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of my 2019 novella about AI in the workplace,
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ShopLocal instead of Amazon

TIL about Canada’s answer to bookshop.org: ShopLocal. Given an ISBN, it pops up a map to local indie bookstores with that book. Example:

I’m going through my blog and adding ShopLocal links to all the relevant posts. To use it yourself, add the book’s ISBN to the end of this URL: https://shoplocal.bookmanager.com/isbn/

Or use the ShopLocal URL generator I created here: https://nrmroshak.com/shoplocal-book-finder/

Climate Fiction panel

My favourite thing about the virtualization of the Nebulas is that online conferences don’t have to end. SFWA’s still organizing writing dates and programming on the virtual airship. This past Saturday, I had a terrific time discussing cli-fi with Aya de Leόn, Premee Mohamed, and Octavia Cade in this panel moderated by Brandon Crilly. If you were at the 2022 Nebulas, you can catch the replay here (login needed): https://events.sfwa.org/events/climate-fiction-adaptation-to-a-new-literary-landscape/

Things Living In My Jars

My author bio says, “I live in Ontario, Canada, with a small family and a revolving menagerie of Things In Jars.”

But what things are living in my jars? This is important information! The public needs to know!

So I added a widget to my website. On the right-hand side, you can now see my current inventory of Things Living In Jars.
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