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Julian Pavia, Weir’s longtime editor at Ballantine, described the author as a “genuine science-fiction writer” engaged in actual problem solving.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
The deeper problem, Kantrowitz argued, is one of reach.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
But between the possibility of phone pouches and social media bans elsewhere in the world, why is this such a serious problem?
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
“This is a problem that could eventually be solved in the private market.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Mary Itallie, at seventy-six the oldest of our guests, was also the one who posed the greatest problem.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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