Madison in Paperback

Phillistines! Judges obviously don't know what they're doing. 22MoMM is Aussie SF at its peak.

It was actually my gateway to Audible. I consumed the whole audiobook in a couple of sittings.

Can't wait for your next yarn to smash out on to the interwebs.

Speaking of multiverse books about free will, I recommend 'The Gay Gatsby' that came out the day the original went into public domain.

Only just now in paperback? Wow, it feels like ages since I read it. Totes soz to hear about the award but you've already had one from them so... mustn't be greedy I suppose.

I pretty much grew up on Michael Moorcock's multiverse (did he call it that? I think he did). Although I don't remember too much about characters hopping between universes rather the idea of people fulfilling equivalent roles in parallel realities. I tried re-reading a couple recently but it seems I no longer have the stamina I had as a kid - 'turgid' probably isn't a very good word for how I find Moorcock's early prose now, but I'll run with it until a better one comes along.

I'm a big fan of "Resonance" by Chris Dolley in which the protagonist accidentally slips between the realities - often only noticing because the cracks in the pavement he walks to the train station are in the 'wrong' place. The book has this cool idea that if enough iterations of a character do the same thing then it creates a momentum that will lead to that action pretty much happening everywhere. Neal Stephenson takes a similar approach in his "D.O.D.O" novel when it comes to changing the past, but, as much as I love most of Stephenson's work, this wasn't anywhere near his best.

"Everything, Everywhere, All at Once" has certainly been my favourite movie of the year. It's rare to have a movie that can combine such batshit crazy imagination with so much heart and it deserves to be cherished - so I'll do my bit and cherish it.

So.. Don't be mad but I have a few more to catch up on,as I am currently finishing up Lexicon... So far I've read Syrup, Machine Man, and while I was away during the war I only had Jennifer Government.. Ironically. Because of this, I read JG probably 7 times because there was nothing else to do. I took a break from reading, but Lexicon had been sitting on my shelf since it came out and I finally picked it up last week.. (It's brilliant btw!) I plan on reading Providence after this, but since I can't seem to get enough of your books I will eventually get to Miss Madison May. It's mind boggling to me that your books are not all number 1 with a bullet.. Whatever that means! 💜 Thanks for writing things that keep me sane! I'm enjoying my time in your universes.. Lol

I fkn love you, dude. When I tell Wifeage about your books, your take on things, your sardonic attitude on modern culture, and your overall writing style, and how much I want to simultaneously hug you for losing awards and drink beer with you for my own enjoyment, she calls me a narcissist.

Anyway, I gotta go. I've only recently noticed how much my hair is thinning and I'm taking it all off to establish dominance over it. Like punching the first guy I see on my first day in prison.

Well I for one am very happy for the alternative universe version of Max Barry who did win the award.

On a related note, I'm also happy for the version of Max who picked up a Pulitzer Prize and very angry at the version of Max who committed unspeakable atrocities.