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> "In your next novel, “Red Team Blues,” you focus on Martin Hench, a sixty-seven-year-old forensic accountant, who is tasked with recovering a set of stolen signing keys that, with some technical finagling, can permit one to rewrite a blockchain’s distributed ledger, swiping assets from one side to the other, as it were. Do you think blockchain tech is less secure than enthusiasts portray it to be?"

Color me shocked.

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This is like every article/interview with authors ever. I'm not sure how much you listen to podcasts but most of the time when an author is being interviewed they have a new book coming out. Doing a round of interviews is one of the main ways authors raise awareness about their new books. Digital magazines, podcasts, talk shows, reddit AMAs, etc are all avenues for raising awareness that are actively encouraged by book publishers

If Doctorow seems like he’s selling his books harder, it’s only because he writes a LOT. Usually his posts have links to previous posts. He writes more in one space than many writers do, so why wouldn’t he hyperlink to his existing thoughts?

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