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Extract from Arthur C Clarke's final book of science fiction – http://snurl.com/3cbkf

The future of science fiction – William Gibson, Kim Stanley Robinson and Ursula K Le Guin comment – http://tinyurl.com/4alaeu

'Pushing Ice' might just become my favourite book by Alistair Reynolds – http://tinyurl.com/5j5s2x

Wow. Didn't get back from F 500 event till 2.30am – terrible trains – but was a great night. Now I have tonnes of hedge fund news to read.

My favourite poem by Wendy Cope – Exchange of Letters – http://tinyurl.com/ajn4sg

One of my favourites, JG Ballard dies at 78 – http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8007331.stm

The Espresso Book Machine is being billed as the biggest change for the literary world since Gutenberg – http://tinyurl.com/c9eqcz

100 Best First Lines of Novels – As chosen by the editors of American Book Review – http://www.infoplease.com/ipea/A0934311.html

The masterpiece that killed George Orwell – http://bit.ly/12Y3aC

Twitter Could Have Learned From Alastair Reynolds – http://tinyurl.com/qb228v

Searched Twitter for alistair reynolds: http://tinyurl.com/oqqjx9

Ray Bradbury reflects on libraries, Bo Derek, the Internet and how to live forever. http://bit.ly/HcwtI

My current favourite, Alistair Reynolds, has signed one of the biggest-ever science fiction book deals. http://tinyurl.com/lfegtr

Really enjoying 'House of Suns' by Alistair Reynolds – serious sci-fi – http://bit.ly/avThT

RT @killfile – Alistair Reynolds on Radio 4 – an unexpected treat for a Monday morning – Today Programme – 08:50 http://tinyurl.com/m9gmd4

Writing software for Space Shuttles: http://www.fastcompany.com/node/28121/print

Upending the economics of publishing: Kindle and the Expresso book machine – http://bit.ly/81Dhc

Just re-read Accelerando, by Charles Stross. Prefered it on the 2nd run through – http://bit.ly/bYO4a.

98 stories! 1,216 pages! Is the complete J.G. Ballard worth it? Absolutely in my opinion – http://bit.ly/1n024P

How To Write Badly Well – http://bit.ly/2Gjn4N

The estate of legendary Sci Fi author Isaac Asimov has authorised a trilogy of sequels to his seminal I, Robot series. http://bit.ly/2y8wp7

Three books by Alistair Reynolds I'm quite keen to read: http://bit.ly/7xR8H, http://bit.ly/IGgv7, http://bit.ly/1HxLaL.

Robert Heinlein – Response to Fan Mail. http://bit.ly/8VQRSO

Just read The Road by Cormac McCarthy followed by John Christopher's 1965 classic A wrinkle in the skin. Very similar. Preferred the latter.

Bring on this week's post-apocalyptic novel, A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M Miller.

Alastair Reynolds moderates panel discussion on: The Singularity: An Appraisal – panel includes Charles Stross. http://bit.ly/bsbpC1

And while I'm at it. Here's Chapter One of Alistair's new novel, Terminal World, which is due out in March. http://bit.ly/d9xQSd

101 Habits of Highly Effective Writers http://bit.ly/c3Mu0O

The Times could have found another author for this article: Vienna Boys’ Choir caught up in sex abuse scandals http://bit.ly/bQrqcU

William Gibson (@GreatDismal): I’m a Natural-Born Twitter Machine – http://bit.ly/aR5S0R

There is a strong link between the number of books a family owns and how well their child performs in maths tests http://bit.ly/cPOvKH

Amusing Ourselves to Death by Stuart McMillen – Aldous Huxley vs George Orwell: http://bit.ly/ciBodu

Book Review: Red plenty: lessons from the Soviet dream – http://bit.ly/bWqITR

How Stieg Larsson trained Marxist guerrillas in Eritrea – http://bit.ly/crfiOX

Brilliant SF books that got away http://bit.ly/dmRJpo

What can you do with a degree in philosophy? http://bit.ly/ceyKU3 – Publishing, if you're me.

