After five years, Ethics Bowl to the Rescue! Saving Democracy by Transforming Debate, is finally live (went live yesterday, September 15th, which happens to be International Democracy Day). Whew! That feels nice to say. Finally. The paperback is on Amazon, and it’ll release in hardcover and on Kindle by mid-October.
A huge thank you to the DOZENS of volunteers who submitted interview question answers, and my five devoted and generous beta readers: Michael Andersen, Lisa Deaton, Pat Hart, Richard Lesicko, J. Overton, and Court Lewis. It’s so much better thanks to your careful reads and improvement suggestions.
Also thanks to artist Niezam for the awesome SuperSocrates character illustration and cover. He’s currently working on the graphic novel for the latest movie versions of Dune – so glad to see your talents being appreciated, new and bigger doors opening. Not that this book cover wasn’t as huge of a deal as Dune 🙂
Ok, time to order a batch of author copies and confirm addresses. If you’re in the book and I have your address already, one will be coming your way around the end of the month. If you submitted interview question answers (which means I almost certainly found a way to include you in the book) and I haven’t asked for your address, feel free to go ahead and send it to me. And even if you’re not in the book, if you’re up for writing an honest review, just email me at matt (at) mattdeaton.com and I’ll hook you up as well.
Cheers! It feels great to finally be able to share the awesomeness of Ethics Bowl with the world. Ethics Bowl isn’t a quick fix. But it will most certainly help, and at a time the world seemingly needs thoughtfulness, civility, and mutual respect more than ever.