Copperfield’s Books in Houston

I first went to Copperfield’s in 1998 and loved it. Tons of books. Well organized. Cozy. Coffee bar. It smells of books. Most of my sales are ebooks. I get it. Probably half of my reading time is with ebooks. The convenience is unsurpassed – at least until books can…

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Book Review: Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal

Kowal won a Hugo for this novel, and it was well deserved. When I read the blurb, I thought of Hidden Figures – the true story of women who worked, unseen, in the space program. Unseen because of both their race and their sex. There are similarities, but Kowal’s work…

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Boots, Shoes & Fashion

When publicist Ben Cameron told me that he had an interview set up with Linda Hobden (@LindaHobden) of Boots, Shoes & Fashion fame, I was skeptical. While I routinely wear boots or shoes, no one has even associated me with fashion. Perhaps she thought I was someone else? No, Ben…

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The AIs Fight Back

I write about AI; I think about AI; I talk about AI. Isn’t it fair to give them the chance to do the same regarding me? I set out on a quest to find out what various well known AIs had to say about SPARK. I asked OpenAI’s GPT-4, Chat…

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