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Tag Archives: Mark Twain
Gears and God Book Editing
BOOK UPDATE: I received publisher’s final copy-edits on my book, Gears and God, from University of Alabama press last night. I have about three weeks to spend going over them, checking for accuracy or making small revisions. I’ll be doing … Continue reading
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Tagged Gears and God, Mark Twain, Quarry Farm Fellowship, University of Alabama Press
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Upcoming Mark Twain Lecture
Here are final details on my upcoming presentation at Elmira College’s “Trouble Begins” Mark Twain Lecture Series: “Mark Twain and the Inventor Fiction Boom: Technology Meets American Conceit, 1876-1910” Wednesday, October 11 at The Barn at Quarry Farm Elmira, NY … Continue reading
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Tagged dime novels, Edisonades, Elmira, Inventor Fiction, Mark Twain, Technology, Trouble Begins
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I Sold My Academic Book
So here’s the big announcement: last week, I signed a contract with University of Alabama Press to publish my non-fiction book on 19th-century fiction and technology. It will likely be out in 2018. Its tentative title is Gears and God: Technocratic Fiction, … Continue reading
Juggling Fiction and Non-Fiction
As of this week, I’ve had interest from more than one university press for my non-fiction book proposal. My book manuscript is a study of 19th-century American fiction, tentatively titled Gears and God: Technocratic Fiction, Faith, and Empire in Mark … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Bigelow Paine, Frank Reade, Mark Twain, science fiction, university press
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2016 Kansas City Worldcon: Academics and Wonderment
I’m one of the organizers for the academic track at MidAmeriCon II, the World Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention in my hometown of Kansas City, MO, in 2016. We’re looking for many types of presentations, particularly ones that will appeal to Worldcon’s broad range of attendees … Continue reading
At Work with Twain, Millar, Vowell, and more
It’s been a busy November, so I’m giving a few updates about my writing. Stuff I’ve done rather than write blog entries here: Finishing an entry on “science and technology” for a Mark Twain-themed encyclopedia called All Things Twain. Participating in … Continue reading
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Tagged Mark Millar, Mark Twain, Millarworld, Sarah Vowell, Starlight
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