Oddbean

Relocating entire cities off endangered coastlines and floodplains, or out of fire-zones. Fighting floods and fires. Caring for millions of refugees for whom the change came too late. But with every revolution comes a counter-revolution. The losers of a just war don't dig holes, climb inside and pull the dirt on top of themselves. Two groups of reactionaries - seagoing anarcho-capitalist billionaire wreckers and seething white nationalist militias - have formed an alliance. 17/

They've already gotten their champion into the White House. Next up: dismantling every cause for hope Brooks and his friends have, and bringing back the fear. That's the setup for a novel about solidarity, care, #LibrarySocialism, and snatching victory from defeat's jaws. Writing it help keep me sane during the lockdown, and when it came time to record the audiobook, I spent a lot of time thinking about who could read it. 18/

I've had some *great* narrators: #WilWheaton, @6c22a432, #AmberBenson, #BronsonPinchot, and more. I record my audiobooks with #SkyboatMedia, a brilliant studio near my place in LA. Back in August, I spent a week in their recording book - "The Tardis" - doing something I'd never tried before: I recorded a whole audiobook, with directorial supervision: #TheInternetCon: https://transactions.sendowl.com/products/78992826/DEA0CE12/purchase 19/

When it was done, the director - audiobook legend #GabrielleDeCuir - sat me down and said, "Look, I've never said this to an author before, but I think *you* should read *The Lost Cause*. I don't direct anyone anymore except Wil Wheaton and #LeVarBurton, but I'd direct *you* on this.." I was immensely flattered - and very nervous. Reading *The Internet Con* was one thing - the book is built around the speeches I've been giving for 20 years and I knew I could sell those lines. 20/

*The Lost Cause* goes on sale on November 14th, and I'll be selling this audiobook I made everywhere audiobooks are sold - *except* for the stores that require DRM, nonconsensually shackling readers and writers to their platforms. So you'll be able to get it on #libroFM, downpour.com, even #GooglePlay - but not Audible, #AppleBooks, or Audiobooks.com. 22/