Inkwell: Authors and Artists

    
Co-author of "Planet Cat" and nationally known cat expert Arden Moore
will be joining us in the Inkwell from January 23-February 6.  

Amazon says this about the book:

"The cats out of the bag -- a delightful book on all things feline
that no cat lover can afford to miss. Following in the paw prints of
Planet Dog, here is the cats meow: a lively, entertaining,
one-of-a-kind assemblage of more than 400 lists on all things cat. Its
all here, from the origins of the species to care and training to
breeds and behavior to famous cats in history, art, and literature."

We have a small number of review copies so if you're interested and
have a US address, send an email to inkwell@well.com and we'll send the
first lucky few a copy.

For more information, see Arden's web site at
<http://www.ardenmoore.com/>
  

    
Professor Richard Wiseman, author of "Quirkology: How We Discover the
Big Truths in Small Things", will join us from January 9-23 to discuss
all manner of quirky psychological effects.  Perhaps the best
introduction to the book is one of his videos:

<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voAntzB7EwE>

We have a small number of review copies, so if you're interested and
have a US address, send an email to inkwell@well.com and we'll send
the first lucky few a copy.

For more information, see the book's web site at
<http://www.quirkology.com/USA/index.shtml>
  

    

We're enjoying "Planet Cat" here at the ganseeta house!
  

    

Begining March 5, we'll be talking with W. James Au about his book,
"The Making of Second Life," a first-hand look behind the scenes at the 
creation and growth of the wildly popular 3-D world called Second Life.
For more on the book, here's the Amazon URL: http://tinyurl.com/2z4h28

We have a small number of review copies in galley form to offer to WELL
members who would like to read it in advance, then join the conversation
with James in Inkwell. If you're interested, send me an email and tell 
me. Be sure to include your snail mail address, so we'll know where to 
ship the book. Also, if you email from an offsite address, don't forget 
to include your WELL login so I'll know who you are.

NOTE: You must have a US snail mail address, as we don't ship outside
the United States.
  

    

Investigative journalist Silja Talvi will be joining us in Inkwell
the first half of April to talk about her new book, "Women Behind 
Bars: The Crisis of Women in the U.S. Prison System." For more
on the book -- http://tinyurl.com/2kgxba

We have a small number of review copies of "Women Behind Bars" to offer 
to WELL members who'd like to read the book, then join the conversation. 

If you're interested, please email me at <cdb@well.com> and say so. Please
be sure to include your snail mail address and, if you're emailing
from an offsite email address, your WELL login.

NOTE: We ship only within the United States, sorry.
  

    
Our own <flash> is scheduled in a couple of weeks to discuss *Blood, Sweat &
2nd Gear: More Medicine for Motorcyclists*, his new book. We have one or two
copies to share with Well members to prepare them to participate in the
discussion.

Might that be you? If so, please e-mail me <bumbaugh@well.com> with your
Well login and a U.S. postal address to which we may send the book.

Danke.
  

    

We also have a few copies of "Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing
Without Organizations" by Clay Shirky, who'll be our Inkwell guest starting
May 28. Clay is a consultant and NYU teacher who's known for his incisive
observations about the social and economic effects of Internet technologies.
Anybody who caught Clay on the Stephen Colbert Report the other night will
also know that he's got a great sense of humor.

If you're a WELL member who's interested in reading "Here Comes Everybody" 
and joining the conversation in Inkwell, please send an email to 
<bumbaugh@well.com> to let us know. Be sure to include your WELL login
and your U.S. snail mail address.

NOTE: This offer is open only to WELL members with U.S. mailing address.
  

    
We're going to have Brendan Koerner in Inkwell from July 23 - August
6, discussing his book "Now the hell will start", which Publisher's
Weekly describes as an "engrossing story [that] illuminates one of
WWII’s fiascos as well as the disgraceful treatment of black soldiers
during that era."

We have a few copies of the book available to WELL members who are
interested in participating in the discussion and who have a US mailing
address.  Let us know at inkwell@well.com and include your mailing
address.
  

    
Beginning on AUgust 6, Paul Alexander will be in Inkwell.vue discussing his
book, "Machiavelli's Shadow: The Rise and Fall of Karl Rove".  The book is
the first critical look at how Rove's desire to politicize every issue upon
which he advised President Bush ultimately led to his own downfall.

Paul Alexander has written for Time, The New York Times Magazine, Rolling
Stone, The Nation, and The Village VOice, to name a few.  If you're
interested in joining us, please email me at lrph1125@mac.com.  Remember,
you must be a WELL member and living in the United States.  Your email
request should include your mailing address.
  

    
Coming soon, on September 17, Gary Marcus will be joining us in
Inkwell to discuss his book "Kluge: The Haphazard Construction of the
Human Mind".  Here's the Amazon page describing the book:
<http://www.amazon.com/Kluge-Haphazard-Construction-Human-Mind/dp/0618879641/>

We have a small number of books available to people interested in
joining the conversation.

Interested in being a reader? WELL members with US mailing addresses
are welcome to send us mail at inkwell@well.com. Please include your
snail mail address.
  

    
Sign me up! This topic and Marcus' book sound very interesting. Email
sent!