The Neutral Model of Inquiry (or, What Is the Scientific Literature, Chopped Liver?) http://bit.ly/9OecBV

The economic case for open access in academic publishing – http://bit.ly/gSktE4

Project Gutenberg Improperly PD’d Copyrighted Works, according to one of my favourite authors, Greg Bear – http://bit.ly/fm4fJT

A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant – http://bit.ly/ia44zJ

Book Extract 0 The truth about tax havens (Part 1) http://bit.ly/gMyWY2 (Part 2) http://bit.ly/dL8DZO

Book Extract – The truth about tax havens (Part 1) http://bit.ly/gMyWY2 (Part 2) http://bit.ly/dL8DZO

Why people love Stieg Larsson’s novels – http://nyr.kr/icVEvO

@NewHumanist – Why Do Atheists Read the Religion Section? http://huff.to/g7vXnd

Google's Search Algorithm Has Been Ruined, Time To Move Back To Curation – http://read.bi/fGvdLw

Cliodynamics: The Journal of Theoretical and Mathematical History. Hmmm. Sounds a bit like psychohistory in Asimov. http://bit.ly/eK0bQ4

RT @BenGoldacre – How to read a paper http://bit.ly/gVBbzI

Is speculative fiction poised to break into the literary canon? http://bit.ly/h82nVP

Gene Sharp: Author of the nonviolent revolution rulebook – http://bbc.in/ihMgpg

Blimey – "Autopilot Kindle Cash" – http://bit.ly/jFGJLT

Press Release: MoneyScience Launches Next Generation Social Publishing Platform – http://bit.ly/jtlw6I

Press Release: MoneyScience Launches Next Generation Social Publishing Platform – http://bit.ly/lV9S8h

Practical Tips on Writing a Book from 23 Brilliant Authors – http://bit.ly/pX2Jjh

MT @AquilaRift Alistair Reynolds: From science to science fiction… http://bit.ly/qnrmWO

Ray Bradbury, Mike Medavoy Adapting 'Dandelion Wine' Into Feature Film – http://t.co/X32Khso

Feynman, the graphic novel – http://t.co/s1QxvAA7

Any article that mentions 'brain parasites' is bound to be uncomfortable reading: http://t.co/gplDk1cK

The nocebo effect: Wellcome Trust science writing prize essay – http://t.co/vaI1SXNw

Sci-Fi Fans: Alistair Reynolds' (@AquilaRift) sketch of the lighthugger, "Nostalgia for Infinity" http://t.co/iYOmuMOw #scifi

Actually @AquilaRift – Just been re-reading House of Suns. Fantastic novel – http://t.co/RFp25FaH

Controversy about The #Burzynski Clinic is growing on twitter: http://t.co/jg8yNcYl – read more here: http://t.co/sedsNr8o

Great stuff @AquilaRift – Trailer for Alistair Reynold's new book 'Blue Remembered Earth' http://t.co/XRZPuvJq #scifi

"Humming in academia": A partial interdisciplinary overview of some of the recent literature http://t.co/vqXRpmJD

The Corporate Pychopaths Theory of the Global Financial Crisis – Commentary and Supporting Literature http://t.co/Pz0K5Acj

I always Look forward to a new book by Alistair Reynolds. Here are some reviews of 'Blue Remembered Earth' http://t.co/9rvidhMf @AquilaRift

It's been a bit of a theme this week. Discontent with academic publishing is fostering disruptive solutions. http://t.co/JcjD2trz

List of electromagnetic projectile devices in fiction – http://t.co/pMBA3VHT @AquilaRift

@NewHumanist – Prayer can't heal, according to the Advertising Standards Authority http://t.co/1SZH3v6R @BathSkeptics

Via @AquilaRift: Podcast: Alastair Reynolds, Lauren Beukes, Michael Moorcock and Jeff Noon talk about the state of #SF http://t.co/wncLkZbQ

Priceless Science: Striking Finds From a Rare-Book Fair – http://t.co/3zrDKIrd

Book Review: "Turing's Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe" by George Dyson http://t.co/wKIVdhex

How I Became a Troll: "Minds are changing far more slowly than social reality itself is" – http://t.co/el3r6JOb #tcm

Aldous Huxley letter to George Orwell about 1984 – http://t.co/hD9bITyr

"This is just wrong. Dr. Seuss hated the Japs" – Judging by the comments Mazda have scored a bit of an own goal http://t.co/IFxWj8wB

Alistair Reynolds (@aquilarift) reviews Silent Running http://t.co/oWL7HkiS – #scifi

William Golding's crisis: One of Britain's most original writers was also one of the most troubled – http://t.co/owsF9R6A

Rather enjoying unpublished hard #scifi novel by a physicist/quant about interplanetary trading and the race for ftl coms.

RT @sclopit Mathematicians take a stand. http://t.co/Wosw3p4I survey of the reasons for the ongoing boycott of publisher Elsevier #tcm

A good example of #slipstream fiction MT @sfsignal: Review of Kazuo Ishiguro's hauntingly memorable NEVER LET ME GO: http://t.co/DtWecjAQ

Proof of Innocence: This paper was awarded a special prize of $400 the author did not have to pay to the state of Ca http://t.co/qKb5Cbnj