fi Books” (as organized by the Sci-Fi Lists website) was almost entirely available in audiobook form! At the time of his or her compiling 95 of the 100… Read moreCommentary: A “Top 100 Sci-Fi Audiobooks” List