[LMB] OT: Blue Metropolis festival in Montreal, Robert Sawyer and the iLiad

[B. Ross Ashley]

On Sun, 04 May 2008 00:28:43 -0400, Elvi Dalgaard <elvi at vl.videotron.ca>
wrote:
> Coupla things that are related to my recent attendance at Robert
> J. Sawyer's reading at the Blue Metropolis Literary festival,
> in Montreal. 
> First, the "Sci Fi ghetto effect" struck in force, and there were
> only about 20 people at the reading. Pretty sad, when you look
> at Sawyer's awards worldwide, to think that we can only muster
> that size of a crowd! 
> But the fact that it's a literary festival and not a Sci Fi one
> makes a big difference, of course.
Yeah, stuff happens. We get a little more attendance at the skiffy subsets of such festivals here in TO, I think.
> Anyway, I met the author and he was really nice and friendly, and
> seems to write a good story, so I thought since herself doesn't
> have anything in this year's Hugo competition, I'd put in a plug
> for Sawyer for anyone attending Denvention. I looked at joining just
> to vote, and $50 is a bit steep, unfortunately...
Yes, Rob's a great guy, and a darned good writer. 

> And in eBook reader news, a fan gave Sawyer an iLiad, which looks
> like a really cool one to me, but I'm no expert. Anybody here have
> any experience with this one?
None at all, but I bet Rob will love it. He collects all the ebook reader machines ... his was the only Franklin eBookman I ever saw besides my own.


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