Recently on RIASS:
A review of'Before She Dies'by Mary Burton'(in which I wonder why crime novels are so filled with violence against women)
A review of In Darkness'by Nick Lake (in which I look at how certain literary devices stop the reader from connecting with a narrative)
Coming up tomorrow: a review of Pure'by Julianna Baggott
Currently Reading: The Legacy of Eden by Nelle Davy
Other bookish news:
I love these go away, Im reading! book jackets
More bookshops are opening in Melbourne!
The future of academic publishing?
10 of the Greatest Kisses in Literature
Copyright and reproduction of books in the UK
Australian Romance Readers Awards Winners
Boring'characters? How to make them memorable
Hugo: bringing the book to the screen
A sneak peak inside the first chapter of Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver
Karl Zimmer on books, blogs & tattoos
How gorgeous are these? And to have your own poem illustrated,'enter this comp!
Is The Hunger Games the new Twilight?
Highest ever entries for the indie bookshop crown
A'blog with recipes for food from videogames'(not bookish, but fun!)
Aspiring filmmakers, want a chance to show your work internationally?
The Queensland Writers Centre is doing a session with Small Beer Press (Kelly Link, guys! Kelly Link!)
Margo Lanagan is interviewed on Booktopia
'Self-published author is Kindles biggest seller
Is this the library of the future?
English Professor Janice Carlisle on Dickens'popularity & genius
Books I have my eye on:
I really want one of those dust jackets. Why, when I am in the most intense part of the book, do people think it is OK to interrupt someone who is reading to interrogate them? So rude!
I had a guy come up to me and ask me what I was listening to the other day. He was a bit baffled when I said Jules Verne
::giggles::