Amazon makes money differently from a conventional publisher. It is an infrastructure player. Nick Harkaway amazonconventionaldifferently Change image and share on social
At the heart of both democracy and capitalism is a simple assumption that, across the board, people make free and relatively rational decisions: that we are, to borrow a medical term, Gillick Competent. Nick Harkaway assumptionboardborrow share on social
A lot of author events are basically hour-long classes in entropy perched on bad seating under bright, hard lights, with - if you're lucky - bad Chardonnay and cheese on a stick waiting for you at the end of the ride. Nick Harkaway authorbadbasically share on social
Prize lists are out, and you're not on them? Nature of the world - means nothing. Prizes are a lottery. Nick Harkaway listlotterymean Change image and share on social
My wife runs the charity Reprieve, and so rendition, droning, and capital punishment are very much the topics of our dinner table because of that. Nick Harkaway capitalcharitydinner Change image and share on social
I grew up on the Roger Moore and Sean Connery Bond movies, so the DNA of my spies is extremely ridiculous and goofy. Nick Harkaway bondconnerydna Change image and share on social
I'm caught somewhere between introversion and extroversion. Performance is natural to me, joyful, but it is also exhausting. I can feed on it, but the expense is high, too, like being a carnivore: I have to chase down my meals. Nick Harkaway carnivorecatchchase share on social
Being a parent is weird. It changes people in subtle and unsubtle ways. In my case, it awoke a kind of manic sentinel in my brain. Anything in the house that might be a threat to the kids or to my wife gets terminated - food, sharp edges, poor wiring. Nick Harkaway awakebraincase share on social
My reading of history is that we continually inherit trouble. Nick Harkaway continuallyhistoryinherit Change image and share on social
I'm not an absolutist about free speech. Intellectually, I believe that most of the time it's better to let things get said, argue them, and put lies and stupidities to rest. Practically, I know that newspapers rarely issue corrections with the same prominence they give to denouncements - and Twitter, by its nature, never does. Nick Harkaway absolutistarguecorrection share on social