Book news, reviews, and musings 21 Nov 2010

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News and features

The Roald Dahl prize winners have been announced.

JM Coetzee will be an ambassador for Adelaide Writers Week.

Kirkus gives us a list of their 2010 best books for teens.

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Interviews

Michael Spradlin interviews author Debra Ginsberg about her book The Neighbours are Watching.

Black Teens Read 2 interviews Sarah Jamila Stevenson, author of The Latte Rebellion.

The Agony Column interviews author Laurie David.

Reviews

The LA Times reviews The Dangerous Otto Katz by Jonathan Miles.

Lesas Book Critiques reviews Left Neglected by Lisa Genova.

Chick with Books check out a few different eReaders.

Musings

Shelf Awareness muses on indie publishing.

The Harlequin blog discusses the author-editor relationship.

Chronicle has a fascinating article about the ghostwriting of academic essays.

Just for fun

Check out this feature on the worlds most expensive pens.

Author birthdays

Happy birthday, 'Voltaire!

Quote of the day

Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life Mortimer J. Adler

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