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Bookish news and publishing tidbits 12 December 2011

book news Bookish news and publishing tidbits 12 December 2011

RIASS stuff:

Im off on holidays as of Wednesday, so the site may be a bit quiet over the next few weeks. If youd like to contribute a guest post, just drop me a line at readinasinglesitting@gmail.com

Forthcoming on RIASS: a review of The Necromancer'by Michael Scott, an interview with Leah Ashton, and if I get my act together, a review of Murakamis 1Q84.

Current giveaways:

Velvet by Mary Hooper (Aus only)

Other bookish stuff:

Free eBook: John W Campbell, Collected Editorials from Analog selected by Harry Harrison:sfsignal.com/12897

Interview with Cindy Bennett, author of Geek Girl

The correct pronunciations of those hard-to-say author names

ABC radios Richard Glover and author Peter FitzSimons smash world record for longest ever one-on-one radio interview'bit.ly/rvBmSN

Taking A Turn Of The Century Book at Face Value. . . or Quitting While You're A Head http://ht.ly/7VVfH

Dont ruin books by writing in them!'(unless theyre notebooks, of course)

Best American Non-Required Reading via SF Signal'bit.ly/sOTyL7

Childrens books parents either love or hate

The phantom sculptor is back!

Dangerous Books For Girls: The Bad Reputation Of Romance Novels Explained

Victoria Schwab, author of The Near Witch,'guest post:'bit.ly/uDEHxi

Thomas Keneally talks history, republicanism and Thomas the Tank Engine:'tiny.cc/wv2wx

Heather Tomlinson on The Book Smugglers

Geoff Dyers take on A Year of Reading:'bit.ly/rAd2PU

Long dismissed as a wasteland, TV now promises better literary adaptations than the movies'bit.ly/vpPGkX

I want to read this: Karma'by Cathy Ostlerekarma Bookish news and publishing tidbits 12 December 2011

 

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