The beginning and end of fantasy literature.
William Jackson
Worth Reading: Genius in Disguise–Harold Ross of The New Yorker
A bio of Harold Ross, the creator of one of our premier magazines and the catalyst for assembling a cast of some of the most interesting characters in journalism and publishing.
Worth Reading: Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Bringing magic back to England is neither simple nor safe.
New encryption standards for the Internet of Things?
NIST opens nominations for lightweight cryptographic algorithms that could become standards for securing devices across the Internet of Things.
Worth Reading: Summer of Night by Dan Simmons
This combination of Ray Bradbury and Steven King—with just a dash of H.P. Lovecraft—is a genuinely scary book.
The fault is in ourselves
As reports of foreign meddling in elections and vulnerabilities in voting technology multiply, keep in mind that the ultimate target in these attacks is us, not our machines.
Worth Reading: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
If you like your revenge served ice cold, this is the book for you.
Battling the federal bureaucracy
According to federal CIOs, the greatest challenge to managing government IT is not technical; it’s manpower.
Worth Reading: The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Arguably the first modern novel, Don Quixote has aged little in four hundred years. Still as funny and moving as when its author created it.
Worth Reading: Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott
Ivanhoe has it all—once you’ve read this tale of knights in shining armor you won’t have to read any other medieval romance.