tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post7170843492778823160..comments2024-03-22T06:22:08.010+00:00Comments on Stephen Law: Newsweek Magazine - interviewStephen Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02167317543994731177noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-58707448234594823772011-07-08T10:44:56.428+00:002011-07-08T10:44:56.428+00:00Hadn't subscribed to follow-up comments so I n...Hadn't subscribed to follow-up comments so I never spotted these. Anyway, to me, coverage in New Scientist and Newsweek seems pretty impressive, but a lack of newspaper reviews is certainly disappointing.<br /><br />Is it the title? I don't know. I'd be lying if I said I liked it. I preferred the original (Intellectual Black Holes, wasn't it) and the metaphor associated with it. I think that better captures the message of the book. And I think like anonymous that the current title might close off a certain class of readership.<br /><br />Anyway, I'm reading the kindle edition at the moment and enjoying it quite a lot. So that's something.John Danaherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761686258507859309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-37908597807332558412011-06-29T21:27:06.578+00:002011-06-29T21:27:06.578+00:00It's a shame that the book has received so lit...It's a shame that the book has received so little formal publicity. Much of the content overlaps with A Level Philosophy of Religion courses, which would guarantee a few sales once word got around. However, I can see a few eyebrows being raised by the title. Personally, I quite like the idea of my Sixth Form students wandering around with copies but I'm not sure whether other teachers would appreciate the subversive appeal of your writing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-54632461392948427972011-06-29T21:07:51.926+00:002011-06-29T21:07:51.926+00:00I read the New Scientist interview - I thought it ...I read the <i>New Scientist</i> interview - I thought it was very good.<br /><br />I like the photo as well - you look like a man on a mission :)<br /><br />Regards, PaulPaul P. Mealinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14573615711151742992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-7231055899978421552011-06-29T17:57:06.982+00:002011-06-29T17:57:06.982+00:00Dammit AM - if I only I'd though of that! Mayb...Dammit AM - if I only I'd though of that! Maybe if there's a second volume....<br /><br />Actually John, media coverage has been rubbish except for New Scientist and Newsweek magazines. Maybe it's the title, actually? No newspaper reviews at all, in either UK or US.Stephen Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02167317543994731177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-32208126624448247042011-06-29T16:29:52.537+00:002011-06-29T16:29:52.537+00:00Just imagine how well you'd be doing if you ha...Just imagine how well you'd be doing if you had entitled it f&&**ing bullshit!The Atheist Missionaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07191035196328725888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-50226216407849890592011-06-28T17:04:00.148+00:002011-06-28T17:04:00.148+00:00That's cool. You seem to be getting good media...That's cool. You seem to be getting good media coverage on this one.John Danaherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761686258507859309noreply@blogger.com