A well told tale

Tonight, I'm off to the NYRFS (NY Review of Science Fiction) reading at the South Street Seaport Museum.

Micheal Swanwick will be the first reader there. Having just read Dragons Of Babel, I'm really looking forward to hearing him read from whatever he chooses. His books really could do well red aloud.

Not much to say today. No large post, other than to tell my (few) readers that hearing a book read aloud is a treat you shouldn't miss, especially if you go to hear a live reading. Being in the same room with someone reading aloud is much more fun than listening to an audio book, which can certainly be fun. A reading is a shared experience though. Even if it's only at a mega bookstore in the midst a huge audience.

There's a sense of sharing things with your fellow listeners, and with the reader. You can get captured by the voice of the reader, and transported in a different way than you might if you were reading.

If you cant find local readings, or even if you can, I also suggest reading to friends and family aloud on occasion. It's fun. Try it.