WindyCon 49
Enjoyed attending WindyCon, this past weekend. Met a load of fans, and was on several panels. The 1st one, “Please Note, Post-Apocalyptic Books Have Been Moved to Current Affairs,” was a hoot. One thing I noticed was the repeated discussion of the big, scary AI Menace in almost all settings. Not a Luddite (or a Neo-Luddite), but I’m beginning to see what got them upset. 😉
The final panel, “Hey Hollywood -Try Reading a Book”, was well attended, with a number of knowledgeable fans. Each came with a list of books they’d like to see on the screen (and few they wish hadn’t been made into movies). If curious, here’s my list, below. They seem to divide into 2 categories, “Visual that would look great on screen” and “Great stories.”
Visual:
– Cities In Flight, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1…
– Orbitsville, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4…
– Ringworld, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6…
Great Stroies
– A Gift From Earth, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2…
– We Are Legion, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3…
– Terms of Enlistment, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1…
– The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1…
– Glory Road, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5…
Interesting that there was controversy around Glory Road. Some people hate this book, and some love it.
If curious about Luddites: https://lnkd.in/gyZkjE3Z
BTW, I learned at the movies panel that Moon is a Harsh Mistress is supposedly on James Cameron’s long, long list of books he’d like to make into movies. Fingers crossed…