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Bookish news and publishing tidbits 19 January 2012

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RIASS is open to guest posts and interviews this year. If you'd like to be featured on the blog, drop me a line at readinasinglesitting@gmail.com. (Please note that I do not consider purely promotional posts. And yes, I can tell if you're trying to trick me.)

Recently on RIASS:

What do books mean to you, and will ebooks ever measure up?'(Oh, and our post on nipples in romantic fiction is still going strong)

Read in a Single Sitting is now on'Pinterest! Were also on Youtube (forgive me while I figure out this channel business), and'on Facebook'if you'd like to hang out with us there, too.

Other bookish news:

io9 shares some details from the pilot script for Lev Grossmans The Magicians'(via Jami at AbsurdlyNerdly)

Just when you thought punctuation couldnt get any cooler:'The Elements of Style Rap!

Bloomsbury e-book sales up nearly 40%

John Steinbeck on Falling in Love: A 1958 Letter

Why you should never, ever use two spaces after a period. Period.

The Australian Romance Readers Award nominees

A Room of Her Own: the writing space of Vanessa Diffenbaugh

Fantasy series to read while waiting for the next George RR Martin'

A Facebook game for Jasper Fforde fans

Confessions of a publisher: 'We're in Amazon's sights and they're going to kill us'

A Stephanie Plum series giveaway

Fleur McDonald on why she loves reading

How Have Book Bloggers Impacted Your Book Sales?

Tim Burton on his busy year ahead

Is there a formula for writing romance?

How to Say 'I Do' to Shared Bookshelves Without Ruining Your Relationship'

How unemployment inspired two developers to create one of the most famous interactive eBooks

Feeling a bit creative? Try this bookish DIY

The Pleasure of a Real Book

Hunger Games cupcake wrappers

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Books I have my eye on:

 

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