[Doctorow-L] Fixed link! Re: Last day for the "Lost Cause" Kickstarter

[Cory Doctorow]

Herp derp.

The correct link for the Kickstarter is

http://lost-cause.org


(not https! It's a long boring explanation, but basically, the "s" stands for "secure" and the underlying cryptographic security technology doesn't play nice with redirects like this one!)

Sorry!

Cory

On 10/22/23 10:59, Cory Doctorow wrote:
> Hey folks! Fewer than 24 hours remain in the Kickstarter campaign to pre-sell the hardcovers and DRM-free ebooks and audiobooks of my next novel, *The Lost Cause*, which will be published by Tor/Macmillan (US/Canada) and Head of Zeus/Bloomsbury (UK, rest of commonwealth) on Nov 14!
> 
> https://lost-cause.org
> 
> *Lost Cause* is a "pre-apocalyptic" novel about a future in which we have finally decided to do what it takes to save our planet and our species from the climate emergency. It's a book that bursts with hope, in which millions of people all over the world have committed themselves to intergenerational projects: rewilding, building seawalls, weatherizing and solarizing - even moving whole coastal cities inland.
> 
> 350.org founder Bill McKibben called it "the first great YIMBY novel," adding, "this chronicle of mutual aid is politically perceptive, scientifically sound, and extraordinarily hopeful even amidst the smoke."
> 
> But if history teaches us anything, it's that the losers of a just revolution don't dig a hole, climb inside, and pull the dirt down on top of themselves. *The Lost Cause* is the story of the *counter*revolution, led by seagoing anarcho-capitalist billionaire wreckers and white nationalist militias. The climate fight isn't just a fight over how we relate to our planet - it's a fight about how we relate to *each other*.
> 
> Kim Stanley Robinson said, "This book looks like our future and feels like our present—it’s an unforgettable vision of what could be. Along with the rush of adrenaline I felt a solid surge of hope.  May it go like this."
> 
> Other early fans of the book include Naomi Klein and *Library Journal*, who called it "surprisingly hopeful as it delivers a well-told story with plenty of dramatic tension that still manages to convey the message that dealing with entrenched politics is a marathon race, the surest way to lose is to stop running."
> 
> I recorded the audio for this one myself, after director Gabrielle de Cuir expressed amazement at how well I did narrating my nonfiction book "The Internet Con." It came out *great*:
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkmW4UFJwtI
> 
> I hope you'll consider backing the Kickstarter and pre-ordering the book! These crowdfunders don't just pay my bills, they also show other writers that there is a strong appetite among readers for DRM-free ebooks and audiobooks.
> 
> Here's the Kickstarter:
> 
> https://lost-cause.org
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Cory
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