Cory Doctorow on Writing Silicon Valley’s Greatest Forensic Accountant
Cory Doctorow knows a lot about tech things and writes page-turnin’ techno-thrillers. Check out his letter about writing Red Team Blues!
Tag: Little Brother
Five of Our Favorite Fictional Hackers
Look, our mothers are still disappointed in us for not becoming doctors. But we are disappointed in ourselves for not becoming hackers.
It’s a digital world and an uncertain world, and our vision of hacking (perhaps a little influenced by pop culture) presents a robin-hood, windy-side-of-the-law path to a little more control over our world. And an opportunity to stick it to jerks and tyrants.
We haven’t ruled out a career change, but in the meantime, we will live our hacker dreams vicariously through badass fictional hackers. Here’s a list of some of our favorite sci-fi hackers.
9 of Our Favorite Rebellions in Sci-Fi and Fantasy
Happy 4th of July! This year, we’re celebrating by reading some of our favorite tales of revolution and rebellion in science fiction and fantasy. What’s your favorite revolutionary title?
Throwback Thursdays: Security Literacy: Teaching Kids to Think Critically About Security
Welcome to Throwback Thursdays on the Tor/Forge blog! Every other week, we’re delving into our newsletter archives and sharing some of our favorite posts. Cory Doctorow’s Little Brother was first published in April 2008. Since then, it’s garnered attention, awards, and legions of fans. The much anticipated follow-up, Homeland published in February of 2013, and…
Little Brother-themed team scavenger hunt coming to San Francisco
The San Francisco Public Library announces a city-wide scavenger hunt to coincide with the One City One Book festival! Rogue Agent! The One City One Book 2013 Scavenger Hunt A rogue government operative has a plan that will jeopardize the privacy of all citizens, and it’s up to you and your team to stop him…
Cory Doctorow at the Tools of Change Conference
Cory Doctorow attended the Tools of Change (TOC) in Publishing Conference in New York this month, to talk about copyright and piracy in the digital age, as well as his new novel, Homeland. About Homeland: In Cory Doctorow’s wildly successful Little Brother, young Marcus Yallow was arbitrarily detained and brutalized by the government in the…
Cory Doctorow on Aaron Swartz
Written by Cory Doctorow On January 11, a young hacker, hacktivist and entrepreneur named Aaron Swartz took his own life. He was 26, and I had known him since he was 14. He was facing 50 years in prison. His crime was to walk into an unsecured computer closet at MIT, near the Harvard campus…
Homeland Sweepstakes
Homeland releases next month but we have a chance for you to win one of ten advance reading copies now. Comment below to enter for a chance to win. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. You must be 18 or older and a legal resident of the 50 United States or D.C. to enter. Promotion begins January 14,…
Cory Doctorow Collection Sweepstakes
Sign up for the Tor/Forge Newsletter for a chance to win the following collection: About our newsletter: Every issue of Tor’s monthly email newsletter features original writing by, and interviews with, Tor authors and editors about upcoming new titles from all Tor and Forge imprints. In addition, we occasionally send out “special edition” newsletters to…
Teen Library Sweepstakes
Sign up for our new Starscape/Tor Teen Educator Newsletter for a chance to win a 20 book library: Every issue of this email newsletter will feature news about upcoming new titles and exclusive educator giveaways from our Starscape and Tor Teen imprints. Watch for our first issue to arrive in inboxes this May! If you’re…