Bookish news and publishing tidbits 20 November 2011

RIASS stuff:

Interview: YA author Lara Morgan talks about dystopian & postapocalyptic themes in the Rosie Black Chronicles (+ giveaway!)

See our interview (and giveaway) with popular Australian author Dianne Blacklock
Other stuff:

A photography shoot for the nerdy newly engaged:ht.ly/7yI7K

Wear your favourite book on your sleeve:'ht.ly/7yI3r

Free libraries: one of the strengths of the US

Barnes & Noble sees bright future in digital:'is.gd/oWCAPd

Was the AP Wrong to Reprimand Reporters for Publishing News on Twitter First?'on.mash.to/uSIH5K

Food for library fines at the University of Technology, Sydney

Acclaimed Mexican author Daniel Sada dies

Ann Patchett on travelling in the Amazon

Self-published authors dislike Penguins Book Country

We are 100 days from the release of BZRK.GoBZRK.com'(preorder your copy here and support RIASS. Ill be reviewing this one soon!)

Crime novelist turns publisher as book industry enters a new chapter'goo.gl/fb/Z9rpw

Dog Bites Man; Pope Condemns Violence; Publishing Still Doesn't Get It:'tcrn.ch/vg6CDB

Find n Save, Groupon for newspapers?'shar.es/ogW6U

Lovers of the genre, unite! (think Tor.com, but for romance lovers)'ow.ly/7uEFf

Books on Screen Nov 2011

Great resource: A Celebration of Women Writersht.ly/7yQSo

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