RIASS stuff:
A guest post from Heather Tyler, who discovered a newfound appreciation for romance fiction after attending the RWA conference
A review of'BZRK'by Michael Grant
A review of From the Earth to the Moon'by Jules Verne
An excerpt and Q&A with Nelle Davy
Other bookish stuff:
Snow White gets an awesome graphic makeover
Jacqueline Wilson reflects on the writing life:
My job is not just to write about what I think will interest children,'but to touch on tricky subjects they may have to confront in their lives. Over the years people have implied that Im not responsible in the way I write, that Im deliberately going round upsetting children, but my responsibility is to help to gently open their minds.
JK Rowlings new book: clues suggest a turn to crime fiction:
Suspicions that'JK Rowling was working on a crime novel'have been around for years, though nobody could ever make it stickBut yesterdays (detail-free)announcement about her new book for adults'gives a vital clue that shes been writing a crime novel. It has the fingerprints all over it of the hugely respected editor David Shelley, a man who counts Dennis Lehane, Val McDermid, Carl Hiaasen and Mark Billingham amongst his authors and who comes from a background steeped in crime and thriller writing. And now hes going to be editing Rowlings new book.
Poet Wellington Kusema bemoans the dearth of poets and authors of old-world novels in Zimbabwe:
Kusema said old-world novels are being repeated as set-books in schools owing to lack of new novels.Novels like Tambaoga Mwanangu, Karikoga Gumi Remiseve, Nhume Yamambo and Pfumo Reropa among other novels are being repeated as set-books in schools because there are few and no new novels are coming onto the market, said Kusema.
A new ebook distribution platform for small Australian publishers will be launched by SPUNC:
SPUNC said in a statement that the platform, to be called the Small Press Digital Distribution Service, will enable Australias independent publishers to access multinational ebook vendors and to sell their ebooks throughout the world.
Philip Pullman on parallel worlds in his novels: 'writing a novel is a marathon and not a sprint'
Juggling novel writing and book promotion
20 pairs of one-word and two-word forms
Author Kate Forsyth has a new website
Telegrams from childrens authors to the Centre of Youth Literature
Fashion inspired by teen novels
Kirkuss 10 Must Reads in New Fiction
Houghton Art Director/Illustrator Scott Magoon Runs for Charity
Dont forget to enter the Lovers Dictionary'contest
Mmmm, books!
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