Comments on: From Book Publishers to the Media: The Left’s Crusade to End Debate

By: JustLurkin

JustLurkin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:55:17 +0000

From your lips to God's ears, Mr. Ski. –JustLurkin

By: Scott_AU

Scott_AU — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:12:54 +0000

Thanks for the tips. I'll check some more of his work out.

By: El_Kabongg

El_Kabongg — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:36:53 +0000

Good point. It's hopeless to expect the left to clean up its act, which makes it even more important that we on the right clean up our own.

By: rufussheltie

rufussheltie — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:33:08 +0000

I am sort of locked into a weird "Groundhogs Day" in which the only fantasy I read are by Tolkien and Lewis over and over and over and over….

By: dadvocate51

dadvocate51 — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:18:45 +0000

Don't "the debate is over" approach they used with global warming.

By: dadvocate51

dadvocate51 — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:16:12 +0000

Ha Ha! I love it. A liberal criticizes a post on how liberals want everyone else to shut up by essentially telling him to shut up.

By: daniel123

daniel123 — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:01:48 +0000

Klavan reported that his agent gave a reason for the new editor's behavior, which supports his point of view and seems to contradict yours. This is what he wrote:
"The editor who originally bought the book had left the French company, and the new editor, my agent says, feels that “she can not publish . . . because of the political and religious aspects of the story.”"
I interpret that to mean either she does not want to risk her leftist credentials by publishing the book, or she objects to plots in which the bad guys are in the left wing press. It means further that she objects to publishing books that are not politically correct by her standards.
I do not consider this a non-story.
But I would not try to have your comment removed from here just because I disagree with it. That is the kind of behavior you are defending.

By: Matt_Bl

Matt_Bl — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:56:35 +0000

Just to chime in – Ringo's basically doing two styles of writing; his military sci-fi series -The Prince Roger stuff, the Posleen series about aliens invading the Earth in the near future (well, it's the past now, but it was the near future when he wrote it), a series set in the far future after technology shuts down, the Looking Glass series and a few others. The Paladin of Shadows line though is basically stuff that he wrote to get out of his system, never expecting to get read let alone published, and yet was and became somewhat popular.

If you're a Weber fan, he's a good read, as long as you avoid the Shadows. Oh, and if you try the Posleen stuff, you might want to skip everything after "When the Devil Dances." But if I know my interwebz, I wouldn't be surprised if Ringo pops up here to chime in himself.

By: Libbyliblib

Libbyliblib — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:50:07 +0000

Dljessup: You might want to read the complete sentence— deciding not to publish the book put the house "in breach of contract for which I was paid in full." That breach would probably render whatever exclusivity clause included in the contract null and void. Klavan has been made whole (no loss of royalties, given that the monies set out in the contract were an advance against them) and, one assumes (as it is usually the case), the mss reverts back to him without prejudice.

By: mlsimon

mlsimon — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:41:22 +0000

"everywhere, the Left favors fewer voices and less information, and conservatives favor more."

Ever try discussing drug war failures with a Conservative? You would think you were discussing economics with a liberal.

I'm sick of statists whether they describe themselves as liberal or conservative.