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Big Science Read 2008 - Calling All Nominations! In October 2008, Manchester Literature Festival, Manchester Science Festival, Time to Read and Jodrell Bank (The University of Manchester) will be co-hosting the Big Science Read Festival, an exciting opportunity to explore, re-discover and get excited about science-themed books. To help us with one of the aspects of the festival, The Big Science Reading List, we'd like you to nominate your favourite books in three different categories: Popular Science (factual science/biographies written in a style that is accessible to the lay reader) Examples might include: Why Don't Penguins Feet Freeze, Mick O'Hare Galileo's Daughter, Dava Sobel The Selfish Gene, Richard Dawkins The Man Who Knew Too Much, David Leavitt A Brief History of Time, Stephen Hawkins Science Fiction (science fiction and techno thrillers) Examples might include: Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams Foundation, Isaac Asimov Dune, Frank Herbert Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton The Dispossessed, Ursula K. Le Guin Science Lit (literary fiction and poetry that explores science or technology as a core theme) Examples might include: Oryx and Crake, Margaret Atwood Brave New World, Aldous Huxley Raw Shark Texts, Steven Hall Ascent, Jed Mercurio Zero Gravity, Gwyneth Jones The Drought, J.G Ballard You are allowed a maximum of two nominations per category, though you don't have to nominate books in all three categories. In each case, please tell us why you liked reading the book and what you think it has to offer other readers. What made it special for you? Why did it inspire you to nominate it? Please email all nominations to [log in to unmask], marked 'Big Science Reading List nominations'. The deadline for all nominations will be Monday 28th January 2008. Once we've received all your suggestions, we'll produce The Big Science Reading List, which will be launched in June at Jodrell Bank's First Move Festival and promoted across the North West. Authors on the list will be invited to take part in the Big Science Read Festival in October. Many thanks for your help. Laura Drane Director Manchester Science Festival Promoting science, technology and engineering at venues across Greater Manchester <http://www.manchestersciencefestival.com> www.manchestersciencefestival.com <http://www.manchestersciencefestival.blogspot.com> www.manchestersciencefestival.blogspot.com Laura H. Drane Associates 2nd Floor 120 Grosvenor St Manchester M1 7HL t: 0161 273 1171 m: 07957 622 623 f: 0870 7623 802 e: <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] or <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] w: <http://www.lauraHdrane.com> www.lauraHdrane.com w: <http://www.artsednews.com> www.artsednews.com ********************************************************************** 1. To suspend yourself from the list, whilst on leave, for example, send an email to mailto:[log in to unmask] with the following message: set psci-com nomail 2. To resume email from the list, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message: set psci-com mail 3. To leave psci-com, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message: leave psci-com 4. Further information about the psci-com discussion list, including list archive, can be found at the list web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/psci-com.html 5. The psci-com gateway to internet resources on science communication and science and society can be found at http://psci-com.ac.uk 6. To contact the Psci-com list owner, please send an email to mailto:[log in to unmask] **********************************************************************