show #250: the second life book club is here [to stay!]

it has taken off: the second life book club – a dream come true for the booknerd that i am – has premiered with smash success, standing room only 1 hour before the show, thousands of people watching on various live-streams. fantastic authors who enjoy their digital embodiment …. how is that for a world where allegedly nobody reads anymore?

cb lee, sl huang, ken liu and matt ruff were on the panel, trying to not get interrupted by a giddy/all-over-the-place drax moderating. enjoy:

a bit more to digest for you below [and don’t forget to suggest authors for future shows!]:

the original livestream of our book club debut:

and i started a reading list on bookshop dot org [which only ships in the us at this point so please check your indie retailer in the rest of the world and do avoid amazon please?]

we had two special guests [at least!] at the show … one of them is a “member” …

And of course @dafsalsa who made CB’s outfit & working on more custom stuff. Solas is a world builder while founder Philip apparently is just a member hihihi pic.twitter.com/WfEyf4sHd0

— draxtor™ (@draxtor) April 9, 2020

anne reserved — anne charnock had a reserved seat. want one? well … only authors may apply!

the next panel discussion is may 6th …

but sl huang is coming back 4/29 so book a seat NOW:

BREAKING NEWS: @sl_huang will be at @SecondLife Book Club 4/29 10am to discuss her RISE TO STARDOM & why Cas Russell is safe to invite to dinner despite her blowing up LA on a regular basis! Info = https://t.co/LYVj1818G0 + reading list = https://t.co/ci3SbrvwyK >>> cc @torbooks pic.twitter.com/l3mj1nelbY

— draxtor™ (@draxtor) April 12, 2020

and what is happening in sansar? well a bittersweet last #114 harvest crawl ….

bittersweet final #114Harvest Crawl in @SansarOfficial >> damn we have been doing events for over THREE years ! ! ! >>> don't be a stranger friends = you know where to find me! pic.twitter.com/FNzVPRNQ7U

— draxtor™ (@draxtor) April 11, 2020

are we continuing the #draxtorreads across the metaverse in sansar? well … only if authors can play it by ear and hop in with their own headset. and for historical purposes here is the complete playlist:

is that it with drax and sansar you ask? is he gone for good? not quite yet because this saturday is a big screening of #ourdigitalselves [in lieu of the ethnografilm festival in paris this month] hosted by zerocheese = join us:

Hey @SansarOfficial Sansarians, don't forget to mark your calendars for Saturday, April 18th at 12:30pm PDT for a very special showing of Our Digital Selves: My Avatar Is Me as well as some special guest appearances. You will not want to miss this epic event! pic.twitter.com/GjBRVRDQhH

— ZeroCheese (@Zero_Cheese) April 4, 2020

what else is happening in second life? this week’s destination guide video is all about spiritual services. enjoy:

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