Thread by @doctorow

Earlier this month, I hosted two extraordinary book-launch events: one for the paperback edition of @GreatDismal's novel AGENCY, the other for the young readers' edition of Ed @Snowden's memoir, PERMANENT RECORD.

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Both events were incredibly exciting. Gibson spoke at length about the relationship of politics to the way he creates futuristic parables (Agency was delayed for a rewrite after the 2016 election) and Snowden, about the way that young people relate to surveillance tech.

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Now, both are online, courtesy of the booksellers that hosted them. @Copperfields posted the Snowden video yesterday:



And here's my review of the Young Readers' Edition of Permanent Record:

pluralistic.net/2021/02/09/per…

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Not to be outdone, yesterday also marked @strandbookstore's release of the Gibson video:



and here's my review of AGENCY:

latimes.com/entertainment-…

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ETA, if you'd prefer to read or share this thread as a blog post, here's a version on pluralistic.net, free from ads, tracking or surveillance:

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