Recently, BoingBoing shared a news article about Chris Meadows, who discovered that his copy of A Fire Upon the Deep had vanished from his nook, "effectively stolen," as he put it. It had been replaced by an off-brand CliffNotes study guide to the same book, but not actually the book itself. Which is sort of like having your dinner replaced with a photo of it. Read more
'I'm very reassuringly honest'
‘My settings of Europe and English visitors weren't really doing it for them, so we decided Scotland would be good. I thought an island would be great, because it's a small community, and it's an opportunity for my main character to get away from it all. The team at HarperCollins have been so supportive and enthusiastic... Read more