British bookselling chain Waterstone’s have sacked employee Joe Gordon from one of their bookshops in Edinburgh . Gordon’s offence seems to have been remarks made on his blog, The Woolamaloo Gazette. Charlie Stross, who seems to know quite a lot about this case , reports that Gordon has been an enthusiastic and valuable promoter of science fiction over many years and that this looks like a really nasty attempt at corporate restraint of speech. Our campus bookshop is a Waterstone’s, but there are many alternatives nearby (and online). I shan’t be providing them with my reading lists or buying books there (despite enjoying a 10 per cent academic discount) until this case has been satisfactorily resolved. Others should do as they think fit.