Book news, reviews, and musings 17 Nov 2010

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News and features

Refudiate, a neologism by Sarah Palin, is the Oxford American Dictionarys word of the year.

Baz Luhrmann has started casting for The Great Gatsby; meanwhile, Wuthering Heights will be made into a film.

Boomerang Books invites you to complete their'Aussie novels survey.

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Interviews

The Age talks to author Toni Jordan about her debut novel Addition.

The Guardian talks to Curtis Sittenfeld, author of Prep.

Shelley Rae at Bookd out interviews author Robin Spano.

Reviews

The Speculative Book Review reviews The Prestige by Christopher Priest.

The Globe and Mail reviews Cool Water by Dianne Warren.

Random Acts of Reading posts some rave reviews.

Part 2 of Erins Odyssey odyssey is now live at Erin Reads.

Musings

Tor.com talks about queering SF and languages of power.

Anna Bell talks about making chicklit sparkle.

Book Group Buzz talks about genre discussions.

Just for fun

Check out this fabulous typography by Sebastian Lester.

Author birthdays

Happy birthday, Christopher Paolini.

Quote of the day

At no time are we ever in such complete possession of a journey, down to its last nook and cranny, as when we are busy with preparations for it. Yukio Mishima.

Beautiful book cover of the day:

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