For fans of Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore

[kelliebeans104]

I just came across this little novella that goes along with Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore.  It's called Ajax Penumbra 1969.  It looks like it's Mr. Penumbra's backstory and how he got involved with the bookstore.  

Here's the goodreads link: www.goodreads.com/book/show/18657790-ajax-penumbra-1969?from_new_nav=true&ac=1&from_search=true
 

[charlatti]

I've been wanting to read that and haven't managed to get around to buying it. I loved the book.

[labbie]

I loved Mr Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore! Thanks for the heads up, I will definitely add this novella to my list.

[willyh19]

Thanks for the heads up, I've added it to my TBR list.

[sfgiantsjo]

So, a little story about this novella. My sister and I just adore Robin Sloan. He's so engaging and fun. We went to see him speak about books and technology a while back. My sister mentioned that she really wanted to read this novella, but she was (at the time) being admittedly stubborn about digital books. She was asking if it would ever be published as a paper book. At the time, it hadn't been released other than digitally.

He sweetly offered to send her one of his personal copies. He took down her address and sure enough, it showed up at her house a few days later, along with a note from Robin. She treasures that memento from a favorite author, and I'm really jealous!

Side note: My sister totally has a Kindle now. Brat.

[kelliebeans104]

Apr 22, 2016 13:09:45 GMT -5 sfgiantsjo said:

So, a little story about this novella. My sister and I just adore Robin Sloan. He's so engaging and fun. We went to see him speak about books and technology a while back. My sister mentioned that she really wanted to read this novella, but she was (at the time) being admittedly stubborn about digital books. She was asking if it would ever be published as a paper book. At the time, it hadn't been released other than digitally.

He sweetly offered to send her one of his personal copies. He took down her address and sure enough, it showed up at her house a few days later, along with a note from Robin. She treasures that memento from a favorite author, and I'm really jealous!

Side note: My sister totally has a Kindle now. Brat.

That's awesome!

[susiebw]

sfgiantsjo, That's SO COOL!

[charlatti]

Apr 22, 2016 13:09:45 GMT -5 sfgiantsjo said:

So, a little story about this novella. My sister and I just adore Robin Sloan. He's so engaging and fun. We went to see him speak about books and technology a while back. My sister mentioned that she really wanted to read this novella, but she was (at the time) being admittedly stubborn about digital books. She was asking if it would ever be published as a paper book. At the time, it hadn't been released other than digitally.

He sweetly offered to send her one of his personal copies. He took down her address and sure enough, it showed up at her house a few days later, along with a note from Robin. She treasures that memento from a favorite author, and I'm really jealous!

Side note: My sister totally has a Kindle now. Brat.

I am so  insanely jealous! That is seriously cool.