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“Never underestimate the determination of a kid who is time-rich and cash-poor.”

Cory Doctorow is a renowned science fiction author, activist, journalist and blogger — the co-editor of Boing Boing and the author of the YA graphic novel In Real Life, the nonfiction business book Information Doesn’t Want To Be Free, and young adult novels like Homeland, Pirate Cinema, and Little Brother and novels for adults like Rapture Of The Nerds and Makers.

He is a Fellow for the Electronic Frontier Foundation and co-founded the UK Open Rights Group.

"Cory Doctorow doesn't just write about the future - I think he lives there." Kelly Link

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“Never underestimate the determination of a kid who is time-rich and cash-poor.”

Cory Doctorow is a renowned science fiction author, activist, journalist and blogger — the co-editor of Boing Boing and the author of the YA graphic novel In Real Life, the nonfiction business book Information Doesn’t Want To Be Free, and young adult novels like Homeland, Pirate Cinema, and Little Brother and novels for adults like Rapture Of The Nerds and Makers.

He is a Fellow for the Electronic Frontier Foundation and co-founded the UK Open Rights Group.

"Cory Doctorow doesn't just write about the future - I think he lives there." Kelly Link

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