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Richard Seltzer

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in Clarksville, TN, The United States

February 23, 1946

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Author of two dozen books, I've been editor, novelist, Russian translator, parttime spy, Internet evangelist, and ebook entrepreneur. I've published children's fantasies, historical novels, and pioneering books about how to do business on the Internet. As a spokesperson for Digital Equipment, a tech leader in the early Internet, I saw how consumer choices and business models molded the outcomes we live with today. My latest book, "In Flux," puts AI into context and suggest how we can nudge the future toward either serving us or oppressing us.

I graduated from Yale, with a major in English and went to grad school there in Comparative Literature. At Yale I had creative writing courses with Robert Penn Warren and Joseph Heller.

In my 70s I've fi ...more

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	The Lizard of Oz 4.23 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1974 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beyond the 4th Door 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Name of Hero 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1981 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nevermind it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Let the Women Have Their Say: a Trojan Novel 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Saint Smith and Other Stories it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Now and Then and Other Tales from Ome 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	We All Are Shakespeare it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Parallel Lives 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In Flux by Richard Seltzer (Goodreads Author), Tim Seltzer 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Pushcart Prize XLV

The Pushcart Prize XLV: Best of the Small Presses 2021 Edition by Bill Henderson

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Hidden gems are strewn throughout this collection. Look carefully.

My favorite stories --
The Master's Castle by Anthony Doerr
The Red One Who Rocks by Aamina Ahmad
Fall River Wife by Peter Orner
The Samples by Kristopher Jansma
Howl Palace by Leigh Newman
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Richard Seltzer rated a book really liked it Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This layered narrative that moves from future to present to past and back again. It starts in a dystopian future brought on by a flu-like epidemic. (NB this was writing/published years before COVID). One of the characters is writing a graphic novel " ...more
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Richard Seltzer rated a book it was amazing Middle Age: A Romance by Joyce Carol Oates	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Simply magnificent. Don't rush through it. Savor it slowly. ...more
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Richard Seltzer rated a book liked it Blue-eyed Meta Holdenis, and a stroke of diplomacy / by Victor Cherbuliez. Translations of "Meta Holdenis," and "Le Roi Apépi." 1881 [Leather Bound] by Charles Victor. Cherbuliez	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The first two-thirds, about Meta Holdeness were fun. The last third is a separate story, which isn't at the same level. ...more
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Richard Seltzer rated a book liked it The captain's daughter: [Kapitanskai͡a︡ dochka] (The Library of Russian classics) (Russian Edition) by Alexander Pushkin	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Disappointing. Four good color photos. Dozens of useless tracings of rock art. No photos of rock art. Pedantic useless commentary. No insightful interpretation, no conclusions, no guidance for future research. What a waste.
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Richard Seltzer rated a book it was ok The Confidence-Man by Herman Melville	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Richard Seltzer rated a book it was amazing Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The way this book unfolds, the challenge of sorting out voices (not characters) and events that may or may not "happen" calls to mind Melville's problematic "novel" The confidence Man. but it took me months to painfully plod though the Melville, and ...more
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Richard Seltzer rated a book it was amazing Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1) by Anne McCaffrey	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Oh, brave new world!
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message 7: by Tracey

Sep 26, 2020 04:26AM

Thanks so much for the goodreads friendship Richard!

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message 6: by Majenta

Jul 17, 2020 11:06AM

Hello, Richard! Thank you for contacting me! Congratulations on your books. Happy reading, writing, and everything else. Happy Friday, have a great weekend! Blessings!
Best wishes from Majenta

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message 5: by Richard

Jul 04, 2020 07:49PM

Thanks. I'm new here.
I've kept a list of every book I read since 1958, and I'm entering them all here. So I'm quickly getting a high number of "books read" but I know very little about how goodreads works.
Richard

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message 4: by Olivia's Bookish Places & Spaces

Jul 04, 2020 07:40PM

Hi,

Thanks so much for the friend invite! Welcome to GR! :)

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message 3: by Tani

Jun 21, 2020 05:15AM

Thanks for the friend invite. Looking forward for your bookish updates. Happy Reading! <3

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message 2: by Richard

Jun 05, 2020 04:53PM

Kasia wrote: "Thank you for the friend invite, I've added covers to some of the books you had on here that were missing and I will fix some of the data as well so all links :)"

Thank you.
Richard

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message 1: by Kasia (last edited Jun 05, 2020 04:46PM)

Jun 05, 2020 04:46PM

Thank you for the friend invite, I've added covers to some of the books you had on here that were missing and I will fix some of the data as well so all links :)

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