What's Going on in Iraq?

Slate's Fred Kaplan discusses the battles in Basra, and Arianna Huffington talks about looking at Iraq through a "glass eye."

R.I.P. Arthur C. Clarke

Sir Arthur C. Clarke, a great science fiction writer and visionary, was buried yesterday in Sri Lanka. Today, the New York Times offers an op-ed piece written by Sir Arthur in 1994 and still timely, with a warning we should all heed.

"A Novel Take on an Ending"

Richard Russo imagines Eliot Spitzer as a
fictional protagonist.

News About Farseed

My novel Farseed has been selected by the New York Public Library for their annual Books for the Teen Age list. An exhibition of all of the selected best books will be held at the Celeste Bartos Forum in the Humanities and Social Sciences Library at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street in New York City on Saturday, March 22nd, from 12:30 to 4:00 pm.

Spitzer's Loss is Wall Street's Gain

So says Robert Scheer in words of wisdom that you can read here about recent events in my home town.

Update: Glenn Greenwald has more.