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• Will Random House Merge With Penguin?

  

  The big news in book publishing this week, probably the biggest news all year, was the announcement that Random House and The Penguin Publishing Group are in... Read more

  The 28 October 2012 by   Andyross
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• Waiting for the Waterless Flood; Review of Margaret Atwood’s “The Year of the...

  

  The second book in the Madd Addam series, The Year of the Flood follow Atwood’s first book in this series Oryx and Crake, although it’s not necessary to have... Read more

  The 27 October 2012 by   Crossstitchyourheart
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• Queensland Literacy Awards and Kumiko and the Shadow Catchers

  

  The newly formed Queensland Literacy Awards (QLA) were set up on the 4th April this year. This was established when the government unfortunately withdrew their... Read more

  The 26 October 2012 by   Taveren37
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• Speed Date: Ferragost by Melina Marchetta

  

  The Deal: Lady Celie of the Lumateran Flatlands has spent a lot of her life in the neighboring kingdom of Belegonia - where her father was an ambassador for man... Read more

  The 25 October 2012 by   Darthclavie
  

• Studies in the Art of Rat-Catching by H.C. Barkley

  

  Studies in the Art of Rat-Catching by H.C. Barkley London: John Murray, Abermarle Street 1896 "My publisher writes to say that he, and he thinks others too,... Read more

  The 24 October 2012 by   Bluestalking
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• The Importance of (Character) Names

  

  One of the greatest characters ever written who also happens to have a great name: Mr. Darcy.* * *I’m still giggling this morning. Read more

  The 24 October 2012 by   Steph's Scribe
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• Write What You Know?

  

  There are many sayings about writing and almost as many clichés, the number one surely being ‘There’s a novel in everyone.’I’m not getting into that. Read more

  The 23 October 2012 by   Isabel Costello
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• Depicting Violence Towards Women in American Cinema

  

  I don’t try to discuss politics on this blog. I have very strong views, but I keep them to my Twitter account or in real life conversations. Read more

  The 23 October 2012 by   Wardrobeoxygen
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• Book Review: Walking The Amazon

  

  One of the biggest and boldest expeditions in recent years was Ed Stafford's extraordinary journey along the length of the Amazon River. Read more

  The 23 October 2012 by   Kungfujedi
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• Bookworm #12

  

  The Dinner by Herman KochI was given this book for my birthday last month and although vaguely recognising the front cover (and chuckling at the surname of the... Read more

  The 23 October 2012 by   Blueoctober
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