To those people who have been asking what's happened to the mailings lately, here we are again, finally. For the last six months or so life has been, as they say, "overtaken by events."

ORDER CATALOG

A much-asked question has been when we plan on resurrecting Mr. Toad's Book Ordering Page on the web site, which was suspended to add credit-card handling capability that readers had requested. This turned out to be a more involved undertaking than anticipated. Finally, things seem to be going ahead, and the first version should be up and running in a month or so, offering options for mailed check or money order, regular credit card services, and Paypal. We also expect to be making various interesting expansions to the Catalog subsequently

HOGAN'S IRISH PUB

Many readers have suggested adding a discussion forum where readers can debate issues arising from my books, topics raised on the Bulletin Board, or whatever else takes their fancy. Next on the list after we get the Catalog running.

TITLE NEWS

New book

Martian Knightlife, containing two connected stories featuring Kieran Thane, "The Knight," scheduled for release by Baen in November 2001

FOUR SHORT STORIES

Contributed to various anthologies

The Colonizing of Tharle, included in Visions of Liberty, a collection of stories on societies without government, due from Baen later this year.
Convolution, included in Past Imperfect, a time-travel collection due from DAW, October 2001.
Take Two, included in Silicon Dreams, an AI collection, details to be announced.
Jailhouse Rock, an early Knight tale, for a Baen collection, details to be announced

RERELEASES

Jim Baen continues to do a terrific job in keeping the backlist in print. Rights now acquired to reissue The Genesis Machine and Code of the Lifemaker. Release dates to follow.

TWO NEW TITLES IN THE WORKS

Truth Under Tyranny: Impermissible Thoughts in Science. A nonfiction look at some examples of dogmatic science taking on the trappings of an intolerant religion putting down heresy.

Catastrophe, Chaos, & Convolution. A third mixed collection of fiction, nonfiction, and biographical anecdotes.

For more details of all the above, see the "What's New" page.

AUGUST CONVENTION APPEARANCE

Yours truly is privileged be Guest of Honor at VikingCon, at Bellingham, WA, August 17-19. Again, details on the "What's New" page.

BULLETIN BOARD TOPICS

Recent items posted on the web site "Bulletin Board" include:

Zero-tolerance inanities in the schools
Evolution facts that"everyone knows" - that aren't
UK's foot-and-mouth hysteria, science out of control
The scam behind the 1930s banning of marijuana
Survival basics for visitors to Ireland

James P. Hogan

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