Bookish news and publishing tidbits 26 October 2011

Angus Killick named v-p + associate publisher at MacKids; will also head kids marketing'bit.ly/sHzk8S

Nancy Kress on Building a Story from Fortuitously Nearby Construction Materials:sfsignal.com/12655

Ebooks or Printed Books: Which Are Better for You? -goo.gl/B58Do

Ursula Le Guin looks back at the women in her own series in TEHANU, but are the results problematic?dld.bz/awbmU

A spooktacular sale from Harlequin Books:bit.ly/vRWcqc

Anonymous, the shakesperean conspiracy film, opening this weekend'ow.ly/78wf3

Daily Top Tip: How to handle those more controversial themes'bit.ly/tpjenS

A literary look inside a few famous writers homes'fb.me/12rNA1KDg

Congratulations to Margaret Wild, recipient of the 2011 Lady Cutler Award for service to childrens literature:bit.ly/rwoePP

What Stephen Kings IT owes to Lord of the Rings aside from the, um, orgy.'dld.bz/awbj8

Vintage Covers of 'The Phantom Tollbooth' From All Over the World'bit.ly/sNtlHt

Interesting Societies In SF/Fsfsignal.com/12625

A cat made out of typewriter parts!'pen.gy/tNQh2r

Enter to win all 18 books in Janet Evanovichs Stephanie Plum series!ht.ly/77BZR

F. Scott Fitzgerald writes to a fan of his latest novel, The Great Gatsby:'bit.ly/vGFAvA

Recently on RIASS:

Book review: Tantony by Ananda Braxton-Smith (Rating: you want to read this book)

'Giveaway: Evercrossed by Elizabeth Chandler (open to all Aussie readers)

Giveaway: Wolf Blood by NM Browne (open to all Aussie readers)'

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