The Mirage publication week recap

Hard to believe The Mirage has only been out since last Tuesday. I'm having a crazy fun time so far. Here's a quick recap of the highlights:

Reviews

Publisher's Weekly (STARRED REVIEW) — "Both entertaining and provocative, exactly what the best popular fiction should be."
io9.com — "An addictive, fascinating read, which keeps you guessing."
John Clute — "excellent"
The Seattle Times— "One of the most daring 9/11-inspired novels to emerge after that horrific day more than a decade ago."
Locus magazine — "A Man in the High Castle for the age of global terror."
The Associated Press — "A unique and compelling read… the juxtaposition of realities provides keen insight into the real world."
The New York Post — "Like Philip Roth's The Plot Against America, in which Nazi-sympathizer Charles Lindbergh defeats FDR for president, the premise behind Ruff's alternate-history novel is chilling."
Cory Doctorow on BoingBoing.net — "This is one of those books that you read while walking down the street and long after your bedtime, a book you stop strangers to tell about."
The Stranger — "Ruff is a world-class world builder who, perhaps better than any other writer, can create exotic, mysterious worlds and communicate their unique rules and consistent logics both clearly and concisely."

Essays and interviews

My Big Idea essay for John Scalzi's Whatever blog
My conversation with Alyssa Rosenberg of ThinkProgress.org
Guest post for Seattle Public Library's Shelf Talk blog
Self-interview for the Schuler Books blog
Interview for CBS News Author Talk
Interview for the Islam and Science Fiction website

Finally, a reminder that I'll be in Portland, Oregon at Powell's City of Books (1005 W. Burnside) at 7:30 PM tonight, and at Murder by the Book (3210 SE Hawthorne Blvd.) at 7 PM tomorrow night. On Tuesday evening at 6 PM I'll be at Sunriver Books & Music in Sunriver, OR. For more upcoming Mirage events, check out the appearances page.