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Bookish news and publishing tidbits 9 September 2011

book news Bookish news and publishing tidbits 9 September 2011

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!

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