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Spindle

Author: Ian Taylor

Year: 2005

ISBN: 1419608738

Just wanted to draw some eyes towards the Home of the Space Force, the website of the novel of a good friend of mine, Ian Taylor. The novel is called Spindle, and it’s a phenomenal first novel…funny as hell. It’s a sci-fi comedy, very British (although he’s not). It reminds me of Douglas Adams/Terry Pratchett/Monty Python sort of stuff, but in space.

If you’ve got some left-over money from Christmahanukwanza, this would be a great place to drop some of it.

Spindle

Author: Ian Taylor

Year: 2005

ISBN: 1419608738

Just wanted to draw some eyes towards the Home of the Space Force, the website of the novel of a good friend of mine, Ian Taylor. The novel is called Spindle, and it’s a phenomenal first novel…funny as hell. It’s a sci-fi comedy, very British (although he’s not). It reminds me of Douglas Adams/Terry Pratchett/Monty Python sort of stuff, but in space.

If you’ve got some left-over money from Christmahanukwanza, this would be a great place to drop some of it.

By griffey

Jason Griffey is the Director of Strategic Initiatives at NISO, where he works to identify new areas of the information ecosystem where standards expertise is useful and needed. Prior to joining NISO in 2019, Jason ran his own technology consulting company for libraries, has been both an Affiliate at metaLAB and a Fellow and Affiliate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, and was an academic librarian in roles ranging from reference and instruction to Head of IT at the University of TN at Chattanooga.

Jason has written extensively on technology and libraries, including multiple books and a series of full-periodical issues on technology topics, most recently AI & Machine Learning in Libraries and Library Spaces and Smart Buildings: Technology, Metrics, and Iterative Design from 2018. His newest book, co-authored with Jeffery Pomerantz, will be published by MIT Press in 2024.

He has spoken internationally on topics such as artificial intelligence & machine learning, the future of technology and libraries, decentralization and the Blockchain, privacy, copyright, and intellectual property. A full list of his publications and presentations can be found on his CV.
He is one of eight winners of the Knight Foundation News Challenge for Libraries for the Measure the Future project (http://measurethefuture.net), an open hardware project designed to provide actionable use metrics for library spaces. He is also the creator and director of The LibraryBox Project (http://librarybox.us), an open source portable digital file distribution system.

Jason can be stalked obsessively online, and spends his free time with his daughter Eliza, reading, obsessing over gadgets, and preparing for the inevitable zombie uprising.

2 replies on “Join the Space Force!”

Jason,

I couldn’t agree more! Spindle is my all-time favorite book! When Ian wrote it, he was just my Aussie pen pal, but once I read Spindle, I knew I had to marry him! (It took a little effort, but I won his heart.) That’s the strongest reaction I’ve ever had to any book! I think Spindle is the funniest novel ever written, plus it’s a great sci-fi story! I can’t wait for the movie! Midwest Book Review recently wrote that “Spindle is an entertaining SciFi novel that is a genuine pleasure from beginning to end.” and the Illawarra Mercury newspaper called Spindle “a rip-roaring, fast-paced tale in the tradition of Douglas Adams and Red Dwarf.” 😀

Jason,I couldn't agree more! Spindle is my all-time favorite book! When Ian wrote it, he was just my Aussie pen pal, but once I read Spindle, I knew I had to marry him! (It took a little effort, but I won his heart.) That's the strongest reaction I've ever had to any book! I think Spindle is the funniest novel ever written, plus it's a great sci-fi story! I can't wait for the movie! Midwest Book Review recently wrote that “Spindle is an entertaining SciFi novel that is a genuine pleasure from beginning to end.” and the Illawarra Mercury newspaper called Spindle “a rip-roaring, fast-paced tale in the tradition of Douglas Adams and Red Dwarf.” 😀

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