That's pretty cute, except for the bits that seemed to be Garry Shteyngart channeling Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat routine. But I was going to read his book anyway and I'm not sure I see how it would convince someone who wasn't to go out and get it. Where do they show book trailers, anyway?

@LiC: Sadly, no. But we (and she) can hope.

I like how the little bird's claws become visible as we zoom in on it. But that may just be because I have a thing for claws. Otherwise, I have to say that this is an incredibly uninformative trailer. Guess I'll just have to wait for the book...

@txtphile: You misunderstand me. I like postmodernism, when it's done well. Self-referential texts, yumm. I'm also a science fiction and fantasy fan, so suspending disbelief is my hobby. But in order to consistently defy gravity, disbelief needs a solid supporting structure, say a story that holds together. This…

What Mr. Moore meant, "We fully confused ourselves with all of our convoluted plot lines that had no internal consistency. Trying to untangle the mess and explain things in a way that conformed to some silly rules of logic made it even worse every time we tried. We therefore decided that it was better to completely…

@cljohnston108: Ellison bought "Aye, and Gomorrah" for Dangerous Visions.

Really, everything Terry Pratchett has ever written. No?

That's fantastic. Ellison's short stories were one of the highlights of my teen years (I was an odd teen), and a genuine pioneer of science fiction's evolution as a literary form. As for Delany, he is one of the greatest (and smartest) American writers, living or otherwise. No news on when/where Delany might be…

"The best place for urban fighting is in the countryside." A junior officer says this, in one Terry Pratchett Discworld book or another.

So we watched this last night with some anticipation, due to Charlie Jane's post last week. Perhaps that was why we were disappointed. I've never watched Desperate Housewives, but I watched a lot of soap operas with my grandma when I was a kid, and this still seems like one, more than anything else. I like the…

The Harry Potters are in Russian. And appear to be in a whole section of Russian-language books. I'm not sure what that signifies.

@GirlLibrarian: I saw that, too! All the fiction titles are SF or F. Of course, two scientists appear to read no fiction at all, so that might be what the WaPo writer meant. It's kind of a giggle, though, isn't it?

@Daveinva: That's for when you grow up.

I am getting a real retro-kick out of the unintentional gender challenge in the main caption to #6, which reads, roughly and rapidly translated "He wears the read neckerchief, an example to all kids. He is—a girl, he is—a boy, he is—a young pioneer."

@bookling: Just want to say to you thanks for fighting the good fight here on io9. I came to this thread late in the day, and was truly horrified (and nauseated) by some of the comments. A good lesson in the misogyny that exists even in communities one things are friendly. Really appreciate your standing up for…

worst father(s): anyone else here ever read Connie Willis' "All My Darling Daughters"? Just a short story, but it sticks with you...

Many years ago, the morning after the man I had been living with for two years had finally moved out, I went to the kitchen to get breakfast and found I had no flatware. None. He had packed it all and taken it away with him. Luckily, before I could call the ex, my father called. I explained the situation and asked…

Folks—the Candie's Foundation does NOT appear to be abstinence only. From their website:

@SaintNora: be hot. think I'm hot

@Spacegirl goes home: Why a job and a car? I mean, do you live somewhere public transport doesn't work? And haven't most people been unemployed once or twice in their lives (or been in school, or whatever else?)