tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755201066991080505.post7179398334993245758..comments2020-03-03T20:36:44.720+11:00Comments on Known Unknowns: Book Review: A Naked SingularityEmmett Stinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10807858372590246739noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755201066991080505.post-13033070662462074882010-12-01T12:13:29.463+11:002010-12-01T12:13:29.463+11:00I think you're right, Lian, that talent doesn&...I think you're right, Lian, that talent doesn't always rise (sadly), but it's very heartening to see the buzz this book is getting over the internet. It's books like A Naked Singularity that remind me why I spend so much of my free time reviewing books and writing this blog! And, I agree Conversational Reading and The Quarterly Conversation are absolutely amazing--pretty much my favourite book sites on the internet.Emmett Stinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10807858372590246739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755201066991080505.post-39250802980054914282010-11-30T09:56:18.306+11:002010-11-30T09:56:18.306+11:00This book has risen to the surface to a certain ex...This book has risen to the surface to a certain extent and is getting some of the attention it deserves - I used to believe that talent always would - but there are so many self-published books now that it would have been easy for it to have been missed all together. Obviously more authors are going to have to self-publish, as the good adventurous editors (and the accountants who will support them) are becoming fewer, and the publishing industry changes into something that no one is quite sure about yet. So blogs like this one, and CR, become quite important in bringing great books to our attention. Maybe you could do an interview with De La Pava...Lian Hearnhttp://www.lianhearn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755201066991080505.post-19622777596300563432010-11-30T08:43:24.609+11:002010-11-30T08:43:24.609+11:00Dear Lian:
I'm glad to hear that you liked it...Dear Lian:<br /><br />I'm glad to hear that you liked it; it really is an exceptional book. I can't be sure as to why no editor picked it up (indeed, I don't even know for certain if De La Pava actively sought a publisher or not), but given the cutbacks on editorial staff and the increased economic rationalism of publishing across the globe, I think books like this, which are more likely to be "cult" hits than big sellers, are the ones most likely to get left out. To me, this book is precisely the reason that we need good, adventurous editors, who are able to see the value in unusual works and put together inventive marketing plans that will make them work...Emmett Stinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10807858372590246739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755201066991080505.post-31678314245099436042010-11-30T07:48:39.015+11:002010-11-30T07:48:39.015+11:00I was so pleased to see your review of this. I hea...I was so pleased to see your review of this. I heard about it from Conversational Reading, and ordered it from amazon. I finished it last week and can only agree with everything you say. The book is brilliant, funny, compassionate, inventive. But why did no editor see this?Lian Hearnhttp://www.lianhearn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755201066991080505.post-64294438830075426762010-11-19T11:23:55.730+11:002010-11-19T11:23:55.730+11:00I'm glad to hear that I've actually helped...I'm glad to hear that I've actually helped to convince a few people to buy the book! I think it's great, and I hope you enjoy it (and I suspect you will if you liked the excerpt...)Emmett Stinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10807858372590246739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755201066991080505.post-19115283784302072662010-11-18T20:21:13.126+11:002010-11-18T20:21:13.126+11:00Ah, I was looking forward to your review of this!
...Ah, I was looking forward to your review of this!<br />I was intrigued by your mention of this book in another post a few weeks ago, and then so impressed by the extract on the book's own website that I bought it from BookDepository.co.uk (A$26.32 and free shipping, bargain) -- so it's definitely available in Australia via them. I haven't had time to actually read it yet, but if the whole book is like the extract above then I can't wait. Thanks for bringing it to my attention!thoapslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08009813783965090824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755201066991080505.post-21457958500882285942010-11-18T15:54:01.460+11:002010-11-18T15:54:01.460+11:00Great, thank you :)Great, thank you :)emfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13271165019955341238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755201066991080505.post-20703980667468372202010-11-18T13:59:36.627+11:002010-11-18T13:59:36.627+11:00It looks to me like Xlibris does international shi...It looks to me like Xlibris does international shipping, but you can also order it from Amazon (which definitely does international shipping) here:<br />http://www.amazon.com/Naked-Singularity-Sergio-Pava/dp/1436341981/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1290049097&sr=8-1Emmett Stinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10807858372590246739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755201066991080505.post-22975425496185774492010-11-18T13:55:09.706+11:002010-11-18T13:55:09.706+11:00Hiya Emmett, I heard your review of this book and ...Hiya Emmett, I heard your review of this book and want to buy a copy - looks like they only deliver within the states, is that right? Cheers, Emmaemfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13271165019955341238noreply@blogger.com