Cory Doctorow
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July 17, 1971
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male
place of birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Young Adult, Nonfiction
about this author
Canadian blogger, journalist and science fiction author who serves as co-editor of the blog Boing Boing.
He is an activist in favor of liberalizing copyright laws and a proponent of the Creative Commons organization, using some of their licenses for his books.
Some common themes of his work include digital rights management, file sharing, Disney, and post-scarcity economics.
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Diane from the World Science Fiction Convention sez, "Just wanted to drop you a quick note to say that the voting deadline for the Hugo awards is this Friday. Eligible voters must vote online by July 3rd, 23:59PM EST. People should vote as early as possible in case of computer problems and to ensure their ballot is received before the deadline."
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Little Brother by Cory Doctorow avg rating 4.12 — 2,530 ratings — published 2008 5 editions |
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Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow avg rating 3.60 — 1,067 ratings — published 2003 6 editions |
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Eastern Standard Tribe by Cory Doctorow avg rating 3.57 — 445 ratings — published 2004 4 editions |
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Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow avg rating 3.53 — 441 ratings — published 2005 3 editions |
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Overclocked: Stories of the Future Present by Cory Doctorow avg rating 3.86 — 286 ratings — published 2007 |
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A Place So Foreign and Eight More by Cory Doctorow avg rating 3.75 — 154 ratings — published 2003 |
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Content: Selected Essays on Technology, Creativity, Copyright, and the Future of the Future by Cory Doctorow avg rating 4.07 — 59 ratings — published 2008 |
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I, Robot by Cory Doctorow avg rating 3.42 — 24 ratings |
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Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Science Fiction by Cory Doctorow, Karl Schroeder avg rating 3.55 — 11 ratings — published 2000 |
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Appeals Court by Cory Doctorow, Charles Stross avg rating 3.43 — 7 ratings — published 2004 |
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Cory Doctorow Reads from Littler Brother Part 1
Cory Doctorow — Little Brother
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"Funny, for all surveillance, Osama bin Laden is still free—and we're not. Guess who's winning the "war on terror?"
— Cory Doctorow
— Cory Doctorow
"All secrets become deep. All secrets become dark. That's in the nature of secrets."
— Cory Doctorow (Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town)
— Cory Doctorow (Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town)
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| Room 110, Period 6: Letter #3 Due November 24 | 18 | 28 | 12/12/2008 01:48PM | |
| Room 110, Period 6: Vocabulary | 40 | 34 | 01/05/2009 12:59PM | |
| Beyond Reality: Hugo Awards! | 9 | 63 | 04/05/2009 07:09PM | |
| Beyond Reality: What are you reading right now? | 180 | 233 | 4 days ago, 01:34AM | |
| 50 Books A Year: Emily agrees with Michelle 2009 | 15 | 62 | 1 day ago, 02:11PM |
