BookRiff

If you’re at the Word on the Street in Vancouver on Sunday, September 27, be sure to stop by the author’s tent at 1:00 p.m., where author Michael Turner will be reading from a Riff of his new book, 8×10 (Doubleday Canada). As described in Michael’s blog, the Riff is a artistic, mathematical randomization of the author’s 64 loosely ordered sections in the original book. Michael inserted his own introduction to this “collage version” of 8×10, explaining the concept behind his playful use of the BookRiff technology to create a new book from existing content, simply by rearranging the narrative.

Soon, public users will be able to purchase a copy of the 8×10 (collage version) on BookRiff’s Buy Riffs section, or create their own mix of the 64 chapters Doubleday Canada has put up for sale. Until then, you might be able to grab one of the 5 sample copies Michael will be carting to WOTS this Sunday.