{"id":13002,"date":"2017-05-16T08:53:54","date_gmt":"2017-05-16T15:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/?p=13002"},"modified":"2017-05-16T08:53:54","modified_gmt":"2017-05-16T15:53:54","slug":"the-big-picture-paperback-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/16\/the-big-picture-paperback-day\/","title":{"rendered":"The Big Picture: Paperback Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

I presume most readers of this blog have already purchased their copy of The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself<\/em><\/a>. If you’re really dedicated, you have the hardback version and the ebook and the audiobook, as well as a few spare copies stashed here and there in case of emergency.<\/p>\n

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Today we’re happy to announce that you can finally complete your set by purchasing the paperback edition of TBP<\/a>. The cover is even shinier than before! Paperbacks, as we all know, make great gifts, whether as romantic tokens for the special someone in your life, or gestures of conciliation toward your bitter enemies.<\/p>\n

I have to confess that I not only had great fun writing this book, but have been quite gratified by its reception. Of course there were doubters — and regretfully, most of the doubters have seemed to argue against their own preconceptions of what they thought the book would say, rather than what it actually did say. But a good number of people have not only enjoyed the book, but engaged with its ideas in a serious way. Here are some reviews that came out after hardcover publication a year ago:<\/p>\n