Read a sample of the book poised to be one of this years biggest The Language of Flowers.bit.ly/n7dWlS'(Im reviewing this next week)
Aliette de Bodard On the prevalence of US tropes in storytelling bit.ly/psrlOh
See Kate Grenville discuss her new novel Sarah Thornhill with the redoubtable Ramona Koval:bit.ly/nhdVvY
7 Steps for creating a Twitter chat transcript'bit.ly/9QpUen
Bookrageous: We like big books and we cannot lie:'bit.ly/quz6Bo
Is it morally superior to collect 1st edition books than sports souvenirs?'gu.com/p/3xm4q/twWhats your vice?
Beautiful paper art:'pen.gy/p1sbh2
Keith Richards wins GQ Writer (?) of the Year award
The Great Gatsby & Waiting for Godot Re-Worked as Retro Video Games:'cultr.me/pUplaY
Why Yahoos Next CEO Should Be From NYC, Not the Valley'techme.me/C1W0
The Huffington Post Gets Into the eBook Business'http://ow.ly/6o6yL
On indie press: Dave Luckett | A conversational lifebit.ly/pDvFvp
The world of book awards ' a longlistgu.com/p/3xm49/tw
Reading in the Age of Author'zite.to/pWU9ST
E-reader and Tablet Ownership Grows Among Women and Over 55s'goo.gl/fb/UqOMt
Yesterday was UNESCOs International Literacy Day. This years focus is on the link between literacy and peace:'bit.ly/ny6QTr
An interview with Lisa Dempster'about Pozible, crowdfunding & the Digital Writers' conference http://ow.ly/6onQo
Try your hand at writing poetry for Lorraine Marwoods competition to celebrate the release of Note on the Door'twurl.nl/bt0fhk
Want to work for Penguin Books Australia? Theyre looking for a web developer to join our digital team:'pen.gy/qKWTXN
Nominations for the Indie Lit Awards are open! Nominate your favourite books of 2011!
Book Review: Theodosia and the Eyes of Horus by R. L. LaFevers
RIASS stuff:
We're running a giveaway courtesy of 40K books. Because we know youre lazy, weve made entry even simpler: just leave a comment.'It's open to all, so stop by!
Your ad on RIASS!'RIASS is looking at stepping up its content to include interviews, features and more. To help us do so, we're opening to paid advertising for the first time. Our introductory rates for a 250?100 ad spot are $20, and for a 300?250 ad spot are $50. Yep, it's mercenary, but we do need to eat! Drop us a line at stephanie@wordswritenow.com.au for more info.
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